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Reintroduction of wolves to Colorado is the topic of Dec. 7 Sierra Club meeting in Steamboat

RBC | Gray wolves were eradicated from Colorado by the 1940s to protect domestic livestock, but groups like the Sierra Club are working to change public perception of wolves in hopes of reintroducing the animals to their former habitat. United States Fish and Wildlife Service has restored wolf populations to[Read More…]

December 2, 2017 by editor 8 comments

Meeker

Sight-in days for hunters at the Meeker Sportsman’s Club

MEEKER | Every fall the Meeker Sportsman’s Club on Hwy. 13 just south of Meeker hosts Hunter Sight-In events prior to each rifle season. This year’s remaining sight-in events are Oct. 19 and 20; Nov 2 and 3; and Nov. 14. Hours are from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Cost[Read More…]

October 19, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Success of youth turkey hunt attributed to great partnerships

MEEKER I Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s long-running efforts to help novice youths experience the joys of hunting in Western Colorado continued successfully this year. That’s because CPW District Wildlife Manager Bailey Franklin of Meeker, along with his fellow officers and several volunteers, once again took time from busy schedules to[Read More…]

April 23, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CPW plans to reduce lions, bears to save deer

RBC | Colorado’s “mule deer factory” may be in trouble, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has come up with a plan to try and save it by reducing predator numbers. The Piceance Basin supports the largest migratory mule deer population in Colorado for winter range. This area has been[Read More…]

December 25, 2016 by editor Comments are Disabled

Local residents receive Rancher of the Year award for conservation

Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Rocky and Sparky Pappas and Travis Flaharty received the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts 2016 Rancher of the Year Award at the annual meeting in Loveland, Colo., on Nov. 16. Rocky, Sparky and Travis were nominated for the award by the board of[Read More…]

December 13, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

So close …

November 13, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Unseasonably warm, dry weather slows elk harvest

RBC | Unseasonably warm and dry conditions are making life tough for a lot of hunters this fall. With the third combined deer and elk rifle season coming to a close on Sunday, deer hunters are seeing more success than their elk hunting cohorts. Warm, dry conditions allow elk to[Read More…]

November 11, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Hunting Report: November 3, 2016

November 7, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

OHV registration required

RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anyone planning to purchase a boat, OHV or snowmobile that after Jan. 1, 2017, a new regulation requires that the buyer demonstrate proof of ownership before it can be registered. Failure to show proof of ownership will prevent the completion of the registration. If[Read More…]

October 25, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Caution urged during big game season

RBC | As the big game hunting season continues Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds hunters to be careful in all aspects of their hunting adventures. Recently, a hunter in the Gunnison area died from carbon monoxide poisoning after going to sleep with gas lanterns burning in his tent. The man only[Read More…]

October 25, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Hunter sight-in dates at Meeker Sportsman’s Club range

RBC | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club started in 1978. With 200 members, they offer scholarships, partner with Colorado Parks and Wildlife for hunter’s safety courses, and help with veterans’ hunts and youth hunts. They also hosts annual “sight-in” days for hunters for a nominal fee. Volunteers from the club donate their[Read More…]

October 24, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Accident claims life of Missouri hunter

MEEKER | On Wednesday, Oct. 12 at about 11:24 a.m., troopers were dispatched to an accident on Rio Blanco County Road 115 approximately 1 mile north of Rio Blanco County Road 8 about 28 miles northeast of Meeker. A gray 2008 pickup truck pulling an enclosed trailer was traveling northbound[Read More…]

October 23, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled