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
Go free young fella. Our wildlife officers trapped this mountain lion in a Boulder neighborhood and released him back into appropriate habitat away from people. He was estimated to be 75 pounds and 1.5-2.5 years-old.
Gorgeous animal. Is impinging on other puma’s territory a concern?
thank you for doing the right thing and releasing him back into the wild.
I seen this one on my walk at our farm May 1st 3 years ago ..... me and the dogs! So I had to take a picture of him, the sun was just comming up! In tomahawk Alberta canada!
Beautiful animal ~ thank you for releasing him back to where he needs to be!
Thankful he was returned to the wild!
Awesome
Nothing in the Planet beats CDW.....2nd to none.
Awesome
Love it, and he sure wanted away from the trailer.
Good job! Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you
Excelente, libre en su hábitat. Gracias.
Thank you, Beautiful 💖
Thank you. Great job!
Thanks
Amazing animal
Lucky guy.
Gorgeous!
Roselyn
Joanna
Marcos Eladio FalconDavid Nunez de Villavicencio
Richie Volz
Lucas James Reichart
Happy National Public Lands Day. Here's a friendly reminder of all the public land colorful Colorado has to offer.
Colorado, the state of parks, trails, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, forests, natural beauty abounds. But, to some, that is just a place to be raped and developed by a few for pure profit for those few.
To bad you can't draw a hunting tag...
Yep, unfortunately much of it has little to no access!
Focus on the Forest has taken 100 tons of trash and almost 500 tires out of the forest. We were in the forest today picking up other people's garbage.
Remember, you pack it in, you pack it out. Don't trash our forests! If you can't tidy up after yourself stay home.
Ya so pack out your trash#!!!!
From Imogene Pass
Love our parks ❤️
Sarah Lamar
Marcos Eladio Falcon
Krystal Walsh
It's National Hunting and Fishing Day, Colorado. Cheers to hunters and anglers for contributing to our state’s wildlife conservation programs.
Except for the dirt bikers blowing off trails and ripping everything up and throwing dust and dirt everywhere. No peace and quiet anymore.
Thank you hunters and anglers for all of your conservation efforts
Jonathan William cheers!
Done contributing until I can draw a tag.
Cheers
Cheers 🍺
When all the animals have been killed, then what?
😘
I would like to hunt down people who hunt and give them some of there own medicine!
Randy Alden Wicklander ❤️
America..the place were everything is murdered. .wanna visit? Mental illness
Brian Craig Clark perfect day for your elk harvest! Mmmmmmm! Elk burgers. Elk kabobs. Elk jerky.
BEAUITFUL.
We sat down with Jefferson County Open Space today to talk about bears in Colorado and being "Bear Aware."
September 22nd is National Public Lands Day and our beautiful Colorado boasts 23 million acres of public land. What's your favorite way to get outside and enjoy this shared playground?
Trying to find 1 square foot that doesn’t have someone else in it !!
Any way I can. But at my age it usually involves a motor for moving any distance. Glad to have so many fine trails, and willing to share.
This is how we roll...
Last weekend for archery elk season, hope to get a tasty elk!
Riding in our RZR.
On the lakes
With the grandkids!
An update to Wednesday's activity at Golden Gate Canyon State Park:
After an investigation of the area and interview with the woman involved, it was determined that no bear attack had occurred. Park rangers and wildlife officers finalized the search of a two-acre area around the Coyote Trail, finding no evidence of a bear in the area. The trail is open and the park is safe for visitors.
Read more: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6688
This is beary unclear. We need the grizzly details.
Needs jail time for wasting resources.
Her husband: www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_31963258/red-feather-lakes-bear-attack-investigatio...
i heard the bear is suing for slander
That’s bearly news worthy.
There is more to this story...
Well, there’s her 15 minutes of fame. I wonder if she felt it was worth it. I’m glad no bears were harmed because of her lies.
Isn't a bear attack a binary, yes or no, event? How do you not know one happened? Very confusing, not sure what's up with this
Did she get cited for false reporting?
Was she lying? If so, it would have been horrendous if a bear had been located & suffered the consequences.
Bear with us while this story develops
Should be a penalty falsifying report. At least a fine to pay for the resources wasted time.
Poor CO wildlife 😔
So did the woman lie then? I’m confused she was transported for medical attention, so I’m assuming there were injuries. What were they from?
I bet they made it up , for what reason who knows pick a reason. People are crazy today . The rangers would know if there was a bear there by prints the ground being destrubbed . They are not seeing it.
You better be giving this woman a bill, and three hots and a cot for a bit!
What I saw on the news was her wounds weren't caused by an animal
So what is the story here??
So did this person fake the incident or were they attacked by something or someone else?
Did she make the story up?
Charge her for wasting your time and our tax dollars! 👎😡
I think we might all be ahead of the consequences of false reporting to authorities in this instance were made more clear.
