Representatives from the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) will hold five meetings in May to discuss proposed changes to waterfowl hunting in the northeast region of the state.

Potential property hunting regulation changes to affect restricted access, limited hunting through reservations, hunting hours restrictions, and mandatory check out will be discussed for the following State Wildlife […]

Trekking around in turkey country before hunting season opens is a step in the right direction for spring turkey hunters. Time spent in the woods arouses hunting instincts, conditions the body and, optimistically, provides the answer to the toughest question put to hunters that purchase unlimited licenses — “Where do I hunt on opening day?”
Hunting […]

Thanks to support from private landowners, the Colorado Division of Wildlife Hunter Outreach Program is offering three youth hunters the opportunity to participate in a premier, private land spring turkey hunt east of Meeker. The hunt will take place on April 12 and 13.

Youth interested in participating in this extraordinary opportunity can apply by sending […]

Turkey hunting is one of the fastest growing hunting sports in North America. Colorado’s 2008 Spring Turkey Season opens April 12 and the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is hosting two free seminars to help novice hunters learn more about hunting wild turkeys.

The first seminar is Tue., March 18 in Denver from 6:30 to […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is looking for people interested in volunteering for projects in southeast Colorado. The DOW will host a brief orientation session Thur., Feb. 21 at the DOW office at 2500 S. Main in Lamar.
Information will be presented on upcoming spring volunteer opportunities where people can get involved […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) and Questar Corporation are partnering to conduct research designed to document Greater Sage-Grouse seasonal habitat use and movements in the Hiawatha Development Area in northwest Colorado and south-central Wyoming.

Questar, a Salt Lake City based energy company active in the area since the 1920s, has provided funding for the research […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) biologists recently completed an aerial waterfowl count in southeast and east-central Colorado.
“We hope waterfowl hunters benefit from the monthly tabulations,” said Dan Prenzlow, Southeast Region manager for the DOW. “We plan to count birds once a month from now thru March when the waterfowl hunting seasons wrap up.”
Results from […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) biologists recently completed the first of a series of monthly waterfowl counts in southeast and east-central Colorado.
“We hope waterfowl hunters benefit from the monthly tabulations,” said Dan Prenzlow, Southeast Region Manager for the DOW. “We plan to count birds once a month from now thru March when the waterfowl […]

Colorado Division of Wildlife staff will explain the new Colorado Birding Trail to public lands officials at a meeting at 2-4 p.m., Dec. 4 at the Gunnison National Forest/BLM office, 216 North Colorado in Gunnison. A representative of the Rocky Mountain Bird observatory will also be on hand to answer questions.

The Colorado Birding Trail is […]

Duck hunting is expected to be good this year in the region, according to Ed Dentry at the Rocky Mountain News
North America’s fall flight is expected to exceed 100 million ducks. This cornucopia results from lush breeding conditions in the prairie pothole “duck factory” of the upper Midwest and central Canada.

Read Dentry’s full post by […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) continues its efforts towards offering additional hunting opportunities and access through several programs aimed at helping Coloradoans continue to enjoy their hunting heritage. Walk-In Access continues to expand with the commitment of landowners and DOW. In addition, State Wildlife Area (SWA) opportunities for upland birds abound in eastern […]

Hix leaves Bass Pro Shops for PF’s Colo. / Wyo. position
Pheasants Forever (PF) announces the hiring of Robert “Bob” Hix, of Denver, Colorado, as the organization’s new regional wildlife biologist in Colorado and Wyoming. Hix joins PF after spending the past two years as a promotion manager with Bass Pro Shops in the Colorado region. […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will be hosting a free evening clinic on goose hunting. Learn about calling geese, decoy placement, and when and where to hunt. You’ll also get hunting tips related to shotgun and ammunition selection. Expert goose callers will demonstrate the art of calling geese. DOW biologists will talk […]

Pheasants Forever encourages safe hunting practices this season
With many state’s hunting seasons now open or opening soon, Pheasants Forever (PF) urges hunters to avoid the railroad’s right of way this hunting season.
Often a nostalgic feature in wildlife prints, areas along railroad tracks have long been a favorite of pheasant, turkey and whitetail deer hunters. […]

With the waterfowl hunting season beginning in eastern Colorado (eastern plains zone) on Saturday, Oct. 6, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remind everyone to be safe and to hunt legally. One common misunderstood federal regulation is that it is illegal to bait waterfowl.
Agricultural lands offer prime waterfowl hunting opportunities. You can hunt […]

To protect critical Gunnison-sage grouse habitat in western Colorado, the Colorado Division of Wildlife recently purchased 350 acres adjacent to the Dan Noble State Wildlife Area (formerly Miramonte) in San Miguel County.
The parcel contains roosting and nesting habitat for a major percentage of the birds that live in the area, explained Jim Garner, wildlife conservation […]

Pheasants Forever’s 2007 Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Overview: All across the Midwest and Upper Midwest, signs are pointing to
an excellent pheasant hunting season. The typical pheasant powerhouses –
South and North Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska – will again
top the list. Unfortunately, because of the potential for massive habitat
losses this year and next, namely Conservation Reserve […]

Quail Forever’s 2007 Quail Hunting Forecast
Overview: A drought across large portions of the southeast United States didn’t help quail production this year. Factor those poor weather conditions with continued habitat losses and quail populations across the U.S. continue to loose ground. Consider: From 1980 to 2000, bobwhites declined range-wide by an average of nearly 70%, […]

Small game hunters will enjoy additional and earlier opportunities this season due to the continued success of the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) Walk-In Access Program.
The Walk-in Access Program gives small game hunters the opportunity to purchase a $20 permit that allows them to access 145,000 acres of private land.

