RBC I The official start to spring brings the annual reminder from Colorado Parks and Wildlife that bears are emerging from their slumber and beginning the search for food. Residents and visitors to bear country statewide need to do their part to help conserve our wildlife by working to reduce[Read More…]
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Northern pike caught in Kenney Reservoir
RANGELY | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) netted some invasive visitors to the fish population at Kenney Reservoir in April. Lori Martin and Harry Crockett reported to the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board that four age classes of Northern pike were gill netted in Kenney Reservoir. In total they[Read More…]
CPW Hunter Outreach give six young hunters exciting experience
MEEKER | On a snowy, cold weekend in mid-April, six young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land on the outskirts of Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the frigid air and their own nervous[Read More…]
CPW meeting in Craig April 30 to address CWD
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts to learn more about chronic wasting disease and how the agency will respond to increased prevalence will be the topic of a public meeting in Craig April 30.
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…]
New CPW District Wildlife Officer in Rangely
RANGELY | In January, Parachute native Garrett Smith relocated to Rangely and took on his new position as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager. Officer Smith, a wildlife biology graduate of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, took over management of unit 10 and the north end of unit[Read More…]
Apply for a mentored youth turkey hunt today
MEEKER | If you are a true novice hunter under 18 and want to learn how to hunt turkey the correct way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages you to apply for a chance at participating in a pair of mentored turkey hunts on private lands in Colorado’s Northwest Region this[Read More…]
Hunters urged to study license changes
What’s New for 2019 Colorado Big-Game Seasons from Colorado Parks & Wildlife on Vimeo. RBC | Hunters hoping to draw a big-game license in Colorado in 2019 are urged to study up on all the changes in license requirements and fees prior to the March 1 opening of the[Read More…]
CPW sets steep fines for illegal shed hunting
RBC | Since Jan. 1, restrictions on collecting shed antlers have been in effect on all public lands west of Interstate 25, through April 30. Additional restrictions apply in the Gunnison Basin. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say anyone caught in possession of or collecting sheds illegally during this time —including[Read More…]
Big game season structure topic of Meeker meeting
MEEKER | Approximately 50 people gathered at Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker Jan. 7 as participants in Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) public involvement meeting about what the five-year big game season structure beginning in 2020 should look like. Rio Blanco County outfitter and CPW Commission member Marie Haskett, and CPW[Read More…]
CPW asking for input on deer management plan update
RBC | The management plan for the White River mule deer herd is due for an update in 2019 and Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers say the public’s input will be critical in light of significant changes that have affected the herd over the past two decades. The White River mule[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…]