The Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Agriculture have lifted quarantine orders for Little Creek Ranch, a commercial hunting ranch near Collbran. The agencies issued joint quarantines for the property on November 26, after a load of wild hogs and exotic sheep were seized attempting to enter the ranch in violation of state law and without required paperwork.

When the snow begins to pile up again in the Gunnison Basin, mule deer will likely show up at the feed sites established last winter by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. This will not necessarily be a sign that the deer are starving, said DOW officials.

State wildlife officials are trying to track down a deer that has a hunter’s arrow lodged in its nose and jaw. Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said Wednesday that officers were looking for the deer to tranquilize it and remove the arrow.

Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers will soon have access to an additional 4,800 acres of terrain in Saguache County in south central Colorado thanks to a new conservation easement. The easement, which includes public access, was purchased by the Colorado Division of Wildlife with money from the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp program and in cooperation with Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold two public meetings to gather public comments on the Escarpment Pronghorn herd (GMU’s 87, 88, 89, 90, 95 and 951).

Small-scale electric solar power is providing the Colorado Division of Wildlife a unique tool for a variety of wildlife management tasks.

A Michigan man was fined $15,000 after being convicted of three charges related to killing a Colorado mountain goat without a license.

A nine year-old boy from Erie suffered a minor injury Thursday afternoon when a coyote snapped at him on the Vista Ridge Golf Course in Erie. The boy and his brother were snowboarding and had stopped at the bottom of a hill at about 3:30 pm when the coyote approached, circled the boy, and lunged at him twice.