WELCOME
Well another banquet is in the books! It was another roaring success with over 400 guests sharing food, fun, and a spirit of camaraderie. Each year we try to do a few things different to improve our event. This year we added a two new games. One called Razor Back, has a 3D pig archery target with 150 knives going down the back. For $20 you got both a knife, and a chance at a gun, or a number of other prizes. Pretty awesome looking!
We had a few other firsts this year. Chief among these was the fact that three of the main raffle winners are from out of state this year! But we’ll cover those results later….
To all of our sponsors, banquet attendees, and folks from across the country that purchased raffle tickets, THANK YOU!! Your generous support allows our chapter to do so much good in our community. Here are just a few of the projects the Colorado SCI chapter has supported in the past couple of years:
- Purchased a working dog for wildlife law enforcement for Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW)
- Provide $30,000 dollars to help CPW purchase a new drone for use in law enforcement and animal management
- Donated and built the new archery pavilion at the Cheyenne Mountain Shooting Complex at Fort Carson
- Donated $30,000 toward the Waldo Canyon Fire Restoration, promoting wildlife habitat restoration
- Raised over $600,000 for the CPW Moose Management Program and $180,000 for the CPW Deer Program
- Annually we send a few local school teachers to the American Wilderness Leadership School in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
for wildlife conservation and wilderness education - Donated over $5000 worth of hunting books and videos to the Pikes Peak Library district
- Spent over $30,000 to mail moose identification postcards to elk hunters, who drew tags in known moose areas, to reduce
accidental moose kills, and it is working! - Supply Safari in a Box kits to CPW. These are loaned to schools to educate youth about wildlife and conservation
- Supplied thousands of ‘Know Your Target’ signs that the CPW placed in areas that have moose in Colorado. Designed to
make hunters aware of the difference between elk and moose, and reduce accidental moose deaths. - Annual sponsorship of Sportsmen for Community Service Group Shootout, which has raised more than $480,000 for local
charities - Mentored and sponsored numerous big game hunts for youth, disadvantaged youth, kids fighting cancer, and wounded
warriors - Support and promote the SCI Blue Bags program, supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide
- Continue an ongoing program to provide game meat (donated and confiscated) to 6 food banks
- Sponsor the Angels of America’s Fallen to support the families and children of first responders and soldiers lost in the line of duty.
And finally here are the winner’s of this years raffles. Congratulations to everyone who won!
2019 Raffle Winners
Gun Safe + Six Guns |
Sako A7 Roughtech 30-06
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Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Jeffrey LarsonCornell, WI |
Joshua SmithMonahans, TX |
John LydiattColorado Springs, CO |
Kyle SwansonPueblo, CO |
Statewide Pronghorn License
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Statewide Deer License
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Statewide Elk License |
Statewide Moose License |
Jason RoeDenver, CO |
Jeffrey BassagoitiaBrighton, CO |
Lowell EdgertonLaporte City, IA |
Thomas KitchenGreeley, CO |
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WE ARE MORE THAN JUST FUNDRAISING
The Colorado Chapter is more than fundraising. That is a huge component of what we do, but the great thing about raising money is getting to SPEND the money on conservation projects such as habitat for Colorado Moose; Humanitarian projects like the Sportsmen Against Hunger program where we collect meat and food and donate on an ongoing basis to a dozen food banks and shelters; and the Education arm of our chapter where we are very active in the Archery in the Schools program. These are just a sample of what we do with the money we raise.
God Bless our Men and Women in uniform and we thank all of you who have done so in the past.
On Target News
Summer is officially in full swing, and if you are living or recreating in bear country, make sure you’re bear proofing your property and cars.
Black bears are curious animals and always on the lookout for their next easy meal. Unfortunately, bears can go looking for meals in cars, garages and houses when accessible attractants are available. Don’t make it easy for bears to visit your property and you'll help keep them wild.
Learn more about bear proofing your property: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=7016
Excited to be in the Colorado Outdoors with the Girl Scouts of Colorado this weekend! 💚 #livelifeoutsideCOYou asked, we answered! The excitement over the upcoming Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend is UNREAL! 🤩😍💚So if you’re planning to venture to your state park AND still want the patch—YOU’VE GOT IT! This limited-edition patch will be available at the Girl Scout Shop starting NOW! 👉https://www.girlscoutshop.com/girl-scouts-love-state-parks-patch (It will take us a few weeks to produce the additional patches, so please be patient.) P.S. Don’t forget to tag us in your photos this weekend, we’ll be spying on all your outdoor adventures!
Stephanie H.😊
Becky Forquer too bad they didn’t have this when we were leaders huh?
Kirsten Dixon too bad they didn’t have this when you were scouts. Did quite a bit with state parks.
Our boat inspectors are being overwhelmed by mussel-infested boats. Most of the problems are from boats coming out of Lake Powell. Keep Colorado mussel-free! Clean, drain, dry, disinfect. Details: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=7005
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - CPW News Release
cpw.state.co.us
Powell has been infested for years and there's no way to get rid of them. And because the water has risen substantially this year there will likely be an increase in their numbers. As far as other waters, anything outside of Colorado is suspect.
I heard Powell was bad. What are some others? Thanks for all you do CPW!
