RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Parks and Wildlife Commission made unprecedented big-game hunting license reductions and shortened some season dates due to severe weather conditions this past winter season. At the May Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, CPW staff gave a presentation on the Deer, Elk,[Read More…]
Tag: Big Game
CPW to host meetings for big game season structure
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites the public to have a voice in big game hunting regulation changes that will form the foundation for policy in the years to come. As part of its Big Game Season Structure (BGSS) planning process, CPW will hold a series of in-person open[Read More…]
Hunting license draw opens March 1
RBC I Hunters hoping to draw a big-game license in Colorado in 2022 are urged to review the changes in license requirements and fees in the 2022 Colorado Big Game brochure prior to the March 1 opening of the primary draw application period (March 1 – April 5 at 8[Read More…]
Legislation looks to limit hunting licenses for non-residents
Senate bill would reduce available nonresident big game hunting licenses from 35% to 25% of total RBC | A bill under consideration in the Colorado Senate — and up for its third reading today, March 25, in the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee — would limit big game hunting licenses[Read More…]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife addressing Chronic Wasting Disease with response plan
RBC | The 2019 Colorado Big Game Brochure is out and there are plenty of regulation changes and new information for hunters to read up on in advance of the big game draw. One of the big challenges CPW wildlife managers are tackling this year is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).[Read More…]
NW Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable invites hunters and anglers to discuss issues at regional caucus Feb. 25
RBC | The Northwest Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable invites hunters and anglers, or anyone who has thoughts about hunting and fishing related issues, to attend the next regional caucus, beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 25, Mesa County Central Services, 200 South Spruce St. in Grand Junction. In addition to wide-ranging discussions about a[Read More…]
CPW seeks public input on Big Game Season Structure
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks public input on the structure of the state’s big game hunting seasons for 2020 through 2024. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets big game season structures in five-year increments, providing consistency for sportsmen, hunting-related businesses, landowners and communities. Colorado’s big game hunting[Read More…]
CPW big game meeting Jan. 7
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s current five-year Big Game Season Structure expires at the end of 2019 and the agency is now gathering input to develop the succeeding five-year plan. Once approved in July 2019, the new season structure will go into effect from 2020 through 2024. In Northwest Colorado,[Read More…]
