SAVE THE DATE NOW!!
March 2, 2019 for the Annual Dinner/Banquet in Colorado Springs
WELCOME
We want to thank all of the people that bought tickets for the raffles we held on June 2, 2018 in Colorado Springs at the Get Outside Colorado event sponsored in part by the Colorado Chapter of SCI and Sportsmen for Community…and the Mike Johnson Youth Hunting Project.
The money raised from these raffles goes to the different species of animals that the Statewide license is for. For example, the Statewide Deer permit raised funds for habitat improvement projects near Canon City and Westcliffe and near Steamboat Springs. The Elk tag funds are being used to collar elk for research in elk migration and predator studies to see how the bears and coyotes are affecting the calves and the survive-ability of the new born elk.
The big thing is when you buy a raffle ticket, the money you spend is going to manage big game animals that we can hunt and harvest. A freezer full of Moose, Deer, Antelope and Elk makes us happy!
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The winners of the June 2nd Raffle are:
Statewide Antelope License DUANE KRAMER
Statewide Deer License OLIVER TOWNS
Howa 6.5 Creedmore Rifle ARTHUR ST. JOHN
Leica Rangefinding Binocular SCOTT AXTON
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We have gone paperless, for the most part, so don’t look in your mail box for printed information about our event and the raffles. Our website is the place to go, and if you would like to make sure that you are getting the most up to date info and offers, OPT IN for our SCI E-News. (We do not share our lists so you can be sure the emails are from us, and not one else!!) Just Click Here to Opt In for the SCI E-News (even if you are not sure you are on the list…you won’t get more than one email per address)
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RAFFLE AND AUCTION. REMEMBER–WE ARE GOING PAPERLESS, SO IF YOU WANT TO BUY RAFFLE TICKETS IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL DO SO ON THIS WEBSITE!
Congratulations to these lucky winners!
These winners are from the raffles we held at our annual banquet March 3, 2018.
Gun Safe + Six Guns |
Kimber Montana Rifle |
Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Statewide Elk License |
Statewide Moose License |
Jennifer NorrisTicket #0089 |
McKenna ValdezTicket #0098 |
Glenn ExlineTicket #0236 |
Rick WilkingTicket #0521 |
Chad PulsiferTicket #0814 |
Jason RoeTicket #1326 |
2018 Raffle Season
The Raffles that The Colorado Chapter of SCI conducts are now complete. We want to thank everyone that participated in the raffles for helping out by buying a few tickets for each of the prizes. The winners are listed on our website. We had a lot of folks from out of state win this year and that goes to show you that it doesn’t matter where you live…you can be a winner with the Colorado Chapter Raffles!
STAY INFORMED
We promise you that we will not hound you with mindless junk but we need and WANT to stay in touch with you. If you would like to get notices of our raffles and events, OPT IN to our email list. We will never rent or sell our list. It is safe here. We promise.
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.
This is a work in progress, so if you see something that doesn’t work right or something you would like to see on our website, let us know. We are fortunate to have the Colorado Statewide Moose, Elk. Antelope and Deer raffle licenses and these are some of the most coveted tags in the country. We will draw a lucky winner for the Moose and Elk tag at our banquet March 3, 2018. We will draw the Deer and Antelope tags on June 2, 2018 at our summer event. Come to the dinner and see if you win or at least buy a few chances now on this site. GO SHOPPING!
God Bless our Men and Women in uniform and we thank all of you who have done so in the past.
On Target News
Wow! What an incredible COLORADO ram!Here's one more giant than the last. With horns of 45" and 44", and bases of 16 6/8", Jeff Demaske's ram scores 205" and will likely be the new Colorado state record after the drying period. As nearly all herds in Colorado, this is a native herd with no transplants from outside the state. Congratulations, Jeff!
For a 5th consecutive year, our biologists released black-footed ferrets at the Soapstone Natural Area in Larimer County. It is one of about seven or eight sites across the U.S. where this endangered species has been released.
The black-footed ferrets are the only ferret species native to North America and the fact that Colorado is now home to six of these reintroduction sites can be considered an amazing success.
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Hey Eric D Wisdom check this out.
I spotted one while biking there in August..
Awe- they are so cute. Thanks for helping them out.
They look like the Plains versions of the Pine Marten
What is the success rate so far?
Too bad they have such a short life span.
Thanks for all of your hard work!
Awesome!
Julie, was Dan just "counting" in the wrong county?
Kelsi Nagy
Jerome
With a healthy moose population in Colorado, we have the unique opportunity to see these amazing animals in the wild. This also means we have an important responsibility to respect the mighty moose. Give them space, understand their warning signs, and keep your dogs on a short leash when taking them outdoors in moose country.
