RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has selected specific deer and elk hunts for mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in 2021 to inform how and where to fight the spread of CWD. Beginning in early October, CPW will be sending letters to Colorado rifle season hunters who have been selected[Read More…]
Tag: Hunting
CPW’s annual Take a Friend Hunting Contest returns
RBC I For the third consecutive year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is encouraging hunters to take a friend hunting. As a reward for hunters sharing their expertise and love of hunting, CPW has created a contest for mentors who take the time to pass on their knowledge, with prizes for[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…]
CPW secures conservation easement for Coal Creek Ranch
MEEKER | Using funds from the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has acquired a perpetual conservation easement on the 1,121-acre Coal Creek Ranch in Rio Blanco County. The transaction also includes a 20-year access agreement that will allow for public fishing and limited, reservation-managed archery and muzzleloader[Read More…]
White River National Forest reminds hunters to pack out trash, equipment from camps
MEEKER | After weeks of removing trash and abandoned camping equipment from hunting camps, the Blanco Ranger District is reminding hunters to follow the basic camping rule of packing out what you pack in.“We have hunter patrols in place to greet hunters and help answer questions, but they are spending[Read More…]
Hunters reminded to be careful, monitor health during pandemic
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages hunters to be safe and especially careful during the Covid-19 epidemic. Though recreating outdoors is relatively safe, COVID-19 precautions still are necessary, especially when a hunting trip involves close contact with non-household members. So far this year, two Covid-19 outbreaks were reported at[Read More…]
Dinosaur National Monument reminds hunters of regulations
DINOSAUR I With hunting season now occurring on lands surrounding Dinosaur National Monument, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted in the monument. Although most of the monument boundary is well marked, hunters are responsible for ensuring they do not hunt within the monument. By knowing and understanding the[Read More…]
Herd management plan proposals will be presented in Zoom webinar
RBC | Wildlife managers and biologists with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are preparing a long range plan for deer and elk herds in the western parts of Rio Blanco, Garfield, and Mesa Counties. A public meeting will be held to gather input for the draft plans for deer in the[Read More…]
3 Meeker residents plead guilty in Moffat County elk poaching case
Press Release | Colorado Parks and Wildlife MOFFAT | Three Meeker residents have been sentenced for the poaching of two trophy bull elk last fall. The case began on Sept. 25, 2019, when a witness in the Sand Wash Basin area reported a wounded bull elk and a suspicious truck[Read More…]
CPW discusses 2019 chronic wasting disease test results
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] At its virtual meeting last week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission discussed the results from CPW’s mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in 2019. CPW Terrestrial Programs Supervisor Matthew Eckert and State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Mary Wood provided an update to the[Read More…]
CPW to host mountain lion management meetings in NW Colorado this month
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has scheduled public meetings to provide updates on a proposed new management plan for mountain lions in northwest Colorado.
Habitat improvement project occurring in Piceance Basin in GMU 22 through Nov.
MEEKER | Hunters and other visitors to the Piceance Basin this fall should be aware of three habitat improvement projects incorporating heavy machinery on the Piceance Basin in Game Management Unit 22. The three project areas are about 30 miles southwest of Meeker, west of Rio Blanco County Road 5.[Read More…]
