Memorial Day Weekend marks the traditional start to the camping season, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife reminds campers to be “bear aware” when enjoying the outdoors. Campers should keep their campsites clean to avoid attracting bears, or other wildlife.
Bears go into campgrounds because food is often available around tents, camp trailers, and […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is hosting a series of public meetings in northwest Colorado to get input on big game hunting season structure for the 2010-2014 hunting seasons. The meetings, which are being held throughout the state, are part of the public input process for the agency’s five year big game season structure. […]

Autumn is when black bears become more active, setting the stage for an increase in bear sightings and possibly encounters.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) reminds residents and visitors that bears are searching for food to prepare for the denning season, which begins in early to mid-November. From now until then, bears will look […]

A La Plata County resident has pleaded guilty to harassment of wildlife and has been ordered to pay about $1,000 in fines and court costs. The charge is related to an incident in September 2007 in which two bears were shot and killed north of Bayfield.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife reminds residents and property […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) wildlife managers are asking residents and vacationers to take extra care to avoid attracting hungry bears to homes, cabins, campgrounds and picnic areas.

The amount of natural food for bears is very localized in Colorado. In some higher elevations, plants got a late start because the snow cover was late […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has offered a $1,000 reward for information about a recent bear shooting in Trinidad. DOW officers want information about a 425-pound bear found dead in a yard between Colorado and Kansas Avenues Monday night.

Anyone with knowledge of the shooting should call the “Operation Game Thief” hot line […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) wildlife managers are asking residents and vacationers to take extra care to avoid attracting hungry bears to homes, cabins, campgrounds and picnic areas.

The amount of natural food for bears is very localized in Colorado. In some higher elevations, plants got a late start because the snow cover was […]

There’s a first time for everything. Unfortunately, when it comes to bears and bird feeders, first impressions are usually lasting ones.
Take for example the summer homeowners who’ve vacationed in our mountain valley for twenty years who have never been exposed to a bear incident. And then one night a bear happens into their […]

Mid-April, 2 a.m. — A woman hears a loud noise and looks out the window to see a black bear sniffing around her trash can. She secured the lid on the can with a bungee cord. She watches as the bear lifts the can and throws it. The lid flies off and the bear […]

As a new natural gas drilling project is set to begin in the Garfield Creek State Wildlife area, officials of the Colorado Division of Wildlife say it is difficult to determine the effects of drilling on wildlife. In one area which has had drilling for about 10 years, the Bosque del Oso Wildlife Area, DOW […]

Officers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) euthanized the male bear involved in seriously injuring an Aspen woman in her home on Oct. 17. With assistance from USDA Wildlife Services, DOW officers shot and killed the bear near Aspen over the weekend.
The bear was located using a GPS tracking collar, placed on the bear […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is attempting to capture a black bear that attacked a woman in her Aspen home early morning on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The incident occurred in a condo complex on Doolittle Drive near Aspen Valley Hospital.
According to the Aspen Police Department, who arrived first on the scene, the […]

DOW RESPONDS TO BEAR INCIDENT NEAR OLD SNOWMASS
The Colorado Division of Wildlife was called to an incident involving a black bear at a home on East Sopris Creek Road in Old Snowmass Thursday, Oct. 11. A homeowner entering his garage to feed his dogs was charged and clawed by a bear inside the garage. The […]

Big-game seasons are at hand for Colorado fishermen, as well as for the more-traditional hunters.
With arrival of fall, big fish are on the move. Brown trout, mackinaw and kokanee salmon all are feeling spawning urges. All are becoming more aggressive, and the season provides opportunities for catching larger-than-average fish.