Keep up the good work. We will be patient at the ramp.
Yes, thanks for everything. I'd welcome much more. More inspections at more places, to include all boating gear whatsoever. Mandatory inspections at border crossings, as in other states. In addition, set up inspection/decon operations at CPW office locations, not just at ramps, and make them expire if not used in a certain amount of time. And certainly, severe penalties for noncompliance can definitely motivate people to get clean.
When we went to Yellowstone they inspected our kayaks. The ranger was very informative as the reasoning behind why even kayaks were inspected. Made me wonder why CO did not also do this.
We where just at Powell and to say they are bad is an understatement everywhere you go on the lake they are floating around we received a muscle check and I felt it wasn't a Thorough check I was there for a week my boat was never washed when I left
Clean, drai, & drive your boat EACH TIME you exit a water! H2O is the main transmission medium. Thanks for being proactive & responsible 👍
Keep up the great job guys
Increase the fines! Got muscles on the boat? It now belongs to the state of Colorado. Clean it up and auction it off
I read the article and it also stated that they were finding them on paddle boards and canoe's which probably means they are on kayaks also water craft should be launched at boat ramp only all water craft just my opinion if they are going to let people launch any place then they are wasting my time when they inspect my boat and someone can launch any where else and have mussels on there boat then it's over kiss your res good by if you are going to do it include EVERY water craft!!!!!🇺🇸
Michigan has a horrible problem with these mussels for decades. NOW they are invading Texas, maybe Colorado should have boat checking stations in and out of Lake Powell and along highway routes. I have seen these in other states they are mandatory and a good idea. I hope Texas will
This is a problem in TX as well
I just got back from Powell. Had the inspector look at my paddle board before going in at chatfield...he said it was ok. My boat is in the shop, but everything will go through decon prior to launch. I do not want to be the person who brings mussels or other ANS to our beautiful Colorado lakes! I also asked about my dog, cause she was swimming in Powell. My inspector said that as long as she was dry, she's ok.
Powell has an awful Mussel problem. I wonder how long before it starts effecting the dam? So sad, not sure what they can do to mitigate.
So who checks the ducks and geese and herons and grebe's and seagulls and ......
Glad you're checking all the boats coming into Colorado! They are supposed to be checking boats leaving Lake Powell! Wonder how many get by without a mussel check?
Another similar question to #Tim Gavin is why Lake Powell? And what can be done at the source?
oh no
Get em ANS
Why dont they have exit inspections on Tahoe? Seems like we could stop this before it even comes to colorado?
It will be like this with invasive non native Canadian wolves... start thinning them now
Are these the type of mussels that you can eat?
Sounds like it's time to ban boats from Lake Powell from entering the state
If they aren't going to stop boats coming out of water then lake Powell should be shut down. We dont want them in our lakes just because Utah and its inspectors are idiots.
Nuke all water going vessels, that enter Colorado, from orbit...it's the only way to be sure.
Wolf Update 🐺: The Jackson County sighting was confirmed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to be a dispersing male gray wolf from WY. It is from the Snake River pack, and was last recorded by transmission signals on Feb. 12 during routine telemetry flights around South Pass.
We will monitor the area, but are no longer actively pursuing the wolf’s location. We will remain in close communication with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Wildlife Services, Wyoming Game and Fish Department and local municipalities.
Under the Endangered Species Act, harming, harassing, or killing a gray wolf other than in cases of self defense is unlawful.
Thank you for the update!
Welcome to Colorado, Sir! You picked a fine state indeed:)
Thanks for the update.
Normal activity for those walkabouts! I wish him well.
Thank you for for announcing the sightings, please keep it up. People need to know they're already here. No need to play God and introduce more.
Magnificent sight!
Nice love our wolfs
Great! Right in the Sierra Madres too. I hope he heads for Estes Park and stays there.
There are other animals too, hope you find him. Wolves are fast, one day when leaving work one was running along while I was driving then left when I was out of the wooded area.
Well, that one looks small compared to the black one I saw at englewood public library a few years ago,
Well... they are in Gunnison County already. Thanks for the update.
Since when is a State with nearly six million residents, many many more millions of visitors and increased urban development healthy wolf habitat?!? It’s bad for the wolf and bad for Colorado!
i love it, somehow the human has more right to kill the elk, deer and moose than the wolf, these comments to kill this animal are ridiculous.
Wow! Well time to move on too much drama here.
Everyone should read about all the good that came from the wolves coming back to Yellowstone. They are an important part of nature. www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem
This is fantastic! Just one lone wolf? They seem to run in packs. We need a female to be there, too.
Well, this has been known for quite awhile, the DOW just covered it up for years, If these pics never surfaced they would have denied the existence, Next are grizzes. The DOW has an agenda to reintroduce. The problem will be that the funds to reimburse ranchers for damage will come out of the hunters licensing funds vs. towards managing the wildlife we hunt. They also denied that cougars were heading east until they were acknowledged to be in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Now that the DOW is CPW, this will get real political and politics will now manage the issue. We all know where that is going!!
The beginning of the end of our beautiful wildlife. Good thing Pennsylvania’s elk herd is growing. Maybe they will reestablish our herds once the wolves decimate them.
