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DOW will host public meeting on big game hunting seasons

\MEEKER — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is hosting a series of public meetings in northwest Colorado to get input on big game hunting season structure for the 2010-2014 hunting seasons.

February 5, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Elk return to Culverwell land in Moffat County

RBC — Elk returned to Rodney and Margaret Culverwell’s property in rural Moffat County. And they wanted to let someone know about it.

January 15, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Moose on the loose: DOW moves 19 moose

Moose moved into the White River National Forest on their own, migrating from other areas. Now, with transplants from Utah, the Division of Wildlife is adding to the local numbers in hopes of establishing a bigger population in Rio Blanco County.

January 15, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

DOW: Hunters wonder why usually reliable areas didn’t produce results

RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is hearing questions lately about why fall hunting seasons saw lower than expected harvest in some places.

January 1, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Michigan man fined $15,000 for poaching

SALIDA — A Michigan man was fined $15,000 after being convicted of three charges related to killing a Colorado mountain goat without a license. Burt Vincent, 60, of Jackson, Mich., also faces a potential lifetime suspension of his hunting and fishing privileges in Colorado, Michigan and 28 other states.

December 25, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dubose gets deferred sentence for poaching

MEEKER — A former Meeker outfitter was sentenced Dec. 5 in Rio Blanco County District Court for poaching violations.

December 18, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Hunting keeps getting better and better

Every year, I think hunting for antelope just can’t get any better, and every year it does. The days are warm, the nights are cool, the aspens are golden and so are the memories. Let me explain.

December 4, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Weed-free hay keeps federal wildlife habitat healthy

During the hunting seasons and other times of the year the BLM/Forest Service office in Meeker routinely answers questions about the requirement to use certified weed-free hay on public lands in Colorado. It’s a simple thing that can make a big difference in the quality of big game habitat.

November 27, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Youth hunt openings for Dec. 6-7

RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has a couple of openings remaining for a cow elk youth hunt on private land in the Meeker area on Dec. 6 and 7.

November 20, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Missing hunters are found alive

MEEKER — Two hunters, who had not been heard from for 11 days, have been found outside of Eagle and are OK.

November 13, 2008 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Kimball bags big bull on local dream hunt

RBC — Charlie Kimball, 2008 Colorado Dream Hunt winner, sponsored by the Colorado Hunting Club, arrived at the Nine Mile Ranch opening day of the first rifle season Oct. 11. He and his guide, Rocky Pappas, went out opening morning and came back to the ranch with Kimball’s trophy.

November 6, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Drilling in NW Colorado could degrade elk and deer herds, native trout habitat

RBC — As sportsmen flock to western Colorado to hunt elk and mule deer, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership recently announced its protest of federal leases that would permit oil and gas drilling in crucial big-game winter range and migration corridors and Colorado cutthroat trout habitat.

November 6, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled