ARVADA RESIDENTS CONVICTED OF WILDLIFE CRIMES DENVER, Colo. — Two Arvada men have been fined more than $35,000 after their conviction on multiple charges for the poaching of a trophy bighorn ram above Georgetown in 2008. Henry Butler, Jr., age 57, and his son, Brandon Butler, age 30, were sentenced two weeks ago in the [...]
SOUTHWEST COLORADO FISHING OUTLOOK Colorado Division of Wildlife SOUTHWEST REGION AQUATIC SECTION 2010 Fishing Forecast Josh Nehring, Aquatic Biologist – Monte Vista Dan Brauch, Aquatic Biologist – Gunnison Dan Kowalski, Aquatic Biologist – Montrose Jim White, Aquatic Biologist – Durango John Alves Senior Aquatic Biologist This report is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
DOW CONTINUING AQUATIC RESEARCH WORK AT BLUE MESA RESERVOIR GUNNISON, Colo. — To obtain a better understanding of kokanee salmon and predation on that species by lake trout and other fish at Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado Division of Wildlife aquatic biologists are conducting research work at the reservoir located west of Gunnison. The research [...]
CRAWFORD RESERVOIR FISH MANAGEMENT MEETINGS SCHEDULED CRAWFORD, Colo. — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is developing a new fish management plan for Crawford Reservoir and is asking for input from anglers on this plan. Two public meetings to discuss issues and ideas for the reservoir are scheduled: May 6 at Memorial Hall in the [...]
It’s on everyone’s mind in these days of python bans: are my pythons illegal?
There are three bills currently floating around that will impact our reptile trade as we know it should any of them pass into law. All three of these bills are still…
$11,000 REWARD IN DE BEQUE BIGHORN POACHING CASE DE BEQUE, Colo. – Three energy companies are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the poaching of a bighorn sheep ram north of De Beque. On Friday, Oct. 30, investigators with the Colorado Division of Wildlife [...]
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT LYNX KILLED NEAR SILVERTON SILVERTON, Colo.–The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking information about a lynx that was illegally killed near Silverton within the last two weeks. DOW personnel located the carcass on Oct. 7 in the Kendall Mountain area. The lynx appeared to be killed by someone using a [...]
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