Tag: Hunting
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Changes to know ahead of big-game hunting season in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual big game brochure has been hitting hunters’ mailboxes — the annual reminder to start planning for the seasons ahead. The brochure is also available at CPW offices and posted online. And the agency is urging hunters to view it ahead of the primary draw application period, running March 1-April 1. Hunters…
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‘Premier’ expo for fishing, hunting and more stopping in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A celebration of fishing, hunting, camping and more is returning to downtown Denver. From Thursday through Sunday, the Colorado Convention Center will host International Sportsmen’s Expo, which calls itself the “premier” show provider of its kind stopping in this state, Utah and California. The events…
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Wildlife officials: Waterfowl hunters ‘may need to work a bit harder’ this season
Waterfowl hunters might be wise to temper expectations this fall and winter, when ducks and geese migrate through the state. That’s according to a recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release, which hinted “hunters may need to work a bit harder” for their targets in the 2022-23 season. With drought lingering across the region, officials…
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived on Aug. 1
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived on Aug. 1 to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state…
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Grand Junction man pleads guilty in poaching investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Grand Junction man has pleaded guilty to three counts of wildlife violations following a poaching investigation from last year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced Monday. Dylan Zuber, 23, was convicted of willful destruction of wildlife, illegal possession of three or more big game…
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Colorado’s most popular state park expanding, promising new discoveries
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s most popular state park is growing by 800 acres. Effective April 1, a portion of previously designated wildlife area will be added to Lake Pueblo State Park’s 10,000-plus land acres, opening the door to hikers, mountain bikers and other users for the parcel on…
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CPW big-game license applications open March 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hunters hoping to take home a big-game prize this hunting season can apply for a license beginning Monday. And like many other changes that have happened over the past year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants even the most experienced hunters to be aware of some…
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Explore Colorado rivers and others across the West during virtual tour
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save River lovers in Colorado and beyond are invited to a sweeping, virtual exploration starting next month. On March 3, Western Rivers Conservancy is beginning an online tour of flagship waterways across 11 states. Great Rivers of the West, billed as a weekly series of “live,…
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Officials search for elk poachers near John Martin Reservoir
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a poaching case at the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area. Officials said someone killed two cow elk and left them…
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Colorado poaching case ends in 5 guilty pleas, over $10,000 in fines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A poaching case from 2019 was finally resolved Monday as Colorado Parks and Wildfire announced the five suspects had pleaded guilty to the charges. The suspects, two of whom are juveniles, must pay more than $10,000 in fines and $2,500 in donations to Operation Game…