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 |
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)
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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
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is considering changes to the plains deer rifle season as part of the 2020-2024 Big Game Season Structure and is interested in hearing your feedback! Please take a few minutes to answer this brief comment form: www.research.net/r/PlainsRifleDeer2019
This public comment form will be available through August 26, 2019. The input you provide will be shared with the Commissioners during the next Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on September 5 - 6, 2019 in Rifle, Colorado.
One of the best kept secrets left in Colorado! Hope things don’t change. Been hunting the plains for the last 25+ years. I also have been working on the many thousand acres where I hunt and truly believe the herds are in great shape.
I think they should leave the season dates alone, issue a lot more whitetail doe tags, and cut the number of muley doe tags.
In my opinion there should be one plains rifle season and start it the first Wednesday after thanksgiving and have it last for 12 days. This way there is rifle hunting for two weekends. Basically, mirror Kansas’s rifle season. Shorten plains archery to last from October 1st through the day before pheasant season starts; so October 1st-November 9th this year. Have muzzleloader season start the last Saturday in October and have it last for 9 days so people get to hunt 2 weekends. Having this deer season structure would cut down on poaching, guiding, and give deer some time off before rifle season starts to finish breeding possibly. This year they would get a break from hunting from November 9th-December 3rd. What does everyone else think?
I had a great plains hunt in 2017.
Sorry CPW. I was hoping to submit a comment at the end. My answers were basically moot and N/A. I was hoping to submit a comment, that any end goal should not be revenue seeking. The health of the plains deer herd should be kept as the primary mission in any decision. Thank you very much.
It's time to do away with the preference point system ! Just a true unbiased draw ! Give the ones that have 10 pp what they have waited for ,and start over !
I hope more moose tags are handed out to start controlling overpopulation
What a bs survey all about plains deer hunting
That's a nice catch out of Boyd Lake State Park 👀This 30.5" walleye was caught by Kyle Bowen of Thornton on Saturday. It was 3.5” shy of the state record!
I was going to go to boyd on Tuesday too
While in Ontario many years ago, during a remote conoe trip, my brother (Tom Wolff) caught a 36 inch, 15.5 lb Walleye. We were so far out that we ate as much as we could. When we got back to civilization, we discovered that Moslon had a competition going on. The biggest fish walleye of the competition was only 9 lbs. The four of us shared a meal that could have won the $10,000 prize. Great memories.
I hope the fish went on to swim another day?
What a brave success
Boyd lake, beautiful serene and covered with fisherman in 3,2,1.....
NICE. Good eating.
Nice!!!!
State record for kept or released? I'll have to look it up but I know the state record over all is 18 something pounds
Been there done that. Almost broke the state record 2 days in a row.
Mark Griest Todd Horton
Justin Pusch
Jodi N Paul Grine
Alex Mondragon
Raygan Nunyabiz
Kelly Vigil
Ericka N Jack Ornelas
Angela McBride
Geoff Petty
Paula Chappell
Lane Berndt Jonathan Sheldon RJ Denney
Corbin Mixon
Alan Rhody.
Kyle Niemeyer
Jed Thompson
Luke Coffey
What characteristics and qualities would you like to experience at future state parks?
We're drafting criteria for evaluating potential properties and we want to hear from you!
Share your input via this public comment form by tomorrow Aug. 15: bit.ly/2N5BLAA
Okay folks I'll say it... If you want your suggestions/ideas considered... use the form at the link the CPW has shared in their post
Beautiful scenery, water, trails, bathroom, parking.
Need to be more wheelchair and handicapped friendly. I have a problem walking any distance. There are not enough access to wheelchair, scooter or other modes of transportation for handicapped people. I would love to be able to enjoy the parks but I can't.
More public shooting ranges. Licenses for mountain bikes, same as ATVs, for trail maintenance funding. Picnic and camping facilities, hiking trails with no mountain bike or ATV access.
Warm water lakes with lake side camping. Bonny res. Was my favorite lake of all times
As sad as it sounds, something similar to the permit system used at hanging lake. I think every coloradan wants to feel secluded when they step into nature and that is hard to find these days. Happy exploring!
Separate, directional mtb trails from hiking/equestrian trails would be great. Purpose built features with alternate lines.
