PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | At its November meeting in Sterling, Colo., the Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved regulations giving bison a dual legal classification as both livestock and wildlife in Colorado, following the direction of the 2025 Protect Wild Bison Act (SB25-053). Under the new regulations, privately owned and[Read More…]
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Outfitters urge residents to oppose ag appointees
The Colorado Senate Ag committee is expected to perform confirmation hearings this month for two of three new Parks and Wildlife Commissioners Governor Polis appointed in July of 2023. The Northwest Colorado Outfitters’ Association is asking residents to contact members of the ag committee opposing two of the three appointees[Read More…]
CPW to randomly survey 6,000 elk hunters about over-the-counter elk license regulations
As Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wraps up its review of the current Big Game Season Structure, staff are reaching out to hunters about current over-the-counter (OTC) elk license regulations. CPW will be emailing surveys to 6,000 elk hunters who received an elk license in Colorado in 2018 or 2022[Read More…]
