LA PLATA COUNTY MAN GUILTY OF BAITING BIGHORNS DURANGO, Colo. — A La Plata County man pleaded guilty in May to putting out bait to attract Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in an area northeast of Vallecito Reservoir that is popular with hunters and wildlife watchers. Baiting big game wildlife in Colorado is illegal and can [...]
National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 9, 2010 Contact: Kathy Kupper (202)208-6843 or Kathy_Kupper@nps.gov Scott Emmerich Receives 2010 Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award WASHINGTON, DC – Could you imagine a job where on any given day you might handle a wild cougar, rescue someone from the top of a mountain, [...]
COLORADO LANDOWNER VOUCHER COMMITTEE SEEKS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.– The Colorado Big Game Landowner Voucher Program Review Committee is holding an open house meeting to give the public an opportunity to discuss ways to improve the Landowner Voucher Program at an open-house meeting in Grand Junction. The purpose of the public forum is to [...]
JOIN THE DOW AT NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE12 DENVER, Colo. The Colorado Division of Wildlife will participate in a Junior Ranger Camp at the 2010 National Get Outdoors Day. Held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Denver City Park, families are invited to meet wildlife officers and DOW educators to investigate the wildlife [...]
EHU: PLAN B The Big Game limited license drawing is complete and successful applicants are receiving their 2010 licenses. But what if you did not apply or were not successful in the limited drawing this year? Take a look at the short article by Jim Bulger on developing Plan B for the 2010 elk season. [...]
WATERFOWL, HABITAT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND DAU MANAGEMENT ON TAP FOR WILDLIFE COMMISSION WORKSHOP DURANGO, Colo.–Waterfowl, the Habitat Partnership Program and elk and deer Data Analysis Unit management plans headline the agenda for the Colorado Wildlife Commission’s June 10 workshop in Durango. The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doubletree [...]
National Park Service Parktips – June 2010 Parktips is a monthly compilation of newsworthy items and story ideas from the National Park Service. A new edition is posted on the first week of each month at http://www.nps.gov/news/index.htm. Just click on the Story Leads link to access Parktips. You can view past issues of Parktips. You [...]
DOW PUBLICATION EXPLAINS HOW TO BUILD WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY FENCES Every year, thousands of big game animals and birds die of injuries caused by fences. However, as a new Colorado Division of Wildlife publication explains, it is possible to build effective fences that meet the needs of landowners and that minimize harm to wildlife. The new publication, [...]
MULTIPLE PRONGHORN FOUND SHOT IN KIOWA COUNTY EADS, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife is offering a $1,000 reward for information that might help solve a series of poaching incidents in Kiowa County. DOW investigators say at least five pronghorn have been shot and abandoned along county roads west of Eads since May 7. [...]
EIGHT DEER KILLED IN LA VETA LA VETA, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife is asking for help solving a poaching crime. Sometime in the early morning hours on May 4, eight deer were shot and left in and around the town of La Veta. Anyone who saw any suspicious activity, or has [...]