Moose may look large and lumbering, but they can run up to 30 mph. Are you keeping a proper distance from moose when wildlife viewing? Do you know what to do if you unexpectedly encounter a moose? Learn more about how to keep yourself, your pets, and our moose safe in the video below, and check out additional resources by visiting cpw.state.co.us/watching-moose.Learn More: cpw.state.co.us/watching-moose Dangerous conflicts between people and moose are increasing. This video provides some simple precautions t...
I’d say let’s allow more hunting permits per year. It takes something like 25 years to shoot a bull right now.
Sounds like it's time to make getting a tag easier.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife, what do you do when they’ve got plenty of space but they decide to come investigate you anyway? Many years ago we saw a cow moose on the west side of RMNP, while walking along a interpretive walkway near the entrance. She was across the valley (we estimate two football fields distant), and we were walking back to the parking lot. When we saw her heading our general direction we kept walking. Se covered a vast distance in a short amount of time! We were stuck halfway along the walkway when she got close. Luckily we were able to find small trees off the trail to hide behind, and after a few minutes of snuffling and such, she turned and headed down the walkway in the opposite direction. We had simply been strolling along when we noticed her. We had not approached her or done anything wrong. Is there anything else we could have done? This was a wheelchair accessible trail, too. How would someone in a wheelchair have dealt with this situation?
Frisco CO, in town, October 4th, 2018.
I had one pin me in the car while I was going elk hunting. He was fine when the door was closed but every time I'd open the door he would bluff charge.
Always yield to a moose.
Saw this guy near Holy Cross last month.
Casey Kayl and Matt Krob you wouldn't have any experience with this, would you?
I have run across quite a few moose, both bulls and cows with calves, in the last few years while hunting. Those guys are magnificent in an ugly kind of way...and BIG...
Colorado Parks and Wilflife, why doesn't the Western Slope have moose?
A moose charged me a couple of years ago when I was walking my dog. I ran very fast and she stopped. She was in brush and I did not see her until she charged me.
Sadly it is the moose that suffers from we as humans that fail to respect this majestic animal .We are intruding on their home .
I’ve actually never seen a moose stand it’s ground. Hundreds on encounters while elk hunting but never an issue.
“Never attempt to take a close up photograph or selfie [with a moose]”? Got it 👌
Moose are the reason there’s no beavers. Not hardly what I’d call a ‘healthy’ amount
Bc human fail to engage brain
Brandon Gries Perhaps you should have watched before your trip...
Carry Bear spray
The stupidity in people is increasing.
Issue more tags
Andy Harmon Clifton McKinzie Randy Webb watch ur step
Sarah Susan Karina Ilene
Rosemary Moscoso
It's here! Check out the new Taste of the Wild Pet Food PREY magazine and read all about our favorite K9 Cash in the feature story. How can you resist this pup? Read on: bit.ly/2ISntzoThe wait is over – introducing Taste of the Wild PREY magazine! From page to page, story to recipe, we hope that you find that it’s not just about pet food — we’re helping you get back to the basics. Check out more here: is.gd/1IDbpg
Great article! I got to meet Cash and his handler a few weeks ago up at Watson SFU, and it was awesome! Such a smart and handsome dog that Cash. And his handler, Brock, is a great storyteller with a winning southern drawl. If you ever get a chance to meet Cash and Brock I recommend it. They do a lot of education work along with their law enforcement duties. It still amazes me daily the awesomeness of dogs. One of the finest critters the Big Cheese ever brought to us.
Who's gearin' up for first rifle this weekend? 🙋🏽
I’m gearing up for the 3 rifle. Bring my to girls to hunt this year. So they can get a big Mule buck.
It has begun ❄️
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What happened to Fall?
Kevin Lesniewski miss Colorado like crazy
I know right where this is. So beautiful!
Fall fell to winter
First snows are so pretty
Miss Colorado snow!!
I so miss Colorado
Morning commute over vail pass .
Great pic!
Little early for my taste....😖
Nice!
Beautiful
Jenni Gacek
Mark Moran Kim David Moran Eric Brewer
A start to a massive success story for Colorado’s state fish, aquatic biologists have documented signs that the greenback cutthroat trout is taking to its ancestral waters thanks to a massive conservation effort by Colorado Parks & Wildlife and many partner agencies.
Read more: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6713
are you intentonally withholding into from the public? Cpw according to this there are no greenbacks
Their Colorado River restorations are absolute garbage, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this effort goes the same way.
Above clear creek, in head waters. caught several released all.
Very exciting! What are the long term plans for further down clear Creek? Will CPW erradicate the existing non-native trout and stock native greenbacks?
So sounds like they did well, considering the heat and warmer water this summer?
Thank you for all your hard work and thank you for giving me the opportunity to help give these little guys a new home. Was the most rewarding thing I did this year, looking forward to helping out next year as well!