How about other people help pay for all of this. Hunters and fishermen and women pay for most of it and our license fees keep going up.
How about you increase access, instead of restricting it. Visit other states and you’ll be blown away by how great the access is and how nice the facilities are.
I think you should double the walleye stocking rates..and create a volunteer donation account and when it hits the right amount invest in higher walleye stocking.. the front range lakes are overfished.
More hiking trails and parks that allow canine hiking partners
More access to big lakes... such as Pueblo res. Not very much access especially on the southside
Let’s get use to the idea that mountain biking is a legitimate way to enjoy nature, take into account that building bike specific trails reduces user conflict, and start being realistic about our parks being a destination for both biking and hiking.
On line reservations. Most parks out 2 years or more. Need to have same number of camping spots for first come first serve! Most are out of state witch i get but this system simply takes camping opportunity to families to just go camping that live and work in this state.
Habitat stamps should be required for all people using the resources. Similar to hunter education, make a "fishing education program" so people can stop killing fish by mishandling and better understand what it's takes to have large fish and a good productive fishery.
People who want to bike and stuff should have to pay an annual fee for trail upkeep and whatnot instead of having us hunters and fisherman pay for it
I would prefer some actual waterfowl habitat. Where ducks/geese can feed and rest. Something to actually attract and hold waterfowl in this area. Waterfowl seasons have been dismal and disappointing. If this trend remains there will be no hunters purchasing licenses to fund these programs.
More disability access only areas. You give us a small pier or dock that gets over fished by people that dont follow the rules. Please help us out as we pay for licenses too!
How about getting the website to work when leftover tags go on sale? Just a thought
More emphasis on interpretive programs in parks where it makes sense to do so (such as Cheyenne Mountain State Park). Create state parks that become “destinations” like National Parks.
Archery range at Standley lake. I hate driving more than 30 minutes just to go shoot. It would be nice to come home and still be able to go and shoot close to home.
If you can't take care of the state parks that we now have why open new parks ? Lake Pueblo is a prime example . The state owned Dock in the north Marina has been in sad shape for years . No soap dispensers in the bathrooms . Why not reopen Bonny ?
Maybe something without wild animals and an area where people can’t destroy it- for all the idiots that don’t know what to do or how to act in a real national Park! Disgusting the way lots of people act in our beautiful National treasures. In fact, a park ranger in Denali told us a few weeks ago that someone recently asked when they are going to release the animals so visitors could see them! No common sense! They’re better off going to a theme park.
Structure in the lakes for fishing habitat and better fishing period.
More pike, wiper, blue and flathead catfish opportunities
The July & August issue of Colorado Outdoors is hot off the press and available for purchase in the online store!
Get your copy of Colorado Outdoors today: www.cpwshop.com/pos.page?_PageParam.repurchasePrdID=59558
Happy #WorldLizardDay 🦎!
Have you ever seen a collared lizard in Colorado? Their colors are incredible. These lizards live in the rocky, hilly areas of the southwest and southeast part of the state.
Do yellow toes make you run faster? The answer is maybe, because collared lizards can run up to 16 mph!
📷: Tony Gurzick/CPW
Thanks CPW for all you continue to do for our beautiful state.
So cool!
Love this guy...love the colors!
Seen several. Love them they are beautiful.
Seen one on Mount Garfield.
I recently painted one! 😄 Haven't seen one in person though.
Ran into a bunch when I was exploring Fruita several years ago, they were so neat! I even drew this guy from one of my photos.
I would love to see this very speedy lizard!
And they are hard as heck to take photos of! These are great!
I've see these guys. They are very cool!!!
I absolutely love to find and photograph this amazing lizards!
See them almost daily ! Beautiful
What? Wow. I’d love to see these one day.
I see these guys pretty frequently.
Spectacular looking lizards! Would have thought they would be native to some tropical locale.
a real beauty! thanks
Beautiful
We have these kind, they aren’t as colorful and don’t have the black collar.
What a beauty. How big are they?
It’s somewhat hard to tell in the photos, but how big do these lizards get?
Love these kids. They're all over our area.
