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Wet weather helps Colorado pheasants
DENVER (AP) - Colorado wildlife officials say an unusually wet spring and summer in the Eastern Plains has helped improve nesting habitat for pheasants, boosting their number to the highest in years. more...
11/16/2009 11:26pm
Wet weather helps Colorado pheasants
DENVER (AP) - Colorado wildlife officials say an unusually wet spring and summer in the Eastern Plains has helped improve nesting habitat for pheasants, boosting their number to the highest in years.
  11/16/2009 11:26pm
Colorado elk institute facing critics
HESPERUS, Colo. (AP) - An elk reserve on state-owned property in southwest Colorado is getting criticism from people who say the Elk Research Institute is more concerned with attracting wealthy hunters than saving elk from chronic wasting disease.
  11/01/2009 12:07pm
Mountain lion hunting reopened in research area
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) - A portion of western Colorado's Uncompahgre Plateau will be opened to mountain lion hunting after being closed since 2004.
  10/29/2009 9:58am
Rescue team looks for fallen hunter west of Aspen
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A hunter says his brother died after falling from a mule in the mountains west of Aspen.
  10/19/2009 12:16pm
Boulder-area residents protest deer hunting
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - People who live in the foothills west of Boulder want state wildlife officials to ban hunting in the area.
  10/17/2009 11:30am
Steamboat Springs man sentenced in bear death
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A man who wildlife officers say shot and killed a bear in downtown Steamboat Springs and left it there has been ordered to pay $1,100 in fines and surcharges.
  10/08/2009 10:10am
Hunting season: Not ‘like it used to be'
It's that time of year again when people get out there and buy new outfits, make hotel reservations, wash their vehicles, plan gourmet meals and hook up their campers. What, you say?
  10/05/2009 7:31pm
New York man fined $12,090 in elk killing
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A New York man has been fined $12,090 after being accused of illegally shooting a trophy bull elk near Glenwood Springs.
  10/03/2009 6:24pm
Hotchkiss man pleads guilty to poaching deer, selling meat
HOTCHKISS, Colo. — A tip from an observant citizen resulted in a felony conviction for a Hotchkiss poacher who offered big-game meat for sale in classified advertisements published in a local newspaper earlier this year.
  09/03/2009 3:54pm
Coal mining, ski expansion allowed under propose ‘roadless' rule
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Colorado environmental groups say Colorado's newly revised draft Colorado Roadless Rule opens up roadless areas to development, while the Department of Natural Resources' deputy director said the proposed rule is tailored to...
  08/10/2009 9:51am
Native fish reoccupy historic Colorado habitat
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Biologists have found endangered fish in parts of the Colorado and Yampa rivers where they haven't been seen in decades.
  05/13/2009 4:54pm
Greenback cutthroat found in Utah for first time
MOAB, Utah (AP) - Utah wildlife officials have confirmed that there is a tiny population of rare greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish, in a small creek in the LaSal Mountains east of Moab.
  05/02/2009 3:54pm
Outdoor Observations: Be mindful of coyotes
Rural living in eastern Mesa County does not include allowing our little Yorkie to roam freely around our property. She roams all right, but only when accompanied by an attached and monitored leash. Her size is a bit too close to a rabbit, and a coyote...
  02/10/2009 7:56pm
Saving hunters from extinction
The average hunter is a 43-year-old male. That statistic might seem unimportant but it causes concern for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

Why? There won’t be enough hunters to manage wildlife in another 10 to 20 years.
  01/29/2009 8:14pm
No license needed to enjoy banquet season
It’s banquet season again and all our wildlife organizations are gearing up for their local fundraisers. This is an excellent opportunity to get out and have a great time with friends and family and support one or all of your favorite wildlife...
  01/26/2009 4:10pm
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