It's almost comical that the people who say how wonderful it is to have wolves, are the same people who live in the cities, away from dangerous predators. Move to country and then wonder why your livestock, dog or child comes up missing. Want to see a wolf? Go to the zoo.
Fantastic! We need this keystone predator in our state... back to their original home range before man extirpated them because of fear mongering. Let the uneducated, ignorant, “whose afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” comments start now.... No, they will not decimate deer or elk herds... they will keep numbers in check! And yes, I do hunt.... hunting means hunting.... it’s a sport... you go out some days and fulfill your tag and some days you don’t because we have a healthy population with a number of animals that the ecosystem can support... hunting isn’t seeing an animal on the side of the road or off your back porch and harvesting it and filling your tag minutes after obtaining it.... it takes time. Hours... sometimes days... that’s why it’s called the “hunt”... but this newer generation wants their cake now....
6 years ago, while camping on Rabbit Ears Pass, I’m almost certain I heard a wolf howl in the distance. I questioned it because I didn’t know if there were any wolves left in Colorado. Now I am mostly certain of what I heard. Obviously not this wolf, but perhaps other transients from this same pack.
It threatened my elk population as an apex predator, and future revenue to the state. SSS
The wolf allowed themselves to be snuffed out. Coyote, however still rules our continent.
A lone wolf howled at me two summers ago in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, August 23, 2017. The wolf chose a productive, remote watershed where no one should bother him/her. I hope the wolf stayed, although could have just been scouting.
Not endangered... time to delist and time to start issuing tags cpw or say good bye to your budget...
Our staff, with the U.S. Forest Service and Denver Mountain Parks have observed an increasing trend in habituated mountain goat and bighorn sheep behavior on Mt. Evans. It is likely a result of people feeding wildlife or getting too close to them while taking pictures.
🍪 Don’t feed wildlife
🌄 Respect their space, stay 50-100 feet away
📸 Give them room, use your zoom. Don’t take that selfie
Read more about what we're doing to keep wildlife wild at Mt. Evans: coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2019/07/09/mountain-goats/?fbclid=IwAR3-mo8myzGlQ6cmhPwqyfYtRTih6CPsRBvds...
I drove to the top of Mt. Evans in June 2019 and I think that I saw that mountain goat and that Toyota J. I am so glad that I say sights just like this. Mt Evans is a great place to visit.
The National Park Service has adopted a bark ranger program in Glacier National Park for this reason. Maybe that could be an idea to use here too?
I see a new Farmers Insurance commercial in the making
i will make sure to take a enterprise car up there with their insurance if i go to hike
Same on Mt Quandary too, they don't mind your presence, don't respond to vocal hazing and a couple of them even seemed a little curious of me.
I was up there this morning and people were within 5 feet of them....😖
Simple solution. Close the road to the top. 🤷🏿♂️ This is why we can't have nice things.
The goats at blue lakes In Breckenridge stand on cars pretty frequently.
I stopped going up there when I saw people shaking bags of chips and goats would run over to be fed by hand. This was 5 years ago.
Thankfully this wasn't my car but this guy liked the top of this Subaru...lol This was not at Mt. Evens though.
This is why we can't have nice things.
But when someone gets gored... "oh why did you have to put them down?!? I just wanted a selfie!"
Or do something about it instead of watch y'all just sit there and let it happen too I've seen it
Never seen this before but have had a moose lick the salt off our car and snooze in the chives plant
Boss
Vincent Van Binsbergen
Chrissy Kaitchuck
It's not new. Been going on for 35 years.
Wild animals mean stay back and do not feed...grrr
Mason Daniels
Perry Mullhaupt
Salt
Colleen Jansen Mt Evans trip in the cards!
Don’t feed the Wildlife
You may have seen our wolf sighting post last night.
As an update, here are the correct photos from over the weekend (note the tracking collar).
As we continue to get more information we will share it.
They are such beautiful animals Stay safe an free .. I hope I get so lucky to view them out in the wild. I love our wild Life 😍
Sweet!! Hope more to come!!!
That’s awesome. Wolves so necessary for our ecosystem
From a longtime Wyoming resident get ready for decimated herds, issues with livestock and non regulated packs at the expense of the federal government and environmental groups. All my fellow hunters, ranchers and outdoorsmen use the SSS method when you see those dogs!
My husband and I saw one in 2003 or 4, on Lookout Mountain . We were driving home to Genesee on old 40
I have mixed emotions. It’s exciting to see apex predators make their return. I just hope biology takes the lead in the management of them, not the courts and special interest groups.
My daughter, who has had experience working with wolves, thinks she saw two, though the trees, at our cabin in Allenspark. She says they were bigger and stockier than the coyotes we have around here. But visibility was poor and she had someone talking to her on the phone, so she does not want to swear to it.
We need this for sure I’m an elk hunter and I’ll share the elk with wolves 🐺
Yes! We need wolves back in our ecosystem, this is very exciting.
Message and warning to all Colorado residents who care about: Your revenue, your jobs, your moose, your elk, and your bighorn sheep....they will all be decimated. Good luck to all of you nature lovers, cause the sporting community, hunters and tag holders all carry the bill for the CDOW....and without animals on the mountain, you will loose revenue beyond your imagination.