I've seen a few
I knew I should have done that yellow pedicure! 😁😁😁
We have these things
It’s not just humans who are drawn to Colorado waters! Invasive zebra and quagga mussels love to hitch a ride on equipment, trailers and boats such as the one pictured below. These small invaders have the ability to ruin fisheries, clog water systems and could even close waters to recreation if they take hold.
These sneaky aquatic nuisance species (ANS) are not necessarily visible to the naked eye. Five of our ANS technicians vigorously cleaned this boat from Michigan which had been flagged by the Boulder Marine service station for contamination.
Zebra and quagga mussels are notoriously difficult to distinguish from one another, so we collected some samples from the motor to be sent for DNA analysis.
To remove all potential traces of mussel on board, we flushed the lines and cleaned the inside of the boat with 120 F water, then blasted the outside, including the motor, with 140 F water. Talk about a spray down!
Finally, the boat will be sent back to the service station to check the engine for any last stragglers.
Learn more about preventing the spread of ANS in Colorado:
cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/BoatInspection.aspx
I don't own a boat but I have seen checking and a cleaning out on the Western Slope. This is very time consuming as we and other cars had to be routed a different way for entry into the area. I do have a couple questions...and no I haven't read all of the information and requirements. 1. Are these "mussels" dangerous to humans and or animals? 2. What about people who use canoes, kayak or other items that go into the waters. Should they as well be checked? 3. Is this why some of our native fish are so statistical low in some of our waters?
Keep waters safe, kids encouraged to learn about the outdoors, and stay in the know about this stuff through the Colorado parks and wildlife everywhere. Social media or the news will always keep us in the know for these types of incidents and it is up to everyone else to keep our laws safe and effective to enjoy the outdoors the way we all would like to.
And the cost of recreating in Colorado goes up.
You have to do what you have too to protect your precious resources. We have had a similar problem in the South with hydrlla algae. Hard to get rid of.
I lived on an inland lake in Michigan for a few years. They are a huge problem there with no cure. They grow on every underwater hard surface on top of each other. They are razor sharp making it impossible to handle anything underwater without thick gloves. They must be stopped before they infest our CO waters because if they do there is no way to get rid of them!!
It’s something we need to do to protect our waters.
Wash your boat, flush the bilge EVERY time you go to a different lake!
I hate it when I have to handle my underwear with thick gloves😜
So what happens to the person who owns the boat? When they find these pests on the boat do they get fined or anything?
Can you eat these things? I know there is a toxic green algae bloom though
Ty Peck
Seize the boats found to be contaminated. Only way these morons are gonna get a clue. There’s no way that they can say they don’t know when they have been in waters that contain the invasive mussles.
Each year, CPW terrestrial biologists survey bighorn sheep herds around the state. It's a huge effort.
For the past two weeks, our Southeast Region team is surveying the Pikes Peak herd. It requires assembling 45 staff and volunteers at 3:30 a.m. to head up the mountain. Teams are dropped off at various trails to hike up, down and around America's Mountain, as it's called.
They use binoculars, spotting scopes, telephoto camera lenses and even drones to count sheep. They classify the sheep by sex (rams and ewes), age, weight, general health, size of curl on rams, ear tags and collars.
Biologists were very happy to report sightings of several lambs. Reproduction is an indicator of the overall health of the herd.
Magnificent pictures....thank you, CPW!!!!
Love the bighorn sheep! Thank you!!!
Wow!!!!! The pictures are stunning! There is nothing quite like standing under a Colorado sky!
We used to do a bighorn count at Dinosaur NM. I was always a boatman for this and the annual goose count. Great memories
Wow! Awesome pics.
what a job you have Timmy King May I snag this beautiful layout and post on my Facebook!
Amazing beautiful pictures and the views are fabulous beautiful big horn sheep wow
Wonderful. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you CPW for your hard work and dedication to serve and protect the state's rich natural heritage.
Great pics! Thank you for sharing them!!
Important work!♥️ Bighorn Sheep!
Great photos, my son has been lucky enough to go on the sheep counts!
Thank you for this! How can I participate next year?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are busy at work teaching what they know best, how to kill in their "Learn to hunt bears in Montrose workshop (see following link)." When bear hunting season opens, mothers are killed with no restrictions, orphaning their babies who depend on them for 17 to 29 months of their lives. Most of these cubs will die of fear, hunger or predation from another bear after their mother is shot. CPW is the agency in charge of preserving Colorado's land and wildlife but their real function is to turn living beings into products based on the cultural desire to destroy.
