DENVER — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is now accepting proposals from landowners interested in wildlife habitat conservation and in providing wildlife-related recreational access to their properties. Through the DOW’s Wildlife Habitat Protection Program, up to $15 million is available this year for conservation easements or fee title purchases.
Proposals will be accepted through 5 p.m. [...]
June 8, 2009 | Posted in
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DENVER, Colo. – Colorado’s big game season structure, Division of Wildlife budget projections and an update on Rocky Mountain National Park’s elk culling effort headline the agenda for the Colorado Wildlife Commission’s February workshop in Denver.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 5 in the Hunter Education Building at [...]
January 31, 2009 | Posted in
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LAMAR, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is looking for land to lease in southeast Colorado for the 2009 hunting seasons. The DOW’s Big Game Access Program (BGAP) is in the third year of a three-year pilot program.
This pilot is focused on deer and pronghorn hunting on private lands in the following Game [...]
January 31, 2009 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) would like to remind anglers and small game hunters that the license structure for fishing and small game hunting has changed.
Beginning April 1, 2009, all annual licenses including fishing, senior fishing, small game, furbearer, combination fishing and hunting, Colorado waterfowl stamps, habitat stamps and walk-in access permits are valid [...]
November 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Join the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) for a full day of family-friendly and free wildlife fun! The Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Festival, sponsored by the DOW and the Town of Georgetown, will be held on Saturday, November 8th. New activities and a full day of events starting at 10:00 am, promise something for everyone interested [...]
October 31, 2008 | Posted in
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On September 8, Alaska became the 30th state to join the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC) in a cooperative effort to protect the nation’s wildlife resources.
Founded in 1989 by charter states Colorado, Oregon and Nevada, the IWVC is a multi-state program that provides law enforcement agencies greater authority and improved resources to enforce wildlife regulations [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a deer and elk management planning meeting at the Creede Community Center at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 2.
At the meeting DOW big game managers will discuss 10-year management alternatives for deer in Game Management Units 76, 79, and 791; and elk in GMUs 76 and 79. These GMUs include [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold public meetings Sept. 22 and 25 to gather input regarding potential changes to pronghorn hunting regulations. The Sept. 22 meeting is from 6 – 9 p.m. at Trinidad State Junior College, Sullivan Center all-purpose room in Trinidad. The Sept. 25 meeting is from 6 – 9 p.m. [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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When people think about poaching, the first image that comes to mind is someone killing a trophy big game animal such as an elk or deer. The reality is that wildlife crimes come in all shapes and sizes; and are as varied as shooting birds out of season, to taking more fish than allowed.
For example, [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will host an Upland Bird Hunting Clinic at the DOW Office in Lamar on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1 – 4 p.m.
DOW staff will present information about hunting upland game birds in Colorado. Topics will range from the basics for beginners, to tips and techniques for the seasoned hunter, [...]
September 12, 2008 | Posted in
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