Best news I’ve heard all week. Awesome job!
Awesome! Great work, Thanks!
Dream job
Keep up the good work!
Kudos to the Biologists
THANK YOU!!!!
Yaaay Boyd Wright!!!!!!
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Very interesting Boyd!
Michael Scherpenberg
Rickey Turner
Jordan Andrus
Taylor Millwater
Jenner Waddle
Robert Buras
Taylor Fletcher
Sean
Does this good doggo look familiar?
We're excited to share an upcoming partnership launch with Taste of the Wild Pet Food. Our K9 friend, Cash, is featured in their upcoming PREY Magazine and we encourage you all to check back for more information to come in the following days!We are so excited to announce the launch of our brand-new PREY online magazine! With this magazine, we want to help remind you: keep things simple, even with your pets! Stay tuned for its official launch.
I was lucky to meet Cash a few weeks back. Such a sweet and smart dog. Cash's pard shared a couple nice stories about officer Cash. Good dog!
He is a beautiful Labrador, says cath. Love those dogs!
ATTENTION TARGET SHOOTERS . . . The Chaffee County Shooting Range near Salida will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 11, as crews perform road maintenance.
Typically the shooting range is open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset.
The Chaffee County Shooting Range is located at the Chaffee County Landfill at 16550 U.S. Highway 285, north of Salida.
Thanks for maintaining this range! I have used this range and it is a great place to shoot just wish you could build a similar range in Fremont County!
Yes...and let the hunters bring their trophy home to the USA!
Proguide66, Steve Isdahl
DAY 2 of our '7 Days Of Reality'.
Time to get the people who have an 'opinion' of what goes on where they have never been, EDUCATED on what REALLY goes on where they have NEVER been.
#whokillsforyou #hunting #reality #bearhuntinghelpsbears #conservation #selectivehunting #howtohunt #bears #wearenature
Governor John Hickenlooper, Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Bob Randall & Staunton State Park Manager Zach Taylor at this mornings ceremony to open the North Elk Creek Trail, a new 2.7 mile trail to join together Staunton, the Arapaho and Pike National Forests and the Mount Evans Wilderness Area.
Where is this?
where's the$13 Millions paid by ATV fees for ATV Trails??..hope that one wasn't it!
It's in luverne ala
John Keeney
When someone turns in a moose tag and your buddy is next in line to get the tag— the day before season— you pull out the stops to help him. We have a lot of people looking for Mr Moose!! Let’s find him one!!
All the bulls i see this time of year are a bit lower in elevation. Focus on the bottom of the draws and lower elevation meadows.
Up in Northern Colorado the Bulls have the Cows pinned in the dark timber. See one Bull and get in on them and there is 2-3 Bulls with a Cow. Saw 2 that I would of taken and one was pushing 50" should be interesting with snow in the forecast!! Good luck!
Did he get one?
Last week, Summit County Wildlife Officers were notified of a calf moose with garden wire—what appeared to be a tomato planter—around its neck. The calf was successfully tranquilized and the wire was removed. Wildlife Officers suspect that the calf had been foraging in someone's garden and stuck its head inside the planter, which got stuck on the animal's head and worked its way down to the neck.
Just a reminder that moose are active in mountain towns this time of year and may be seen on trails, in neighborhoods or crossing roads and highways. It is mating season for moose ("the rut") and bulls are often sighted with cows and calves.
Stay vigilant, always keep your dog on a leash, and if you see a moose keep your distance and give it a wide berth. If a moose comes towards you, run and get behind something large like a tree, a car or a big rock. Enjoy watching moose from a distance.
Moose uproot trees in Alaska. Don’t hide behind a tree. Moose are dumb, they will give chase. Just back up slowly and loudly, make yourself look big.
How about lowering the amount for moose tags to start controlling their explosive population growth in the area over that last 10-15 years?
Is that snow!!??😃
Running seems counter intuitive. Won’t he chase? Or will he see it as “submitting” or giving up and loose interest?
thank you for helping
Thank you... Moose please keep your head out of things. Glad you're OK.
Made a real moose of the planter......lol
So sad, but happy to know he got it taken off. Hope he is doing well.
Thankful he was spotted and the wire removed.
Glad this was discovered and remedied.
Good job CPW!
Thank you!
Awww, poor thing
Kenzie Marie
Ian Thomas Schellhaass
CPW is repairing the boat ramp at Navajo State Park. All boaters must be off the water on the Colorado side by 5 p.m., Oct. 14. We're taking advantage of the low-water conditions to repair and resurface 200 feet of the ramp at the low end. Campgrounds and cabins at Navajo remain open.
Throw a sign up about the mud on the right side until then please.
