Unit 110

Table Rock, Rattlesnake Butte, and the Holcolm Hills provide visual anchors for navigation across the open country. Spruce Hill and Austin Bluffs offer vantage points for glassing grassland slopes. The Corral Bluffs mark distinct terrain breaks useful for orientation.

Pulpit Rock serves as a notable landscape feature. The Black Forest area to the northeast provides a concentrated timber reference point. Templeton Gap Floodway and numerous named creeks (Brackett, Douglas, Snipe) offer drainage corridors for travel and water-finding, though creeks run seasonally.

The terrain spans the medium-elevation band between 5,900 and 7,700 feet, with most country sitting in the 6,500-foot range. This elevation range produces a mix of ponderosa pine forest scattered across grasslands and sagebrush flats—classic high plains transition habitat. The Black Forest area provides the densest timber coverage, while much of the unit remains open to rolling prairie broken by occasional ridges.

The sparse forest pattern means glassing opportunities are good, with timber patches serving as cover and bedding areas rather than dominating the landscape.

The connected road network—over 3,400 miles of county and private roads—makes this unit highly accessible from Colorado Springs and surrounding towns. This accessibility means expect moderate to significant hunting pressure during rifle seasons, particularly near major towns and along main corridors. The low terrain complexity and straightforward country mean most hunters can access most areas without difficulty.

However, the vast scale allows those willing to push away from main roads to find quieter country. Weekend pressure tends to concentrate near population centers and obvious access points.

Unit 110 occupies El Paso County east of I-25, bounded north by the Douglas-Elbert county lines, east by U.S. 24 and CR 523 (Calhan Highway), south by Colorado 94, and west by the interstate. This places it firmly in the high plains transition zone between metro Colorado Springs and the eastern plains. The unit encompasses a vast expanse of ranch and grassland country with scattered forest patches, sitting roughly 6,700 feet median elevation.

Towns like Calhan, Falcon, and Ellicott anchor the region, providing supply and staging points for hunters.

Water availability follows a reservoir network and seasonal creek drainages. The Kiowa Creek Watershed contains multiple small reservoirs scattered across the unit, with Robinson Reservoir and Franktown Parker FPE-3 providing more reliable pooling. Brackett Creek and Douglas Creek run through major drainage systems but flow seasonally.

Water scarcity increases late summer, making these reservoir locations and spring-fed creek headwaters critical for hunting logistics. Early season offers better water availability before creeks diminish to isolated pools.

Unit 110 holds elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, moose, and bear, though moose tags are exceptional. The mix of grassland and ponderosa forest supports traditional high plains hunting. Early season finds elk in higher timber patches and ridge transitions before moving to lower country.

Mule deer use grassland edges and brush breaks for feeding and bedding. Pronghorn remain in open flats where their speed and visual acuity create distance challenges. Focus on the sparser-traveled county road system rather than main highways, and hunt edges between forest and grassland during midday when animals seek shade.