The Colorado Division of Wildlife and a Meeker-area ranch recently hosted a very special youth only turkey hunt. The once-in-a-lifetime private land hunt, held in mid-April at the Seven Lakes Ranch east of Meeker, was coordinated by local DOW personnel and volunteers from the ranch.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has completed a six-week investigation into the shooting of at least 34 elk on two Moffat County ranches. The following charges were filed in Moffat County District Court on Tuesday, April 1, 2008:

Fly fishers dreaming of the days ahead on Colorado lakes and streams can amplify their visions by immersing themselves in “Fly Fishing Colorado”, a new feature-length DVD from the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW).

In the San Luis Valley, nature is now putting on one of its most majestic displays: the annual migration of greater sandhill cranes. To honor this wildlife wonder, area organizations and wildlife agencies are holding the 25th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival, March 7-9.

Winter Feeding Programs Not Yet Necessary Outside Gunnison Basin

District Wildlife Managers and terrestrial biologists with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) are monitoring winter conditions throughout northwest Colorado to determine whether wildlife populations will need supplemental winter feeding.

“At this point we’re in fairly good shape,” explained Ron Velarde, DOW Northwest regional manager. “Fortunately, we are not seeing the difficult winter conditions that they are experiencing in the Gunnison Basin, nor do we have the same type of landscape.”

Someone is using a bow and arrows to shoot deer in the Rockrimmon neighborhood in northwest Colorado Springs. In the past two weeks, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has found evidence that at least three deer were shot with arrows in the vicinity of Allegheny and Oak Hills.

Interested in learning more about the sport of archery? The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold two free archery clinics Feb. 4-5 from 6-8 p.m. at the indoor archery range at the DOW Office at 2500 S. Main in Lamar.

Wildlife enthusiasts will pay tribute to eagles at the annual “Eagle Day Festival” Saturday, Feb. 2 at Lake Pueblo State Park. Events at the day-long event include live bird demonstrations, bird watching classes, wildlife viewing stations and the release of two hawks that were nursed back to health by the Pueblo Raptor Center.

All of the activities are free and open to the public, but vehicles must have a valid Colorado State Parks pass to access activities on the north side of the park. A Park’s Pass is not required to attend activities at the Park Headquarters Building on the south side.

In one of the most unusual emergency operations in Colorado this year, three cow elk that fell through the ice of a private pond south of Pagosa Springs were rescued by Division of Wildlife officers, a local volunteer fire fighter and ten other law enforcement workers. The rescue occurred on Dec. 15.

Another elk, a young spike bull, died in the pond during the effort.