CO Bar Ranch Access

Landowner Compact Ranch Rules

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Respected access is open access.

Download CO Bar Ranch georeferenced map
CO Bar Ranch access pass

ranch rules

1) All persons must follow all ranch rules as well as all applicable state laws and regulations. These rules apply to hunting and recreation on all private lands and State Trust Lands within the CO Bar Ranch. Violation of ranch rules or applicable state laws or regulations may result in immediate cancellation of the Ranch Access Pass, expulsion from CO Bar Ranch, and loss of privilege to hunt or recreate on this and all other ranches enrolled in the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Landowner Compact program.

2) Recreational users must have in their possession a valid Ranch Access Pass and copy of, or ability to demonstrate knowledge of, ranch rules. In addition, recreational users are required to have in their possession either a valid hunting license (and be scouting for or in pursuit of legal game) or a valid State Land Department Recreation Permit when recreating on State Trust Lands. Ranch Access Passes are available through sign-in boxes at kiosks located at the entry points into the CO Bar Ranch, or on-line from the AZGFD Landowner Relations Program Ranch Access web page. Arizona State Trust Land Recreational Use Permits may be obtained here.

3) Cross-country vehicle travel to retrieve legally-harvested elk is allowed if doing so does not cause habitat damage. At all other times, cross-country vehicle travel is prohibited and vehicles are allowed only on roads designated as “Open”. Designated “Open” road maps are posted at sign boxes at kiosks at the ranch entry points and online from the AZGFD Landowner Relations Program Ranch Access web page.

4) All off-highway vehicle (OHV) users are required to display a valid Arizona OHV decal.

5) All hunting guides must contact Babbitt Ranches and provide a copy of their insurance policy to be eligible to guide on the CO Bar Ranch. Babbitt Ranches can be contacted at: https://www.babbittranches.com/contact-us

6) Special Golden Eagle Rules for Golden Eagle Conservation Complex (GECC). The GECC is established and managed to protect golden eagle breeding territories. Designated GECC area are identified at sign boxes at kiosks at the ranch entry points and online from the AZGFD Landowner Relations Program Ranch Access web page:

a) No firearms of any kind may be discharged within the GECC except with lead-free ammunition and for a lawful hunting purpose. Target shooting within the GECC is prohibited. In support of wildlife conservation, non-lead ammunition use on the rest of the CO Bar Ranch is encouraged.

b) Hunting, trapping or other taking of any kind of prairie dogs, rabbits, or squirrels is prohibited within the GECC.

c) Recreational access within areas identified on the Ranch Access map as GECC seasonal recreation closures is prohibited for the period of January 1 through June 30 of each year to reduce disturbance of nesting golden eagles and their young.

ranch rules violation penalty schedule

First offense – 7-year loss of access privileges to all Landowner Compact Ranches and Farms.
Second offense- Lifetime loss of access privileges to all Landowner Compact Ranches and Farms.
First offense with criminal violation, other than trespass, will result in a lifetime loss of access.