Beautiful. I didnt know we had wolves here....
Hello wolf, goodbye elk
Check up by the flat tops by New Castle Co. I've seen a few Wolves up there in the last 12 years. One was pure white.
We know they are here and have been...I've seen one 4 years ago with the same coloring but with no collar...and it was on the Colorado River a ways up stream from Dotsero...it was massive
Will be interesting. Colorado is far more densely populated than states to the North and South. If wolves come back, and packs were established, many conflicts will occur. Ranchers, homeowners. We don't have massive expanses as we see in Yellowstone and the surrounding Gallatin forest, Tetons Park, etc.. RMNP is tiny comparatively. Surrounding forests have relatively dense populations in and around. I'll let the scientists figure it out. Politicians and special interest groups need to be silent. RMNP considered reintroduction and decided against it due surrounding population conflicts.
Considering how poorly managed the elk population is in Rocky Mountain National Park and the fact that the federal government won’t allow hunters to thin the elk herds (something that has been drastically needed for over 10 years), a increased wolf population should be a welcome natural way of providing for conservation and population management where the feds have failed!
For those freaking out over this picture of one wolf, is it not possible wolves have already been in Colorado prior to the surfacing of this photo? If so, how come the world has not ended?
Here's the thing that ticks me off. The hunters, you know the ones who generate billions towards conservation and pay for all of it, aren't getting a say. As for Colorado goes, I hope you're going to be happy with the elk lottery you are going to have to implement once your elk numbers drop to the point you are below your management goals. That is going to result is lower income for the states conservation efforts.
I saw a silver-haired wolf at the top of the Ute Pass north of Dillon/Frisco a couple of years ago.
The biologists at the USFWS had a presentation for bring your child to work day when I worked there on wolves. The wolves are taught by their packs what is their prey. They are only taught to eats cattle and sheep etc. if their isn't another food source. Occasionally, their us a bad wolf, just like people. But, for the most part if their is plenty of other food sources, farm animals are left alone. Ranchers should contact wildlife authorities if they suspect a troublesome wolf.
Say goodbye to your deer and elk populations. It was great while it lasted.. Soon wildlife will be as sparce as it is on Idaho now days.
There is good an bad to it, wolves will thin down coyote populations once established. But wolves are a lot more effective hunters and target the deer and elk. I think this will cause deer and elk to be drove more onto private ranches/property where the wolves will be killed for livestock predation. I think there can be positive from it but they MUST be managed just the same as all other wildlife to keep a balance but so far there has been no control on wolf populations and they are well above specified quotas in areas they have been reintroduced because of animal rights groups legal stalling tactics keeping them from being managed.
Step back and watch out for all the "armchair experts!" 😕
So wolf season next year?!
Anyone that says this is a good idea for Colorado is clearly uneducated or just ignorant. All the B.S. about how it helped Yellowstone ecosystem is garbage. I have seen first hand what they have done and all I see is extremely negative things. If you talk to anyone in Montana they will tell you it’s a terrible idea. CPW is so against non native fish in our lakes and rivers but is ok with releasing a non native apex predator.
Big news from Jackson County. A wolf was spotted by a member of the public and our biologists are working to confirm the sighting. We’re also investigating another sighting from Grand County.
As we continue to get more information we will share it.
Seen a wolf in Colorado recently? Report it here: cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/Wolf-Sighting-Form.aspxCan you spot the wolf? The Gray Wolf is gradually returning to its historic homeland in Colorado from areas with healthy wolf populations including Montana and Wyoming. Last month, a wolf was photographed in northwest Colorado by a private citizen! Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has biologists in the field working to verify the reported sighting. CPW is also in contact with the US Fish and Wildlife Service since wolves are protected by the Endangered Species Act. There is another sighting in Grand County that CPW is looking into as well.
CPW received many reports of wolf sightings near our northern border, but photographs are much rarer. Under the Endangered Species Act, killing a wolf (except in self defense) is a federal crime subject to fines of up to $100,000 and up to one year in prison. As we continue to get more information, CPW will provide additional details.
As an update, here are the correct photos from over the weekend (note the tracking collar). As we continue to get more information we will share it. www.facebook.com/ColoradoParksandWildlife/posts/2426134567449355?__tn__=-R
for those of you worried about the elk population, take a look at Yellowstone. - "This created a counterintuitive situation. Back in 1968, said Smith, when the elk population was about a third what it is today, the willow stands along streams were in bad shape. Today, with three times as many elk, willow stands are robust. Why? Because the predatory pressure from wolves keeps elk on the move, so they don't have time to intensely browse the willow." There are cascade effects throughout an ecosystem when predators return, and generally it's good for everyone. www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem
I could have told you that, hunting in the snowy range I have seen and heard them, not that big a leap to know they are in Colorado already.
Sweet! We need more people eating critters around
A hunting guide that I ran into while fishing a few weeks ago up at Monarch Lake said they have seen wolves in the area for a few years now
They been in Grand Co for a long time. I lived there, used to see them once in a while when I was out scouting or hunting for elk.
They will wipe out the elk and moose populations that we've worked 100 years to restore. Horses, dogs, cattle and sheep will also be killed.
I hope wolves are killed in colorado.