Thank you to all the hunters that make this possible! With out hunters there would be no CPW or wildlife! Great pics
Those are stunning pictures!! I'm so amazed how you got them to pose for you😉 lol
Love them, beautiful pictures.
Thank you all who help!
WOW! These pictures are beautiful!
Nice shots
Sounds like a lot of work. I see these guys driving down the Poudre just about every time I'm done fishing. They pretty much stand in the road.
Fabulous pics!
Great shots
All beautiful
Beautiful pictures!
Entretanto México
Un león rodeado por 20 hienas y sin salida, se alistaba para morir, inesperadamente un amigo salió a su rescate.
#Video BBC Earth
HUNTERS: Leftover Day is almost here (tomorrow, Aug. 6)!
Get ready by reviewing these tips.
All leftover licenses go on sale at 9 a.m. Aug. 6 online 💻 via phone 📞 and at a CPW office.
2019 Colorado Big Game Leftover License Tips - Colorado Outdoors Online
coloradooutdoorsmag.com
Leftover day is the day when Colorado Parks and Wildlife makes all remaining big game hunting licenses available for purchase.
It actually was a CenturyLink issue, not the CPW system. The place I went had the wifi password to a next door business who doesn't have internet through CenturyLink, the CSR logged onto the licensing system on a separate laptop and I got all 3 tags I went for. I just had to wait for the point of sale machines to come back online for her to print them. AND it was working on my phone, but I was put in the queue as it was setup to work. It proved that it was a CenturyLink service issue and not the vendor the system is now setup through. Blame CPW for that part of it all you want, but just know you are wrong and not accurate at all. It was NOT a system crash from being overloaded like it has been in the past when Active was the vendor.
Thanks again for nothing CPW! I'm glad you guys are making money off the nonresidents but how about helping out the hunters who live here. That's 2 years in a row I haven't drawn any tags and then get screwed by the wonderful computer system on leftover day. It just makes me sick that I live here and can't get a decent license. How about going back to when residents at least got the first shot at a leftover tag. It is OUR state!
If you’re not willing to pay a decent web services company to handle your website traffic, why not roll out the different leftover tags over a series of a few days, you know stagger the license sales. Seems to me it would help tremendously in your terrible website crashing.
This is how I feel about today. Thanks Wildlife. Our whole CPW system has huge issues!
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are busy at work teaching what they know best, how to kill in their "Learn to hunt bears in Montrose workshop (see following link)." When bear hunting season opens, mothers are killed with no restrictions, orphaning their babies who depend on them for 17 to 29 months of their lives. Most of these cubs will die of fear, hunger or predation from another bear after their mother is shot. CPW is the agency in charge of preserving Colorado's land and wildlife but their real function is to turn living beings into products based on the cultural desire to destroy.
After last two years of the system crashing within just a few seconds, I am not even going to try for leftover tag tomorrow . Just not worth it. Good luck everyone
Been stewing... so now just need to vent. Like many, hunting CO is more about my family getting together once a year to spend time, camp and hunt together. Resident and non-resident. Now we pulled a few tags and others didnt, and then their are x amount of leftovers. And then you get to the cart and purchase line and they are gone.... Now parts of the family that are non-resident have spent 100$ on a small game and stamp that will be wasted...Never used, b/c the one trip most can afford to come is for elk camp....
I just don’t understand how your website is so slow in this day and age when it’s time to buy left over tags. This isn’t the dial up era. I’ll pay extra for a tag if you contract with Amazon Web Services or upgrade your servers. Predictable is preventable.
No thank you. I will have no part in that shenanigans.
i got through on the phone only to have an automated message say leftover and otc go on sale Aug 8, then it hung up!!!
Is CO parks and wildlife able to confirm if anything’s been done to help the system not crash again this year? Just wanna know if it’s worth putting in the effort.