Annette Sanburg
As part of our commitment to conserving the natural resources of Colorado, CPW works tirelessly to stabilize, sustain and increase deer and elk populations and habitats throughout the state.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an area of increasing concern, both in Colorado and across the nation. We are working on adaptive management tactics to prevent the further spread of CWD and controlling it in herds that are already infected.
A draft CWD adaptive management plan and comment form are available on the page below until Oct. 31 for those interested in submitting comments and concerns to the CWD Advisory Group.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - CWD Advisory Group
cpw.state.co.us
From October 1 - 31, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is asking for interested individuals to review and comment on the chronic wasting disease (CWD) a...
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2018 Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks input on chronic wasting disease plan chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/10/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-seeks-input.html
Keep up the good work yall. The effort is appreciated.
Marcos Eladio Falcon
CO hunters help!
One of our SCI members got a CO moose tag that was turned back in (he was next in line for the draw). The tag is good for unit 41 and all of the units that go with it...in the Grand Mesa area. Does ANYONE know of an area he can go look for Moose. The season started 3 days ago. HELP!! Any outfitters that work in that area too?? Let me know. I am going to go help him look for a moose later today/tomorrow and the weekend. Pass this one along and lets help him get a once in a lifetime Moose in Colorado. Thanks!
Post to the Hunting in Colo group too! Tell him Congratulations
If that tag covers 421, I can help a bit. Hunted it last year
Dusty Olford.
JasonGlenna Cretti should know that area...
Lived up here for 20 years know quite a few spots for moose
Ray Cogburn runs a permit out there 970-822-3557
Does he get one?
From Evergreen earlier in the week, this bull elk guarding its harem. Elk are in the rut (breeding season) right now and bulls can be very aggressive during this time. It is important for people to keep their distance from wildlife for both your safety and theirs.
Guy looks and acts like Kavanaugh after a nite of drinking!!!
Hahaha...I counted 31 cows. No wonder he’s strutting his stuff.
So this explains Kavanaugh’ aggressive behavior. Same as a wild animal.
There's a huge 7x7 in the area who has been very agressive. I've seen him go after vehicles on multiple occasions. I've lived in Evergreen for 11 years now and this is by far the most active rut I've seen. That 7x7 is the biggest bull I've ever seen, both in terms of rack and body.
How's a guy get so many girls? I have a succubus and I don't even have that many girls
He isn’t even nice to them, kind of chases them around.
Thanks for this information CPW. All the time Ive been archery hunting I was trying to get as close to a bull elk as possible. Im so glad a big bull like this never came any closer than 50 yards to my position. I could have gotten injured....or worse, an elk may have been KILLED! I wonder how many of these beautiful creatures will die from natural causes like lead poisoning.
Thanks for this great video!! This is one of my favorite places on earth AND especially at this time of the year. Not just the visual but the sounds!!! So grateful I was able to experience this before it became over-run with people. 💘💘💘🐾🐾🐾
I know exactly where that spot is. It’s too bad there’s always so much traffic.
Sure would be nice if archery season was during the rut...
Jay Gattas it’s your crew!
We try always to keep them apart, ...the deer instead is always trying to keep them TOGETHER !!
In Estes this past Monday. ♥️
What a large bull elk.
Some fool will probably start aggravating them.
I guess this is where the term "bully" comes from
Eddie check this guy out lol
We saw them today. So graceful!
horny fella.....
There must be another male close by.
What a beauty! So majestic.
What a badass he is.
Daddy
Majestic!
Triggered....lmao
Welcome back, October. It's safe to say we like you 🍂
Colorado Parks and Wildlife where exactly is this???
How wonderful it must be to have actual seasons. I dream of CO every day!
We have released a draft 2019 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for public review and comment.
As outdoor recreation participation booms in Colorado, the plan lays out top priorities to address the state’s needs for conservation and outdoor recreation over the next five years. To review and/or comment on the draft plan, visit www.coloradoscorp.org
I hope funding for boat inspectors is on there. We could really use a couple at Tarryall Res. before it's infested with mussels.
Nationally, it is the Year of the Bird. But for April Estep and her colleagues, it’s always the year of the bird — especially raptors like the burrowing owls.
Burrowing Owls - Colorado Outdoors Online
coloradooutdoorsmag.com
From the passenger seat of a pickup truck going 60 m.p.h. down a southeast Colorado highway, April Estep scanned the landscape using her hand to shield her eyes from the blinding dawn sun. Estep, a Co...
Here’s one of the little guys that we spotted this summer!
Nice article...enjoyed it.
Magnificent bird!
Meridith Mitchell Hatterman
Ashley Shaw
2016 Moose Tag Raffle Winner
Eric Stahlecker was the lucky winner of our statewide moose tag last year. He sent us this great note and a picture of the awesome moose he harvested. "On March 6th 2016 I found out I had won the Colorado statewide moose license through SCI. Phone calls to friends...
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