We know this. My dad wrote you guys a letter 10-15 years ago about wolves on Rabbit Ears Pass. Definitely heard them.
I feel like this has been going on for a while now and it's been ignored, right up until someone finally snapped a photo... thanks CPW for FINALLY acknowledging their presence. They've been here for a bit now.
Cue the people who spend no time outdoors raving about how great this is. Keep the small population of wolves in Colorado how it’s been for years. If they start getting more plentiful it’s time for an aggressive management plan. Reintroduction is too asinine to even fathom, but cat ladies from other states who’ve been in Colorado for six months demand it lol.
No big news there, saw my first 3 together in 2004 while elk hunting. And know plenty of locals in Walden that see them all the time. No need to reintroduce them, they are already here. Just need to delist them so they can be managed and get out of control.
We live in the woods near RMNP. My daughter, who has worked with wolves, saw two animals that looked like wolves, not coyotes. Our dogs went crazy, but they are inside a 6’ fence.
the populations to the north will naturally spread into Colorado (obviously, already begun). No need to "introduce" more. It's a shame too. Deer and elk have enough predators with lions, bears, and coyotes.
This is going to end bad. Say goodbye to all the Deer and Elk hunting revenue you’ve made. Herds will be decimated, livestock will be decimated, and any human or pet that comes into contact with the pack. They kill everything they see. There is a reason why they were hunted to such extremes in the past, for safety for everything else that walks.
I have heard rumors that the CPW has already microchipped wolves in Colorado to track them. They are in Rand and Walden supposedly. CPW, I am not trying to spread the rumor but would like to ask here if it’s true?
BFD. Minnesota has literally thousands of wolves. There's still plenty of deer for the hunters.
Say goodbye to mule deer in Colorado. They will be the first to go.
Say goodbye to your ungulate populations Colorado. It was nice having the largest elk herd in the world. Won’t last long once they get to their joy killing.
I have heard for years there was suspicion that a pack lived around DeBuque or Collbran
I have never seen one in Colorado but I heard them in Cherokee Park.
Cool, let them come in on their own! Same with the grizzlies!
Ya, the wolves have literally desamated the moose population in Wyoming. Along with the deer. I think wolve lovers should have to live with them if they love them so much.
How did any creature manage to survive those pesky wolves before we moved them out of their historical territories.
Last weekend? The same pic was posted back in June.
Huge congratulations to Rachel Sralla for winning our annual Hotchkiss Shoot competition and becoming the first female officer to do so!
Read more about the win: www.postindependent.com/news/kremmling-wildlife-manager-becomes-first-female-to-win-cpw-shooting-...
Kremmling wildlife manager becomes first female to win CPW shooting competition
postindependent.com
District Wildlife Manager Rachel Sralla doesn’t consider herself a sharpshooter, but her performance at this year’s annual Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hotchkiss Shoot competition proves otherwise....
Congrats!
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Congratulations Rachel!!! Great job!!
Rachel is our FAVORITE ! ! ! She is great at her job ! ! !
Woohoo!! Nice work!!!
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Congratulations Rachel!!!
Fantastic congratulations 🎈
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Way to go Rachel!!
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Congratulations!! 🔫 🎈
Women have always had the potential to be better marksman, hunters, and anglers because they listen to instruction and advice better than men do. Congratulations Rachel!
Good for officer Sralla!! Rachel is an outstanding wildlife officer. She checked my family while fishing at Willow Creek reservoir last week. She was kind courteous and talked with my daughter about the path to become a wildlife officer.
Well done, Rachel! 😃
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Wildlife conservation requires boots on the ground. Sometimes it requires hooves, too.
Last week our team and partners at the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Trout Unlimited and others went to restore rare Hayden Creek cutthroat trout into native waters in Cottonwood Creek near Westcliffe.
Pack mules carried thousands of fish up the steep trail along side humans hiking with bags of the four-inch fish. They are descendants of 158 cutthroat rescued July 8, 2016, from the Hayden Pass wildfire. Our staff and USFS volunteers made a desperate dash behind the fire lines and captured the cutthroats from the South Prong of Hayden Creek.
Now, we're committed to returning them to the landscape. Even if it takes pack mules to git 'er done!
That's really awesome! 👍
This is awesome! We just got back from South Dakota and we had the pleasure of touring the fish hatchery in Spearfish. There was an awesome train car there that they used to deliver fish with. It was truly amazing to see how what they went through to keep our fish thriving and the dedication to conservation. Thank you for keeping the tradition alive and well! 💕💕💕 dcboothfishhatchery.org/
That is very cool. Great job.
Wonderful cooperative effort. Thank you.
This is so cool! Awesome to read about this kind of work!
Ethan Christison Check out this cool conservation project!
Awesome. Thank you.
Awesome effort. Thanks CPW for all you do.🇺🇸
Great effort and many thanks!
That’s fantastic, thanks!
Beautiful pictures!
thank you for all you do!
Wow! So proud of you all!!
Thank you for doing this!
Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
Thank you for all you guys do!
Thank you Colorado Parks and Wildlife for doing this!
BRAVI BRAVISSIMI.
Thank you CPW for all you do!