Thank you Colorado Park Rangers for all you do! Saw all the activity going on.
My favorite camping spot. Hope the lady and her dog are ok, whatever it was.....
CPW officers are on scene with Gilpin County Sheriff's Office, responding to a report of a bear-human interaction at Golden Gate Canyon State Park. We do not yet have confirmation or details on any injuries.
We will provide additional details from the scene and on our social channels as soon as they become available.
Allow a spring bear hunt.
Bear human interaction, this bear took my salami.
be careful bear - run away from two legged critters!
Who do I inform about a non native arachnid species? Been finding camel spiders at work in NoCo
Maybe we should respect that this is their land not ours we’re the one trespassing on it. I’m a gilpin native to this community have never had an issue leave the bear be and the bear will leave you and honestly if you see or smell a bear turn around and go home take your self out of the situation.
So....since you are posting this today, I assume it is not the same thing that was on the news yesterday and the police or whoever found that it was a false alarm? says cath
Raeanne Rider maybe my tag won’t be useless!
Now you're saying the bear report was faked, so what did happen
Turned out to be BS. There was no bear.
Bear were here first!
Patty Hakala we never saw 🐻
Erica Shurtleff if you decide to go hiking be aware of bears
Allow a spring bear hunt with teams of hounds. It'll reduce encounters like this and save the money you guys spent hiring contractors to kill predators.
Joanna
Fall in Colorado not only brings colorful aspen trees but also the sights and sounds of elk as they enter their mating season called the “rut.” Keep your ears tuned for the sound of bull elk bellowing screams of anguish and anger in their desire to attract females and fend off challenges from competing bulls.
Join us for the Estes Park Elk Fest Sept. 29-30! www.visitestespark.com/events-calendar/special-events/elk-fest/
Sprague lake
Here’s our front porch moose last week👍
We’re coming 2nd week in October . Will this rut still be going on ?
I was camping near Buffalo Pass near Steamboat and was hearing some wildlife in the am I couldn’t identify. Are elk there?
Would have been nice if the music didn't drown out everything
Whomever made this video did an excellent job! Excellent placement of music to movements and visual aspects. Very well made, gave me chills. I am so proud to work for an awesome agency!
Last Week!
Wish i was there to harvest me one, right now...
We saw this last weekend!! It was so neat
And don’t forget to keep your distance!
Great video Colorado Parks and Wildlife!
Loop The photos of wild life make my day!
What a beautiful a sound. The elk bugle.
Very cool video.
Heard them today around Granby lake
MoHa Gharamti Bere GT explains what we saw!
Dom Owens how soon can we go back 💓👍🤷♀️
This is wonderful!
Thanks for sharing this!!
Just awesome ❤
Wow...loud.
Sandra Pavan McLaughlin this is a cool video! I'm sure dad would enjoy 😉
Tom Rawson
"The beauty of birds is that they are everywhere you already are and everywhere you are going; all you have to do is slow down long enough to look for them." #WildlifeWednesday
Birding is popular and Colorado is here for it
theknow.denverpost.com
Birding was widely declared the country's second fastest-growing hobby a few years ago. In Colorado, there are more than 400 recorded species of birds.
Colorado is a good place to bird watch! We were up at Grand Lake and saw many species!
My favorite bird..love their call. Seen any rosie finches lately, Heath Kehm?
Taylor Fletcher
Alexia Alfano
We're excited to announce the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex will open to the public tomorrow!
CSEC's design and amenities will give all firearms enthusiasts, including competitive shooters, law enforcement personnel and hunters a place to sight-in rifles, handguns and bows and practice in a safe, supervised, high-end facility. cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6683
Yeah great, you closed off the place I grew up learning how to shoot to build this so you can make money... the only thing CDOW cares about
How many families will pay 12 a head sounds like dow is collecting again. This was our gift from our beloved gov hickenlooper. Just go where you been going!!! I understand it cost a lot to build. Lotto money, pot money. Why do all of these gifts to the public come with a fee??
Do they give lessons?
Hope it doesn’t bother the mustang herd!
We need something like this in northern CO close to Fort Collins
Location?
4 hrs away
Well...that's out for us! Is there such a place for the east side? East side of Colorado!
How about spending the money where 90% of the hunters and shooters actually live? What a frickin waste of sportsman's dollars.
Melissa Marshall this is close to you.
How long until .gov announces that the open range shooting that we've enjoyed for generations has been closed?
how much $ came from license fees?
Um pretty sure I’ll be going when we visit again 👍🏻
That’s great and all, but that’s the other side of the state. Smart location.....
Looks like a great road-trip on the bike to play out there.
I think I will take my 300 win mag next week to sight in and get some velocity data.
Dennis Yeager let’s go!
