Hunters in GMU 22 advised of capture operation

MEEKER I As part of an ongoing mule deer study in the Piceance Basin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be conducting helicopter capture and collaring operations in Game Management Unit 22, beginning in early December. Hunters heading to this area for a late-season hunt are advised that capture operations may affect a portion of their hunt. The Piceance Basin is located southwest of Meeker and contains one of the largest natural gas fields in the…