Thanks! Yes, this is something I might be more involved in as a CPW volunteer in a few years, after I move on to the “next phase” in 202_.
Absolutely amazed and impressed by your work!! Bless you all!!!
Thank you
Thank You All
This is awesome
Wow blessings.
For purple mountain majesties...
Above the fruited plain! Happy #IndependenceDay from everyone at Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 🇺🇸
Did you know: Katharine Lee Bates wrote the song "America the Beautiful" during an 1893 trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado?
📷: Mike DelliVeneri/CPW
Happy 4th to you and all State employees working hard today so the rest of us are able to enjoy our beautiful Colorado parks!
As a CPW employee, I also would like to personally wish everyone a Happy 4th from Eldorado Canyon State Park!
Happy fourth fellow CPW enthusiasts!!!
I’ve always thought America the Beautiful should be our National Anthem. It lauds the beauty and diversity of our Country. It’s positive and joyful, not glorifying war.
My favorite patriotic song
Happy 4th
Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸
i see them purple mtns real early every morn. theyre pretty amazing
Totally awesome😍
Amen.
BEAUTIFUL
Looks like "Sawtooth Ridge" between Mt Evans and Bierstadt? 👍
Colorado parks and wild death
Course I do! Yay 4 Pike's Peak!!!
Yes
Her song should be our National Anthem & not the song that glorifies war that we have now.
This cow elk had quite the journey.
After a long winter northwest of Maybell, she walked all the way back to Steamboat Springs and hung around Strawberry Park, Copper Ridge and south of Spring Creek before she walked over the Continental Divide (in six-plus feet of snow) to give birth! That's 255 walking miles!
Read the story: www.steamboatpilot.com/news/collared-elk-migrates-over-250-miles-through-steamboat-and-over-conti...Amazing Migration - What a journey! The map below illustrates the incredible journey one cow elk took as she migrated back to birthing areas from winter range.
This cow elk exemplifies endurance.
After a long winter northwest of Maybell, she walked all the way back to Steamboat Springs and hung around Strawberry Park, Copper Ridge and south of Spring Creek before she walked over the Continental Divide (in six-plus feet of snow) to give birth!! 255 walking miles (85 air miles)!! There are very few places in Colorado where a wild animal migrates this far from winter range to summer range.
The conservation of these animals, their habitats and their migration routes depend on us. People have the right to utilize the land, but with that comes the responsibility to ensure that future generations have the same opportunity to see and hear about this great migration and to protect those that have no voice.
For more visit: www.steamboatpilot.com/news/collared-elk-migrates-over-250-miles-through-steamboat-and-over-conti...
Love Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Is this normal behavior CPW? This is very interesting!!!!! As a hunter and outdoorsman, I love seeing our natural resources and wildlife thrive! I hope this journey is normal though. I like to study this topic but I'm not sure about super details.
Very glad she made I t gave birth what amazing story good work to park and wild life people
What a good mama. And such a sweet baby.
Animals never cease to amaze me, mystical, amazing, beautiful animals! 💜
Impressive journey.
I was happy I could just walk into the hospital to give birth. 😁 She's a strong mama. Beautiful baby.
Sweet, MUCH continued Thanks for all you do. 😘😘😘
The importance of having large swaths of continuous land to allow for migrations! Hope the nee legislation bringing new land into protection helps the wildlife.
Amazing!
That’s a great example to keep from forced introduction of wolves
Adorable.
Picture on the left was taken 6 miles east of Buford, Co above the White River in early September, we killed this bull over 70 miles away during 4th Rifle season near Silt, Co.
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Does this tracking collar grow as the babe grows?
Any plans on sending out big game tags to those that were successful or is it another 2 month wait?
Wow
Wow
Their lives are not easy.
Steve Walker
Adam Wilson
Wow.
Richard Cannady
There's nothing quite like watching a kid catch their first fish.
Explore our 101 places (and ways) to take a kid fishing via Colorado Outdoors: coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2019/07/01/kidsfishing/
Love this!
My dad would always make the kids kiss the first fish they caught. Fun times. ❤
This video is 👌🏽
What it's about. Good times and great memories.
Love that my little one is in the video
No negative feedback from me.... this video is totally adorable, candid, and fun! Thanks for posting!!
Awesome idea!
I love this video!
Kids are grown and gone.
I remember when Eastern Colorado was considered part of Colorado by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Now if you aren't in the mountains, you're a third class citizen in this state. All that is available in the Eastern half of the state now, are a few 'ponds". Draining Bonny Dam proved where your priorities are. There is NOTHING out on the plains but there are lakes everywhere in the mountains, all maintained and paid for by ALL Colorado taxpayers.
All I see is fish bad handling - please educate! 😡
and nothing like holding them in the air while they struggle to breath. we must respect those animals and sea creatures that bring us sustenance. they help us remain alive.
Did that first kid catch a hook?!
Oh boy here we go with all the fish handling experts !
reason #1029 why bass are better than trout = they have a built in handle! 😁
Kristie Pries thought you might like this adorable video
Dont mess up their slime use a wet towel
Josh Reed tannor would have been perfect for this video lol
Marissa Luchetta
Kelsey Whitesell
Tacy Boje
There are a lot of great places for wildlife sightings, but inside your car isn't one of them. This video was taken early this morning in Aspen Park, Colorado.