Omar Olivas Jose Renteria check it out
Very good news
Excellent
Wonderful.
Marc Dodero.... this looks interesting!
Mike 😮
Colorado parks, just wondering, who funded this? Was it built off our hunting and fishing license money? Why is the state so worried about making people pay to go shoot, other than idk the wild fires? Deer population? This "high end" place seems like nothing more than the start of the blm, national Forrest and the state saying we can't target shoot on open land anymore. Should of invested the money else where.
Curtis George!!
Boats that have recently been on Lake Powell are posing a serious threat of infesting Colorado lakes and reservoirs with invasive quagga and zebra mussels.
So far this summer, CPW and other inspectors in Colorado have found a record 43 boats containing mussels, and 32 of those came from Lake Powell.
Clean, drain and dry your boats!
More info: cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6681
Boats need to be checked when they come into a new state and before they are launched into lakes and reservoirs!
Thank you for screening these boats
globalism:)
Boats owners need to be more proactive. The mussels are an awful thing to spread. Don't pollute our beautiful waters.
Thanks for your hard work!
we had this same issue with the zebra mussels in omaha. What a mess
Where did the other 11 boats come from? We go to Lake Powell all the time and we drain, clean and dry our boat every time we come home. Some boaters are very responsible and do the right thing to avoid spreading the mussels.
There’s laws that prevent boats docking in certain lakes if they have been in other lakes within 1 week. Just to prevent such cross contamination
How many time do boat owners have to be asked to be RESPONSIBLE??
Just take there boats away
I guess Lake Powell's decontamination program isn't working ??? They are also spread by migrating water fowl droppings.
Too bad Tarryall is a free for all, it's gonna be infested in no time.
How about stop wasting money on lake inspections and set them up at the state lines instead. None of the lakes in Colorado are contaminated why not focus resources on the out of staters that are bringing them in!!
Take their boats away. Bunch of turkeys.
Ban Lake Powell Boas & Californians 🙂 Problem Solved..
Bradley James
Patrice Floyd
Roger Denton
Kelly Mckee
Mike Wagner
Kinder Lindsey Blacke
Information about yesterday’s fire at Staunton State Park - Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
If you saw any suspicious activity in the area, please let us know at 303-816-0912."Today at approximately 2:11 p.m. a Staunton State Park visitor notified park rangers of a wildland fire within park boundaries. A ranger responded, spotted smoke and immediately requested response from the Elk Creek Fire Protection District (ECFPD). ECFPD firefighters arrived quickly and ensured the fire, which consisted of smouldering pine needles and wood on the forest floor, was extinguished. The fire burned about 1/2 acre before being contained.
The cause appears to be an illegal fire at an illegal campsite well away from any area used by park guests. Staunton Rangers and the ECFPD fire marshall are currently investigating this situation. Staunton State Park's Manager Zach Taylor credited the limited scope of the fire to the the alert observation and quick notification by several park visitors as well as the fast response and professionalism by ECFPD personnel. Taylor also advised an reverse 911 alert would have been activated had the fire been larger or closer to residential areas.
Taylor requests anyone who has information about this incident or any park visitors who may have seen suspicious off trail activity near Scoutline Trail and the park's service road to please call Staunton State Park's office at 303-816-0912.
Jenny Ambrusch...scary
so Glad they got to it early. Sad people don't have enough knowledge to make sure to put their campfires out, or to not have them where they are not suppose to have them. We were taught to put water then dirt on top of them to make sure they were out. Take time to put it out. many animals and peoples lives depend on it. I still cry when I go over La Veta pass to the damage that was done to the beauty of the Mountain. It will take a hundred years to recover the trees that were burned. So sad
Bravi Fyremen
Great job guys
Sad..favorite park😭
NOT COOL.
Vandals caught defacing Colorado state park
fox21news.com
Vandals were caught in the act, defacing a popular state park.
What sort of animal dart tranquilizer would work on humans of their size? Asking for a friend.
Fine AND jail time. Set an example that this is unacceptable.
We have been doing it a long time folks.
Maybe instead of being low life thug vandals who want to display their disgraceful tags, they could go out and get REAL jobs. Possibly at an art studio and get paid to color on things! #oxygenthieves
When did all this racist people came to Colorado ?
They were such sweet boys that would never do anything like that.
If we catch someone what do you recommend we do? Seems like just snapping a photo and calling doesn't work?
Should've stuck around to see their vehicle & license plate. 😡😡😡😡😡😡
Why do people feel the need to destroy with ultimately what looks like crap anyway!! Why are this generation feeling the need to destroy !!!!!
And of course as the saying goes, 'this is why we can't have nice things'.
Really??????
Don't come to Colorado if that is what you do to our parks. Hope they get caught and are fined a hefty amount of money, get jail time, and then given community service (working in the state parks doing clean up.