Brown trout, common in major rivers across […]

Because of continuing bear conflicts in residential areas in southwest Colorado, the Colorado Division of Wildlife plans to begin stricter enforcement of regulations that require removal of materials that attract bears from properties.
Late spring frosts and dry weather have limited natural sources of food for bears. The situation is causing bears to look for food […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking volunteers to help reduce the number of bear/people conflicts in the Durango area.
We seek volunteers with excellent people skills to put up signs, distribute brochures, talk to people door-to-door and initiate other bear outreach to the public. Volunteers will follow protocol established by DOW and work closely […]

Special to the Hunting Guide
SILT, Colo. (AP) — Tucked out of sight in one of the numerous cages in Nanci Limbach’s sprawling barnyard is a young bobcat licking his wounds after getting struck by a car earlier this fall near Meeker.
Plenty of bed rest will help the cat recover from a fractured pelvis. The bigger […]

Be sure of your target before you shoot
The Colorado Division of Wildlife cautions big-game hunters to always be sure of their targets, to be aware of the different types of animals that are in various habitats and to know what might be behind their targets.
The rifle season for big game starts Oct. 13 and a […]

Wildlife and public lands managers are urging campers and anglers to be vigilant to prevent bears, skunks, rodents and other wildlife from being attracted to campsites and fishing areas in Colorado.
Recently, at Haviland Lake north of Durango bears have been attracted to piles of fish guts, bait, food and trash left on the bank by […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is urging campers to keep their campsites clean to avoid attracting wildlife.
Every year bears go into campgrounds because food is often available around tents, camp trailers and in dumpsters. Problems result when bears and humans come into close contact.

“Bears are built to eat and their sense of smell is […]

A 38 year-old woman from Conifer, Colo., was injured at 12:30 a.m. Monday when a bear swatted her outside her home. Responding to her barking dog on the porch, she encountered a bear, which was one of three in the vicinity. The victim’s 10 year-old daughter witnessed the incident and described the bear […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is introducing new signs to the Front Range to alert citizens when bears, lions, or coyotes are active in their community. The new “sandwich board” signs will be used by wildlife officers to communicate immediate sighting information and offer informational pamphlets and contact methods for the DOW.
The use […]

Despite a weekend chill, warm temperatures have western Colorado peach blossoms and Front Range tulips appearing ahead of schedule, but plants aren’t the only things taking an early wake up call from Mother Nature. The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has begun receiving statewide reports of black bear sightings.
Black bears emerge from hibernation in the […]

Wild animals with fangs and claws aren’t the only critters people need to respect when they live, work or recreate in wildlife habitat.
In the last month, two Coloradans have been hospitalized after being gored by mule deer bucks. In each case, the panicked bucks had been confronted by pet dogs, triggering a “fight or flight” […]

By Tom Beck
The key to hunting Colorado black bears in September is understanding that the physiology and behavior of bears dramatically change in mid-August.
Black bears enter a period of hyperphagia, or feeding frenzy. More importantly, they change their diet.
Where leaves and flowers of broad-leafed plants and insects had dominated the summer diet, bears switch […]

The season types and dates for 2004 are as follows:
Bear
There will be a limited rifle bear season with licenses issued by DAU/GMU. Deer and elk hunters will also be able to purchase an unlimited bear license and hunt bear during their archery, muzzle-loading or regular rifle deer or elk season in the same units […]

He’s been using a bow for about 50 years.
“I started with a bow when I was about six or seven years old,” Gerald Morris says of his first experiences with the tool he has used to feed his family and later hunt for trophies.
“A Boy Scout teacher taught me how to shoot.”

Morris, of Meeker, […]

Nonresident Fee Increase: License fees have increased for non-resident deer, elk, antelope and moose licenses. See sections on each species for new fees.
Unlimited Either-Sex Deer: Unlimited either-sex deer licenses are available in unit 9.
Unlimited Either-Sex Elk: Over-the-counter, either-sex elk licenses are available in northeast plains for specific units.

Chronic Wasting Disease: All deer and elk […]

Having grown up in Meeker, Becca Nielsen has been around hunting all her life.
But it wasn’t until her husband introduced her to archery four years ago that Nielsen took aim at what has become a very successful pursuit.
“I was fascinated by the idea of it, and after I got into to it, well, I […]