Lory State Park will host another “Bear Aware” Program on May 24, 2011 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Visitor Center. If you live in Colorado or are visiting our high country, you should know this is black bear country. What do you know about dealing with a bear in the woods? Find[continue reading...]
LOVELAND, Colo. – Boyd Lake State Park has opened for boating on 1,747 surface acres of water, and will remain open to boating through November. Boyd Lake was last stocked with rainbow trout by the Colorado Division of Wildlife on March 1st. The Boyd Lake State Park Visitor Center will be open seven days a[continue reading...]
BURLINGTON, Colo.—The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, along with the Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a public meeting on March 7, 2011 in Burlington to discuss the future of recreation activities and access at Bonny Lake State Park. The state agencies will hold the meeting at[continue reading...]
From bats to birds of prey, dragonflies to Cowboy poetry, Native American history to buffalo robes – the High Plains Snow Goose Festival, held in Lamar Colorado, has something to interest everyone! With even more programs being offered this year please check out the Schedule of programs to see what you don’t want to miss![continue reading...]
MONTROSE Colorado – In an effort to improve long-term survival of desert bighorn sheep in western Colorado, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has moved 15 of the majestic animals into prime bighorn habitat in the Middle Dolores River canyon. Twenty years ago, the Division established a new population of desert bighorn in the Upper Dolores[continue reading...]
DENVER, Colorado – Families interested in learning how to ice fish in Colorado are invited to join the Colorado Division of Wildlife DOW and Dave Bryant of Lake Ice USA for one of two informative ice fishing seminars. These 2 hour seminars will begin at 6:00 pm on January 27, 2011 and February 3, 2011.[continue reading...]
Fort Collins, Colorado – As the leaves start to turn, many visitors head to the woods to soak up the remaining days of warmer weather, see the fall colors, and to hunt on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Hunters are reminded to follow all the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) hunting regulations, as well as[continue reading...]
One of the most astonishing creatures you may encounter in the Rocky Mountains is the Moose. The average moose stands 6-7 feet high at the shoulder and weighs from 600-800 lbs for a female and up to 1,500 lbs. for a male. Their antlers regrow each spring and take three to five months to fully[continue reading...]
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is interested in apprehending the person or persons who poached a bighorn sheep last week in the northeast part of Colorado – outside of DeBeque. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the criminal. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are the official state animal of[continue reading...]