Forget jail time. Tag their foreheads “vandal.” There is a special place in hell for these folks
As typical humans, who seem to destroy the beauty of environments. Don’t be surprised, when something will hunt you. There’s always consequences for destruction.⚖️⚔️
What is wrong with these guys ? Have they nothing better to do ? If they enjoy art, it is so much better to create their own, not deface what others have done.
There is no punishment too harsh for low life trash like this!
And make em clean the toilets!
They visit the park to vandalize it not to enjoy it's beauty, how sad! Just got back from the beautiful state of Colorado where I bought my lifetime Nat'l Park pass at the glorious Rocky Mountain National Park! I am set for life!
Next time don't shout at them. It was their early warning system.
Whats wrong with people?
Seriously. In a hundred years, people will hike it to see it. Maybe there could be a designated rock art area.
They weren’t caught! They were seen doing it.
Did they do ALL of that? That's insane.......and......the dog is off leash.
All of us need to be proactive and capture/report any vandalism in our parks. Protect them for everyone to enjoy in their natural splendor.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Has there been an attempt to identify the criminals by the photo? Surely someone in the state can recognize these two by their clothing, their physiques, and their dog.
There's nothing quite like fall camping in Colorado.
Reserve your state park campsite 🏕: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/camping.aspx
Visitors can always call the park directly to see when leave are at their peak offering breath taking views
After Labor Day, aren't most sites first-come first-served?
Amen
What fall? It’s still 94 outside. I’m thinking fall got skipped.
Erin Cash ⛺️😉
Can you imagine if that happened today?
Here's a happy ending for the bear who was captured in Lone Tree this morning and relocated to the Pike National Forest.
Here, he'll find plenty of natural food sources and a lot fewer people. Our officers fired some rubber buckshot at the end of the video just to haze the bear and pump up his natural fear of humans.
Your reason for shooting at it once it took off and not at you?
Yea, I seen more bears this year during elk bow season that I went home early. Found out that problem bears have been being dumped in that area for the last couple years. I would think that bears who are already known to be a problem would be spread out over several areas, not just 1. 13 bears in 5 days. Crazy. Every person who 8 talked to had issues with bears mack charging them. I had 2 different bears charge me.
Need to get the one up on caribou hit 4 tent sites this weekend
I know a few people I’d like to haze with rubber buckshot!
Hope he stays put in the forest.
what did you do with our moose?
Yay A5!!! You guys rock!
Awesome guys
Great work guys!
Scott Lockwood, Collette Lockwood, Kiersten Lockwood
They should have done this up here in Estes Park, instead of killing the momma bear. 😠
Terrie Lenger
Amber Betterman
Looking to do some small game hunting?
ICYMI: The 2018 Colorado Small Game & Waterfowl brochure is here: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/RulesRegs/Brochure/SmallGameWaterfowl.pdf
I really do not understand why people hunt unless they are in the wilderness and need to for survival. To kill these beautiful creatures breaks my heart,
Heck yes, I am.
Heck yes, I am.
Phil Stanton
The Milky Way looking mighty fine above Rifle Falls State Park.
A 70-foot, triple waterfall, with crashing water, misty clouds of spray, dripping moss, lush vegetation and mysterious limestone caves makes Rifle Falls a spectacular destination. And because it's far from any major cities, it remains a beautiful spot to see the night sky.
📷: Instagram’s @_q_03
I love you, Justine Lehman
Beautiful!
Have visited there...great park, hope to come again soon!!!
Beautiful
Great pic. Thanks for sharing.
Mike McConnell Colorado man
Nick Runge a possible night photography session?
WOW!!!
I’ll bet Jimmer liked picture!
Breathtaking!
AWESOME!!!
Lucas Green we should go
Nathan we should go
Courtney Davis
Ali Klos
David K Winfield
Halo Ali
Ronny Stephens
Brendan Kortz Natalie Moticska
Haley Abshire
This special edition of Colorado Outdoors magazine is here.
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Get your copy: www.cpwshop.com/subscription.page?displayCategoryID=1449737751This special edition of Colorado Outdoors features articles that will help you make the most of your fall and winter out in the field. Discover where species and hunting seasons align to create opportunities for multispecies hunts. Learn tactics for locating early season mule deer. And protect your investment with gear care tips and much more.
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I know that some of our Colorado Chapter of SCI-Sportsmen for Community members have Colorado Moose, Sheep and Goat tags. I have seen a couple Rams that were harvested by our friends (in person)--lets share the great news of your success! Send us a picture and we will post it on our FB page and on our website too!
Good luck to all of you who are out chasing critters now. Archery season has been on for a few weeks and "Smoke-Pole" hunters got started today (September 8)--rifle season isn't far behind!!
Have you had any luck yet?? Let us know!!
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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