And another epic fail by CPW!! got one tag out of 14 in my cart that I could actually use and then have to wait in que for 15 minutes to check out and then the tag is gone!! thanks CPW!!! keep on rockin in the free world........ smfh..... Oh yeah and the whole time I was trying to call the phone line for 30 minutes and couldn't get it to ring a single time. Noice!
Dysfunctional - sorry! I was so upset with CPW I couldn’t spell correctly. Hey I should apply for a job there!
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just called 800-244-5613, on hold for 10 minutes, talked to lady about why my licenses we take from the shopping cart, she claimed she had no idea and transferred me to customer support which promptly hung up on me. Now everytime I call I get hung up on.
Well this is going well...
Let's start a poll here how many people actually got tags from the leftover? Also put up what state you're in I bet you there's more out of state than in state.
Just sad that we go thru this same time-waste every year. CPW, get it together please!
My GF picked up a leftover bull tag in unit 11 this morning.
Quit trying to do it online the first day!! It never works! It always crashes!!! If people want them bad enough they will wait in line!
Yup garbage was waiting in line online to only have it time out. Then get through just to have it say my residency could not be verified. Never doing this BS again. Lost out on the tag I wanted.
Yeah I was thinking of getting an over the counter whitetail deer and elk tag
Anyone know the odds of the site crashing within the first 5 minutes ?? Asking for a friend 🤔
lets hope the system doesn't crash this time
CPW is top heavy.
ICYMI: Today (Aug. 5) is a FREE day at Colorado's state parks in celebration of Colorado Day.
Active duty, retired and military veterans receive free admission all month. cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Pages/default.aspx
See you out there! #livelifeoutsideCO
Thank you to those who serve and have served our country.
We are pleased to be offering all active-duty military and veterans free entrance to Colorado's 41 state parks in the month of August. Eligible military members may pick up their hangtag and pass beginning August 1.
Find more details here: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Marketing/August-Military-Pass.pdf
Thank you CPW and all of our veterans for their service.
CPW thank you for this lovely gesture of appreciation!!! These men and women most certainly deserve this and much more! My thanks also to all CPW Officers, employees and volunteers for all you do keeping our State wildlife and residents safe.
How about first responders that also protect the homeland?
Is an electronic copy of a DD214 acceptable (on your phone for instance) or do you need a paper copy? My veteran husband and I will be camping with our motorhome and a tow vehicle this month at a state park. Does his veteran status cover both vehicles for the trip?
I agree with Mary's statement "and much more". How about free entrance year round?
Where are the stars on the flag? Did they fall off?
Will be getting mine soon Thanks!!! 🙂
Louis Kincaid free entrance to all the parks this month!
Phillip Jay Kondracki
Pedro Higareda ....
Ronnie Vigil
Shawn Kelley
Carley Hopkins
Sarah we should go pick one up
Susanna Susanna Wohlford
Dawn Dad Jaden
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Fkn hypocrites
If Colorado is 143 years old, does that mean it's over the...mountain? Happy #ColoradoDay! 🎉
Celebrate with free admission to Colorado state parks, Mon. Aug 5. #livelifeoutsideCO
"Live Life Outside". I like it!
Happy Birthday Colorado!
I'm pretty sure Colorado is way older than that lol
Happy Birthday Colorado! I love and miss you. 😊
Happy Birthday Colorado....It's my birthday also...not quite as old as you...however...I feel my 76 years...no cake and no candles...Fire Hazard...ya' know!...:)
Happy Birthday ❤️🎉
Happy Birthday I have missed you lots!!
I moved away, but a piece of my souls still resides there
1.4.3. I love you, CO!
The Rocky Mountains are ~1 Gyr. I'm going to say Colorado as a state has a long time before being over the mountain.
It was once a great conservative state.....
In a Monday why not on a weekend when most people have it off
Never!
Why on a Monday when people have to work?
Amanda Rose Benshemer
Randy Guillot you share a bday with Colorado!
Madison Willoughby, FREE STATE PARKS. 😩
Get out there Kasie Park and Andrew Joon Park🐾❣🍻
Susie Rakers You’re late for party!
If wildlife and its habitat is to survive, it's time we all stood up and shared the facts about the important role hunting plays in conservation. Share your stories with those close to you today. To learn more, visit SafariClubFoundation.org. #firstforwildlife #conservation #scifoundation #scif #hunterpride #huntingisconservation
I’m sure our current anti conservation administration has Teddy rolling in his grave.