If you're living in bear country you can't forget to lock your car. Bears can follow scents from up to 5 miles away and something as simple as hand sanitizer can lure one in. Always lock your car and remove attractants to help avoid situations like this.
We've got some helpful tips for staying bear aware: cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/LivingwithWildlifeWildBears.aspx
Poor bear 🐻
Amazes me that people have to be told over and over again how to coexist with wildlife. The animals always suffer from human error. Totally preventable.
What happened?! Did the bear get out or did they kill it? Seems to be a theme these days. 😞
I would have never of thought hand sanitizer could attract bears! Is it any type? Or just the fruity smelling ones?
If you’re going to leave food in your car, might as well leave it unlocked. A bear will get in if it wants.
Don't blame the bear!
Jaime Burrow
Brook Little
Hopefully they let him/her out
Sarah L Evans
Dan Gattis it’s like the Baylor Bear on the quad!! 😂
Leah Miller
Matty Miranda
Jamie Hamon
Onasis Castro
Joyce de Rooij
Henry Pineda
Erin Curry Grajales
Crystal Willett
Gail Boyd lock your car mom!!!
Your husband is gonna (possibly not) want to see this Kenna Gene Pyle 🐻
We had some pretty great wildlife sightings throughout the month of June. Take a look at these Colorado critters:
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I really enjoyed it.
Mt. Evans 14,100 feet 7/6/2019
Love Colorado!
2nd visit to Colorado from Virginia and I saw my very first moose while atv’ing in Essex. Super cool!!
Love the Meese
Loved all the wildlife in the wild, but those bears, they just seemed out of place.
Seen at State Forest State Park, Black bear, moose, elk, deer, Fox, bald eagle, and red tailed hawk. Come here if you want to see wildlife.
Poudre Canyon June 2019
Ya just can't beat Colorado.
Rachel M Martinez
Erika Burgess
Ricky Martinez
Rhyann Lowrey
Bianca Violetta Klaura, Alexandria Janette McCormick, Ray Matlack
Shadowed pine forests, grassy meadows, sunny slopes grown with shrubs. Unique rock formations, sandstone hogbacks…and trails threading around and through them all. This 2,591-acre foothills gem is the place in the northern Front Range to get out and discover what outdoor recreation is all about.
📷: Bobby Burch
Learn more: cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Lory
My happy place❣️
Beautiful
I buy my state park pass every year and hike and fish here more than anywhere else. I love my backyard.
Wow just beautiful!
Beautiful Colorado
Love Lory
Jovanni Dame
Jenni Gacek let's go here
Julian Burnley we are going here.
The Scientist: "Hunters are the true conservationists of our country. Here's why." - the Monocular
themonocular.com
Meadow Jean Kouffeld explains how no other user group contributes more money to wildlife and wildlife habitat conservation and management than huntersThis year, we want you to #TakeAFriendFishing! 🎣
We've partnered with some awesome Colorado fishing companies to encourage anglers to pass on their knowledge.
Check out the great prizes: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/Take-a-Friend-Fishing.aspx
Chase Benton
I broke my tibia, and I'm itching to go fishing. But I'm crutches it's kinda hard to carry my giant tackle bag, poles and what am I gonna do if I catch a fish. Lol this summer is gonna be a long one. 🙁
Lexie Hayward
Rhyann Lowrey
I will look into it.
Please, somebody pick me up and take me fishing. 😀
Anyone fishing Pueblo State park, what are they hitting on
Flinn Pomeroy
Wow can't believe you completly leave out teaching kids to fish.
Sarah Anne Thompson
Jeremiah Johnson you and Chet should write down your expertise 😉
David Ketcham.
Yeah, Aidan!
Anne Reid just saying. 🎣
Need an excuse to go fishing? How's this: $12,000 in prizes at the Ridgway State Park smallmouth bass tournament, July 6-27. No entry fee. Prizes for biggest, smallest, most fish; and a raffle drawing for everyone.
Details: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6973
Smallmouth bass were introduced illegally to Ridgway Reservoir about 10 years ago. This tournament helps to protect native fish downstream that have survived in Colorado's rivers for thousands of years. Part of CPW's mission is to protect native species and we will always do that. We trust that people who take the time to understand this issue know the facts and are supportive of CPW's effort to preserve native wildlife.
For those wondering why we’re holding the tournament: The purpose is to protect native fish and water users downstream of the reservoir. Smallmouth bass, introduced illegally at Ridgway Reservoir more than a decade ago, are predator fish than can survive in Western Slope Rivers, including the Uncompahgre River which flows from the reservoir. There is a significant risk of smallmouth bass escaping from the reservoir into the river where they could reproduce and consume native fish species found nowhere else in the world. Smallmouth bass have escaped other impoundments in western Colorado and are adversely affecting populations of native fish in several rivers.
Colorado's hunters and anglers have long supported sound wildlife management. With this tournament CPW is asking that Colorado anglers who care about native species to help us preserve those native species. And maybe you will be able to win some money, too! Due to illegal introduction of non-native species, aquatic management is becoming more and more complex. That is one of the reasons we ask for help from people who are truly concerned about Colorado's wildlife.
