Commissioner Bob Streeter will hold a public meeting in Fort Collins to discuss the concerns of constituents and wildlife issues facing the plains.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking information on a deer poaching incident that occurred in Saguache County on either Dec. 2 or Dec 3.

The Colorado Wildlife Commission will hear updates regarding the state’s Aquatic Nuisance Species program, Great Outdoors Colorado and review falconry regulations at its Dec. 10 workshop in Pueblo. The Workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main Street.

With Thanksgiving fast approaching and Colorado’s pheasant and quail seasons now in full swing, upland bird hunters have plenty to be thankful for, especially pheasant hunters on Colorado’s Eastern Plains.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is sponsoring a free “Fly Fishing 101″ program on Sat., Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Pueblo State Park.

Hunters and anglers interested in learning more about issues facing Colorado’s wildlife are invited to attend a public meeting Nov. 18. The southeast region Sportsmen’s Advisory Group will meet at 6 p.m. at the Colorado Division of Wildlife office at 4255 Sinton Road in Colorado Springs.

Few animals evoke Colorado’s rugged and unforgiving mountains like the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Yet the vertical terrain that keeps sheep safe from predators also limits opportunities for Coloradans to view and appreciate Colorado’s state animal.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is initiating a new grant program to provide funding for shooting ranges and shooting areas in Colorado. The goal of the grant program is to increase public recreational shooting opportunities for hunter education, marksmanship training, youth shooting opportunities and other recreational shooting throughout the state.

Three energy companies are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the poaching of a bighorn sheep ram north of De Beque.

Conservation of lesser prairie-chickens will be the subject of a workshop at the Division of Wildlife Office in Lamar Nov. 12, from 4-8 p.m.