The official leftover big game limited licenses list is here! This year, more than 54,500 big game hunting licenses are available. The breakdown:
Bear – more than 6,000 limited licenses available
Deer – more than 10,250 limited licenses available
Elk – more than 30,600 limited licenses available
Pronghorn – more than 7,700 limited licenses available
Leftover licenses go on sale August 6, 2019 at 9 a.m. MT. Take a look: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Leftover.pdf
I just got kicked out of line in hopes of a leftover deer or elk tag, Process is complicated,
I am P.O.ed how come my first choice for a Male mule deer tag was not awarded and there are leftovers for MY FIRST CHOICE on the app and my 3rd choice was for a muzzle-loading tag for areas 52, 521. 411 and my first choice was for area 52 3rd regular season, A 58-year resident can not get a tag and there are leftovers for what I applied for, HOW COME!!!!!?????????/ This is pure BS!!!!!
For one tags are gone way up for us out state people tbat love to come out and last year when I got drawed we didnt see anything are hear either..this was elk muzzleloader and we didn't see anyone that had either
So how do I apply for one of these tags? Is it in person only? This is my first season going for a leftover tag, so I'm a little lost on the process.
Good to see multiple of my first and second choices that I didn’t draw as well as my daughters first choice deer that she didn’t draw her first year in units that you can typically draw with 0 points
Went for a drive in unit 33, and all I saw was a elk calf that was killed by wolves
---it was a deep and solem molment treaded by reflection, as the forehead tiped down and the words came out, i can,t remember if i asked the the question or if i overheard it in his conversation with a gentle freind,,,,---
By the time u skin that deer the price is so outrageous that deer meat works out to about 130$ per pound, I'm good. Congrats CWC u and about every other state has made hunting so expensive and confusing that it's not even worth it to hunt anymore. Total joke
Wow! My Son and I didn’t draw elk or deer, and there’s now leftovers for sale in the units and seasons we applied for. I didn’t get a pronghorn tag as well that there are leftovers for . Not right cpw, your system is beyond flawed
Yet another year and another epic fail .... not sure how you people can’t figure this out but thank you again for zero opportunities. Welcome to the internet .... taking my money out of state.
Keep jacking the prices up and moving nuisance bears into elk country. Then on top of it make the non residents purchase small game license JUST TO APPLY!! First time in over 20 years the group I've went with ARE NOT GOING. Hello Wyoming muleys
Better set up a tent on the front steps now 😂🤣 will the website work this year?! (Asking for a friend 😉 )
Elk. Send me a good un. I’ll send yall a check...
I can’t understand the negativity from those who didn’t draw tags. There is abundant data explaining “draw out” statistics and it’s fairly consistent year to year. If you don’t have sufficient points to draw a particular unit don’t get upset when you don’t draw a tag. If you want to hunt multiple species every year learn how to use the system to your advantage. If you didn’t draw a tag and that tag is now available on the leftover list it’s most likely due to applicant error. Those tags are then made available through the leftover list.
Why so many? I got the impression from hunting friends that tags were a difficult lottery system?
What the hell??? Elk and deer I can see but bears? Shame on youI come from a large family of sportsmen and still I find killing beard repugnant.
ha ha ha ha good luck dealing with this. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife hates locals and will never do anything to fixed this crap system. Shame on all of them.
Randall Hicks I agree with you even the in state tags are very high the states want to control the guns and this is one way to take them away control the hunters they control the guns so the jack up the prices you need to check out the number of animals poached in each state that’s where the problem is the majority of poachers get away with killing an animal if they don’t get caught it’s all good one case in Oregon some guy got caught with a poached elk he had to spend six months in jail they took his gun truck fined him $10000.00 and he can’t hunt or fish ever again in the state but that didn’t stop him he got caught again with a deer
It's sad that an agency meant to protect wildlife is selling killing licenses. Such an outdated way of thinking when we should be concerned about extinction.
So how long this year tell your POS system crashes? Looks like alot of tags available for the out of state people, amazing how two friends did not draw but still tags leftover and more this year then in the past.
am from nairobi,kenya n certainly wont b there,my question is,al those tickets mean a dead elk,deer or the other animals highlighted??am askn cz here in kenya,we need al the animals alive,n i mean all.thanks.
