Commissioner Bob Streeter will hold a public meeting in Fort Collins to discuss the concerns of constituents and wildlife issues facing the plains. The commissioner, who represents public members, will discuss the deer and elk season structure and any other issues of concern brought by attendees. Streeter and DOW staff will lead a [...]

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.
A buck deer was shot with a rifle in the Sanderson Gulch area about 10 miles southwest of the town of Saguache. A rancher found the carcass and notified Jason Surface, [...]

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.
Division staff will present a detailed comparison [...]

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.
An unusually wet spring and summer throughout much of Colorado’s core pheasant range improved nesting habitat, helping to boost pheasant populations to the highest numbers in [...]

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.
The purpose of the clinic is to provide participants with the general knowledge on how to get started in the sport of fly-fishing.
“Fly-fishing 101 is geared for [...]

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.
Since their inception five years ago, Sportsmen’s Advisory [...]

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.
A happy exception for wildlife watchers is Georgetown, where the Colorado Division of Wildlife is finalizing preparations for the 4th [...]

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.
The DOW Shooting Range [...]

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.
On Friday, Oct. 30, investigators with the Colorado Division of Wildlife were notified that a quarter-curl bighorn ram had been poached on private land. [...]

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.
The workshop is open to anyone interested lesser prairie-chicken conservation.
“Local citizens interested in lesser prairie-chicken management will be briefed on preservation options and the identification of specific management actions that [...]