To help hunters before they head out into the field, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has put together a series of videos with officers addressing some of the most common questions. “Colorado wildlife officers pride themselves on knowing their districts better than anyone else,” said Jason Duetsch, area wildlife manager for CPW, in a statement. […]
News
Fishing season on Yampa River starts off well, but summer brings worries
Keith Hale thinks fishing in the Yampa Valley has started off different this year. Normally, the river is higher as the snow rapidly melts, making it cloudy and difficult to fish. “It is usually chocolate milk out here,” said Andy Best, a fishing guide at Steamboat Flyfisher. Initially, as the snow in the valley melts, […]
Steamboat Springs council moves to limit fishing outfitters on Yampa River
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As Routt County prepares for a summer predicted to be marked by extreme drought, the Steamboat Springs Parks and Recreation Commission has adjusted the Yampa River Master Plan to preserve the river and its aquatic wildlife. The commission voted earlier this year to allow commercial river operators to give tubing and angling outfitters the […]
Search underway for shed hunter missing in Moffat County
A 71-year old man hunting for shed antlers is missing “in the extreme northwest corner of Moffat County,” a news release from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office reports. “On Thursday evening (May 6) at about 8:30 p.m., Richard McFeaters contacted local 911 advising he was lost and needed assistance,” the release states. Both the Moffat […]
Voting is now open for Colorado Hunter Photo Contest
Voting is now open for the 2021 Colorado Hunter Photo Contest. We received 188 entries in five categories during the April nomination phase. Now is your chance to vote throughout May on your favorites among those entries in each of the five categories: Big Game, Fowl, Fishing, Landscape or Portrait. Winners will be announced June 15 […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife holds first information session on wolf reintroduction
Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its first information session last week about wolf reintroduction on the Western Slope, which will happen by the end of 2023. Wolves have been naturally migrating into the United States for decades. They were first seen in Montana in 1979 and then were introduced in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and […]
Colorado sees increase in primary hunting applications, park visitation
Primary draw applications in Colorado are up by 74,593 applications from last year, according to data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “What I can tell you is hunting applications were up, hunting license sales last year were up,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton. “Everything in the COVID era, from a wildlife standpoint, […]
New Colorado laws govern gun storage, lost weapons
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law bills mandating the safe storage of firearms and requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons. Democrat sponsors argued the storage bill would help reduce suicides by youth and others, as well as accidental shootings. Republicans questioned whether the bill was intended to criminalize responsible gun owners. […]
Final week to enter Colorado Hunter photo contest
Friday is the last day for Colorado hunters to submit photos in the 2021 Colorado Hunter Photo Contest. Whether your photos capture a prize kill or catch, beautiful scenery or the comradery of hunting, we want to see them. We’re accepting photos in five categories: Big Game, Fowl, Fishing, Landscape or Portrait. Nominations will be […]
Case involving Colorado hunter’s shooting death could go to trial
A man accused of shooting a member of his hunting party is likely to take his case to trial. Harry Watkins, 52, is charged with criminally negligent homicide after he allegedly shot and killed 26-year-old Simon Howell of West Virginia while they were hunting outside Kremmling on Nov. 9. During Watkins’ scheduled arraignment on Thursday, […]