The majority of these tags that there's one two or three tags available and y'all are bitching about how you put in and didn't draw the tag. These tags that are back up mostly people drew them but their method of payment didn't go through so the tags are put back as available if the tag took more than 5 points to draw CPW would then go with the next people in line to draw the tags that's why there's no high-end tags
How are there tags for a unit and season that was drawn out/and I didn’t have a chance at some of these tags for second chance draw?? 🤷♂️
Is the CPW website down? Can’t load it.
The bad sentiment from unsuccessful applicants in the first draw (from reading here) is from tags in the leftover were applied for and not issued in the first draw . That common answer is they aren't paid for and thrown back in the mix . Simple . You are charged for the tag when drawn . Period . Allows for more lead time for a true leftover application . Allows for more lead time to scout , plan , etc.
Your park rangers protect your most beloved natural resources and keep you safe in the Colorado outdoors.
Today we salute our rangers, and rangers all over the world. Happy #WorldRangerDay! 🌲 #livelifeoutsideCO
My hat off to you guys for a great job well done!!
God Bless our Park Rangers
Love me some CPW Rangers!! Keep doing the good work and stay safe!
Thank you!
Thank you CPW and to all the other Rangers out there for your hard work and dedication! Greatly appreciated!!
Thank you ALL for all you do. I've met some great people who live what they do, to ensure rules and regulations are being followed. I love our state of Colorado and proud to call this home. #ColoradoNative #CPW 🌲🌱🐾🎣🗻
Thank you CPW!
Thank you for all you do!
THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR STATE!
Big thank you to Ranger Noel Lee and all of her co-workers!! Good job!
CPW thank you for all you do! You guys and ladies work so hard to protect our wildlife and residents.....not always easy solutions, but, very much appreciated!!🐾
We salute you for your dedication particularly when you are involved in thankless situations.
Thank you.
I want to specifically thank the Rangers that were keeping the mountain goats safe yesterday on Mt Evans. People were harassing the babies. The mommas looked so nervous and the Rangers were on top of informing, educating, and protecting wildlife when humans couldnt keep at a proper distance.
Happy World Ranger Day from Mueller State Park!!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you Rangers.
Thank you Rangers, for all you do!
Rangers worldwide - Thank You!
Need to higher more rangers! Too much BS going on, on the public lands!
Thank you for serving are state
We’d like to thank the BLM, USFS and RMEF for partnering with us on a project to remove 1.8 miles of barbwire from BLM lands on big game winter range near Granby. We had a great turnout for the event with 35 participants, 27 who were volunteers!
This was the 10th year that the RMEF Greeley Chapter participated in fence pulling projects in Grand County, bringing the total miles of fences removed to 16.75 miles. By the end of the event, two overflowing truckloads of barbwire and t-posts were hauled out.
Learn more about the incredible efforts that have taken place in Grand County to remove fence hazards in this video from RMEF Films.
Nice work Doreen Summerlin!
Can my family and I, volunteer??
Great volunteers who participated in this project.
Doreen, what a legacy you have left!! So proud of you!
Wish I would have known about this I would love to help.
Amazing effort. Thank you volunteers.
Way to go RMEF, Area 9, Doreen!
We hunt near Ellison mountain in unit 24 and we find rolls of rusty barb wire along the trails. Should we just pull them out of the forest and put them along side the forest service roads?
Brett Axton
Taylor Fletcher
Question, why the hard hats?
James G Nagler
Who put the fence up in the first place?
This can happen so fast! Elk or Deer in Colorado ---Moose too!! Stay sharp folks!!
CBS Newspath
CLOSE CALL: A police officer in Alaska recently had a close call while driving her patrol car. The Anchorage Police Department shared this video of the officer stopping just as a moose and her calf stumbled onto the road. Everyone was OK.
Looks way to familiar! I hit a deer in Wyoming and still waiting for my truck 20k in damages
After quagga mussels were discovered in Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 2007, we've worked hard to prevent the spread and proactively protect our waters from any future invasion.