Beautiful picture! Thank you CPW for all you do!
I love this photo! I took it at the Ridgway State Park - Colorado State Parks while working as a seasonal ranger. It’s an honor to see it have a life!
As a top fan of this page I approve of the tournament
First year thry had this contest my husband csught 13 bass, fishing from the bank and won first prize, a very nice boat!
Nice i looked it up its 5hrs away
Wish I could fish 🎣
Might have to take some vacation days... 😃
This is absolutely disgusting! I’m so sick of the way CPW destroys fisheries rather than promote them. Everyone is fed up with your lame excuses for saving TRASH FISH! I’ll be fishing Ridgeway only to sore lip smallmouth and immediately releasing every single one! Stop wasting our money and resources for a lost cause
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Life is Good!
These “kill” tournaments should be against the law! It only promotes bad practices and absolutely destroys fisheries! Nobody should support these!!!!
Sounds like fun. I'll have to bring my kids over.
This brings me to take out my dusty and outdated tackle box and find my old rods, grab my son and have a go for old times sake.
Unfortunately, my vacation time is reserved for black powder season.
Jason
This brings me to take out my dusty and outdated tackle box and find my old rods, grab my son and have a go for old times sake.
I just wanted to post cuz I'm a top fan 🤣 and being a top fan I'm upset that I didn't draw a deer tag in a unit people with less drew for the 2nd consecutive year
So incredibly lame. Have fun catching doinks after this.
I’m a top fan now so I’d just like to say hello 🤙🏻
Alyssa Sanchez Ryan Krajcir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife since you clearly see how many of us actually want lakes without the slaughtering of sport fish. Why don’t you give the people, who pay for all of the Parks fees, and hundreds of dollars in license fees every year a chance to have a say in what we want in our lakes.
Going up the hill now ❤️🐟🐟
Mother deer and their fawns are out and about and we want to remind everyone to keep your distance. Like any mother, does are protective of their young and we recommend staying well away.
We've got some helpful tips for staying safe around mother deer and their young: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6986
Precious picture.
I passed a doe and her two new ones while hiking in Staunton last week (from a safe distance, of course). It was magical! ❤🦌
I had the awesome opportunity to witness a mother who had just birthed her fawn in a wilderness area. I watched for a few minutes and backed out without her knowing. Such an incredible experience.
Great photo.
Beautiful Love our Wildlife 😍
Awwww. Adorable
Beautiful sight!
I had a mamma stalk me for a 1/4 mile or so protecting her baby. It was terrorizing. She wanted my dog. Be safe. I have heard of stories where they have killed dogs to protect.
And remind people to leave fawns where they lay, if people can't do that then a healthy fine should get the point across.
Find a lone fawn? Leave it the hell alone!!! Also.... that picture looks delicious!
Respect the animals, let's not get them shot because people are in THEIR YARD
Ali Simpson
And PLEASE DON'T FEED THEM
And please don’t shoot them.
🔶 HUNTERS: Your input is vital to the future of big game season structures.
Give us your feedback on staff recommendations by June 26: bit.ly/30ZeWDo
Funny how they comment on how important it is to get our youth involved in the great outdoors! Thing is i put my boy of 12 years in for draw licenses 7 tags and out of 7 tags he drew nothing! talk about how to ruin a kid who is just dieing to go out. CANT because you didnt draw nothing! Im saying something needs to change if were to keep our next generation into this sport. The way this system is going is BS.
Seriously folks. They are asking for input and have been for weeks. Please don’t use this request as an on-ramp for unbecoming comments. We are sportsmen and sportswomen. Let’s represent ourselves respectfully and be heard. I really think CPW cares about our wildlife and our hunters. I know I do
You can take the survey but I'll bet shorter season, and more money!!!! Never let yourself think Colorado has your best interest as hunters, they don't! Don't believe me? Ask em why the " qualifying license" and why tags go up every other year!!! All I ever see for my money was gated roads and plenty of hunters!! Try a longer season????? SMDH!
Bring spring bear back. Should never have eliminated it.
Can I just write you a check for $1000 for a moose tag now? Or do I have to do the $50 annual installment with the $300 one time charge?
More opportunities to rifle hunt deer. Points for deer are too high.
Brian Craig Clark
So you post this the day before it is due?
Sept 1 - Dec 31. All big game, any legal means, limit 1 ES per species. Tags free for residents, $1 for non residents. There ya go. You’re welcome.
This is BS, CPW is only doing this so they can say they solicited input. Colorado hunters OVERWHELMINGLY want to limit overcrowding from out-of-states but they don't want to address that option. Too much $$$ in it for them, despite the fact that we just voted them a huge increase.
Funny, how parks almost ruined hunting in the past and had to have CWD taken from them prior. But, idiotic govt of Colorado had them take it over again so that they could ruin hunting. The parks have plenty of tree huggers who dont like hunting and want hunters to stop hunting. We need to get together as hunters and demand that parks get out of the wildlife division again or our future hunting will be bleak.
Don't bring back wolves. Don't cater to out of staters while residents foot the bill.
Not sure anyone can afford to hunt Colorado anymore
Dave Grant
Lew Culberson
What happens to the poacher in Hartsel next time he gets caught?
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