This year marks the first time […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is seeking to expand its Walk-In Access Program in western Colorado. Additional funding has been provided to enroll acreages where landowners are interested in providing public small game, turkey and waterfowl access during the upcoming hunting seasons. Big game hunting is not part of this program.
The Walk-In Access Program […]

A very popular Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) program is adding opportunities which will benefit small game hunters and landowners alike. Walk-In Access Program (WIA) participants in 2007 will find additional access earlier in the season for a wider range of small game and waterfowl species across a much larger area of Colorado. All this […]

Today, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) released the draft statewide plan for greater sage-grouse for public review and comment until July 31. The DOW coordinated the plan’s development with input and assistance from the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service and representatives from local […]

By Mitch Bettis
When you fill your big game tag, the hunting opportunities don’t stop in northwest Colorado.
Ken Constantine, regional director of Ducks Unlimited for westerns and southern Colorado, said when big game hunters come to the area they should also bring a shotgun to take advantage of waterfowl season.

“This is a great place for waterfowl,” […]

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) continues to test Northern Shoveler ducks at their Fort Collins laboratory, as the undetermined cause of duck deaths reaches the 4-week mark. To date, 600+ ducks have been collected from various sites around the Metro area, including Metro Wastewater, Northglenn Water Treatment Facility, Boulder Wastewater, Littleton/Englewood Wastewater and […]

By Holger Jensen
Wingshooters seeking new challenges should try crane hunting. It’s not a big sport in Colorado and the window of opportunity is small. Annual estimates of crane hunters in this state have never exceeded 300, migrating cranes only stop in the eastern plains for one or two weeks during the fall hunting season and […]

By Holger Jensen
Colorado is more famous for elk than turkeys and it will never be anything other than a marginal turkey hunting state. Rick Hoffman, resident turkey expert for the Division of Wildlife before he retired, used to point out that one Texas county contains more turkeys than the entire state of Colorado. But we […]

By Jane Hume
Hunting: in Moffat County the word brings up pictures of deer, of elk, of antelope. The Gowdys (Paul Sr., Paul and David) of Maybell have added a new dimension to the scene — pheasants!
“The man (Paul, Sr.) and I hashed out this plan a couple of years ago at the kitchen table,” Paul […]

Collaborative research by state, federal and private partners is benefiting greater sage-grouse habitat and populations in northwest Colorado. This research is a key factor in the development of the Northwest Colorado Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan.
Partners in the research include the Colowyo Coal Company L.P., Kennecott Energy, the BLM, Yampa Valley Electric, National Fish and Wildlife […]

DOW insists shorter season won’t threaten sage grouse population
The battle over how to save the northern sage grouse continues to heat up, both in Moffat County and in neighboring states. As drought and the effects of oil and gas drilling continue to impact the birds’ habitat, people are becoming increasingly concerned that the animals will […]

Information from the annual Harvest Information Program is crucial for the management of sandhill crane populations and maintaining hunting opportunity.
The sandhill crane is one of Colorado’s less popular game species of migratory bird, but the more than 150 hunters who annually seek a crane hunting experience are asked to participate in a crucial survey. The […]

Annual mid-winter waterfowl counts conducted by state and federal wildlife biologists and Christmas bird counts carried out by expert and amateur bird watchers help Colorado and the rest of the hemisphere keep track of avian populations.
Like carolers warming up their vocal chords for the holiday season, wildlife biologists and avid bird watchers are preparing for […]

The city of Lamar was the host for the second annual “High Plains Snow Goose Festival,” Feb. 28.
The festival offers outstanding opportunities for celebrating and understanding snow geese and other wildlife. Besides the snow geese, there are other species of birds to view including a large number of wintering bald eagles and other […]

After the first split of Colorado’s waterfowl season came to a close, saw higher numbers of ducks than in the past several years despite mild weather.
Colorado’s waterfowl hunters eagerly awaited the beginning of the 2003 waterfowl season. An increase in the amount of precipitation in Canada made for a sharp rebound in duck numbers […]

Turkey hunters should find plenty of dispersed birds when the fall season opens Sept. 1, and shouldn’t worry about wildfires — turkeys are smart enough to escape the flames along with bigger game. Even the most heavily burned areas in Colorado’s two biggest forest fires, the Hayman and Missionary Ridge, left enough islands of […]