These aquatic invasive species are not only bad for fisheries but can damage water infrastructure critical for supplying drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, hydropower and can even shut down water access to recreational boaters.
Big thanks to the National Marine Manufacturers Association for documenting our story. This is how we are working to protect these waters that so many rely on:
We are drafting criteria for evaluating potential properties to create future state parks or expand existing state parks, and we want to hear from you!
As we consider possible new properties, we want to hear about what characteristics and qualities you would like to experience at future state parks.
Following public review, we will consider comments, revise criteria and present a final version to the Parks and Wildlife Commission and the public in September 2019.
Please share your input via this Public Comment Form by August 15, 2019: cdnr.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qcVqnwgsZEW5Mh
Awesomeness. You can't have too much habitat! ✌🏻❤🌱
As much as I’d love more water to fish we don’t have enough enforcement at the current state parks. Before adding more it would be great to have a greater CPW presence especially on the higher traffic state parks line Pueblo.
Hire more people to service the parks.
Maybe you could open the ‘closed’ campgrounds and visitor centers first?
re-split wildlife from parks, raise the park fees so parks is self sufficient, and use 'only goco' money to do parks/maintenance and not siphon off the big game tag fees. according to the bonny post above you cant maintain the parks you have.
Stop with parks. Put rangers in the forests to keep the jerks from messing them up. Let Denver quibble over cement slabs next to portapotties. I want to see you guys focus on the wildlife not the parks.
I hope you never let this animal around our parks and wildlife again! He is a danger to all wildlife as well as humans! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/07/30/he-bragged-about-his-big-game-hunt-instagram-it-was-bab...
You could just look at adding additional camping areas to your existing parks so we don't have to scramble at midnight of the 6th months out mark to get a spot during the summer months
Bring back Bonny,we spent a ton of money for Bonny it's now buried in the weeds and has been tucked away as a Swa
Can you add some sort of devise to each park that catapults hikers who leave bags of dog poo along the trail outta the park? Because those people need to be thrown right off the trails.
Would be nice to have some place to fish in Cheyenne county and not have to drive over an hour and a half to get to a state park
More handicap accessible areas at lakes. One maybe two piers that get over fished by non disabled people discourages and prevents us from fishing. Please figure out a way to better accommodate us.
First off Chatfield should have been quadrupled in size 20 years ago!!!! It could have been huge!!!! Now instead we have shitty roxburough and a million new houses everywhere.
Guess no one read the last paragraph 🤦♂️
Can we get Wellington #4 back?
Chris Capper
Looks like Vega
Water, boating
July is Lakes Appreciation Month! Tell us about your favorite lake in Colorado in the comments below.
📍 Lake Agnes -- State Forest State Park
Pearl Lake, absolutely amazing.
I am trying to visit every state park within 3 years, and I only have a few left. My favorite lake so far is Ridgway Reservoir.
My favorite lake is Cherry Creek! Now maybe they will stay there.
Highline Lake State Park 😊
Eleven Mile Reservoir
North sterling reservoir
Twin Lakes, Colorado Where I got engaged and a precious area to our family!
We like Bear Lake.
You’ve just named my favorite lake. The water is so clear and the trout really put up a fight. It’s a crater lake with an island in it.
Stagecoach in June. I love this state!
Lake Agnes was named after my great great grandmother, and just over Cameron Pass, Lake Zimmerman was named after my great great grandfather
Lake Urad has been my favorite. Good hike around the lake and fishing is great. Great people. The steep hill, its worth it! Lol. Lake Urad makes my soul happy!
Not in a state park but Snowmass Lake is a favorite of mine in Colorado.
Sprague Lake, one amongst many 😍
My favorite lake is ...... the one nobody else is at!!!!
My Fav lake to fish is pueblo it's close to my house and me and my got some nice fish out of the res this year
Lory state park at the tooth is the best
Blue Lake, this is the lower lake.
I live in Texas.
Dowdy Lake at Red Feather Lakes.
Elevenmile is my favorite, but Lake Agnes is cool too. Can't forget Horsetooth either.
This one is one most people will never make it to! Emmaline
Sprague Lake - RMNP
The hike out to Silver Dollar and Murray was nice
Gibson.. Sorry, no photo handy
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