One day in school, I was fascinated by the different species of wild sheep, and the white variety caught my eye. These beautiful animals intrigued me like no other animal. My dream was to go on a hunt for a trophy Dall’s Sheep some day.

They can be only hunted in Alaska or Canada, in very […]

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 […]

Sonia Marzec, a wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, has been feeding a herd of about 15 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Glenwood Canyon all winter. The feeding program is part of a DOW four-year program to study and monitor the Glenwood Canyon sheep, one of five sites that is tracking and studying […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is continuing to closely monitor winter conditions in northwest Colorado to determine if feeding operations will become necessary for deer, elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep.

Continuing snowfall has made conditions worse in some areas but biologists aren’t yet calling for a full-scale feeding operation as is occurring in the Gunnison […]

Why is the DOW feeding big game animals during the winter?
The Gunnison Basin occasionally experiences extreme winter conditions. The conditions - which affect deer the most - cause food sources to be covered or inaccessible to wildlife. Animals become exhausted while pushing through deep snow and deplete their internal fat stores and energy reserves.
Some winter […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife officials are working to determine what caused at least eight bighorn sheep to die east of Gunnison during the last week of December.
A rancher called the DOW’s Gunnison office on Dec. 23 and reported that three bighorns were dead near one of his fields. A small herd of wild sheep winters […]

The Colorado Department of Wildlife will begin tagging about 25 bighorn sheep next month as part of a multiyear study of sheep in the Black Canyon Wilderness. About 75 sheep are estimated to live on the northern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau around Black Canyon ridge.
The DOW will use a low-flying helicopter over the Black […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will begin a multi-year monitoring project on the Black Ridge desert bighorn sheep herd in December. Biologists hope to capture, assess and radio collar 20 to 25 of the sheep as part of the study.
The goal of the study is to determine survival data, causes of mortality, habitat selection […]

Full day of fun and educational opportunities scheduled
The Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Town of Georgetown invite everyone to join them at the Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Festival. Saturday, November 10, will bring a full day of events to celebrate “Keeping Colorado Wild.” The festival begins at 10AM and continues into the early […]

Two binocular-style viewing scopes were installed about a month ago to help people spot bighorn sheep at the No Name Rest Area along Interstate 70 in western Colorado.
According to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado Department of Transportation, Bureau of Land Management, City of Glenwood Springs and White River […]

The public is invited to attend a meeting regarding management of bighorn sheep, 7 p.m., Jan. 25 at the Colorado Division of Wildlife office in Gunnison, 300 W. New York.
Staff members from the Colorado Division of Wildlife will discuss management issues in the Gunnison Basin and provide a state-wide overview.

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A world-class bighorn sheep ram that lived along the Arkansas River was found dead in late November 2005. Over the past few years, the ram was spotted in a small herd of sheep that lived on private property west of Pueblo Reservoir.
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) biologists estimate the ram was between […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has transplanted Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep to Red Canyon at the foot of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. This area is located in the Routt National Forest west of Walden and northeast of Steamboat Springs.
“This is traditional habitat for the bighorn and it’s great to take part in bringing them […]

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 […]