Would like to see some photos of big game using the crossings.

I saw 2 coyotes using the new wildlife crossing just south of BV on 285

would love to see more fencing on the stretch of hwy 40 and hwy 9 as you come in to kremmling from Steamboat and head to silverthorne -- so many deer out there right now and it seems like even more dead on the side of the road. love the 2 over passes that you already did on that stretch but seems like we need more for the safety of the drivers and animals.

Amber Rose

But do deer and elk use them?

These are great. Need one on Highway 50 west side of Monarch, unbelievable amount of wildlife struck there.

This is a good thing but the fences are in heard migration paths, do the animals still cross or have we changed migration patterns?

Everything has its pro and cons. This kitty is waiting for its next meal to come trough.

Can you clarify something CPW? are you allowed to collect antlers after 30 April? anywhere in CO including national parks?

Auto/wild animal accidents reduced 90% between Silverthorne and Kremmling where wildlife overpassed were installed. We need dozens more of these all over the state.

Maybe it just wanted to get to the other side 🤪

To get to the other side 😂

Wonderful!

Monica Culver

how much did this cost, and how much of the hunting license fees went toward this?? thank you.

A bad day in Colorado is better than a good day anywhere else. Although there are no bad days in Colorado 😂😂

Has anyone seen this guy?

Vega is #1

You should consider providing that subscription as part of getting an annual park pass.

Carla Schaffer is this the magazine you are a part of?

Go hiking, bike ridding, four wheelers, turkey hunt, coyote hunt, but no shed hunting that kills all the animals in the woods. Colorado is a libral cesspool these days.

This is awesome but the list of libraries is from 2017 😞

We took advantage last weekend at Castlewood Ranch! Thank you!

Cameron Summers

Usually check out on Thursday and return by the following Tuesday

How long is the program for? (When is the deadline to visit a library and sign up?)

Justin Bendesky

Eileen Flynn and Dave Cox

Bird feeders? I have bird feeders on my deck. I thought they would be ok since there is no scent.

My .270 will be hungry in September. 🤣🤣🤣

Me too bears, me too...

Need more picinick baskets boo boo

Raccoons last night no bears yet

I haven't see any bears yet but we had a Mountain Lion in the front yard an hour ago.

Keep that honey pot locked away from Pooh.

Maria Valdez

Lock your Subaru. They seem to be bear magnets

Tory Nosal

New employee at the Country Kitchen;-)

Amy Wright

Any sightings in Chaffee county yet......especially up Cottonwood Pass?

Caleb Eaton

Marisa Torres😦

#chickenlivesmatter

Yikes!

smorgasbord!

Jody Hakala 😂. I don’t think this will help in your neck of the woods!

Michelle Stockton here too!

Yuzu Saito Butler thief

CPW, this is Colorado and people try to do the most idiotic things possible when it comes to wildlife so a little reverse psychology might help. That being said......people leave your leftover food out, hang extra bird feeders, put out extra pet food and leave your trash can lids open and unsecured.

You people are complete psychos- encourage hounding and culling mountain lions? Thats all you people do is kill. What the hell is wrong with you?

When are you gonna start charging everyone else for a $10.00 habitat stamp fee? Hunters and fisherman are getting tired of pulling the weight for everyone else.

And please be responsible neighbors- get a bear proof trash can from your trash collector and use it! Your trash + my yard = angry me at you!

Colorado Parks and Wildlife super disappointed in the way this was handled. Very unfair and has absolutely no benefit for the nonresident elk permit. My family has been coming to Colorado to hunt elk since 1993, not missing a single year. I’ve personally been coming since 2003 with a group of 8-10 and this is the first year we didn’t put in for the draw. If money is the issue then raise the rates as you have consistently done in the past but a turkey tag isn’t much good to me carrying a 300 rum. I’m sure it’s a little cloudy out there with all the recreational dope floating around but someone better get the calculator out and do the math on this. Utah, New Mexico???

Looks like they open it up to a lot of party hunting. Group of 8 instead everyone buying elk tags just two. That way everyone can hunt elk on small game license. This made it cheaper for nonresident 😂😂😂😂 love it.

does anyone have a discount code to use at checkout?? If you could share please it'd be greatly appreciated!!

I support legal hunting because I support national parks and wildlife! I wish they had a show for Colorado Game Wardens like North Woods Law and Lone Star Law! Really makes you appreciate and support parks and wildlife!

Colorado still the cheapest state for the quality big game hunting. We can get a license here in Texas for 60.00 or so but have to pay landowners ridiculous trespass fees.

It's still cheaper than most other states. Over 100$ in NM and AZ for elk tag that takes many many years to draw. No OTC either. I don't like it any more than you guys but trying to look on the bright side here.

Applied for 4 big game tags all pretty high draw percentage and with my annual small game I’ll end up having spent about $210 and pretty dang excited about it!! Fall can’t come soon enough! A lot of complainers out there and at the end of the day the fact is if you’re a diehard Hunter and conservationist all these details wouldn’t really matter, it wouldn’t matter to me if they shortened up the mule deer or elk season to one day per year it would still be my passion. If it’s important to you you’ll find a way if it’s not you find an excuse.

Midnight deadline for past 20 yrs. now 8 pm? 🤬

Website is not finding an exiting customer, nor does it allow me to set up a new account. Phones have been steady busy for last two hours. Any advice?

I wish everybody could get a fair chance. I would love to hung my own food

There won't be much hunting here in the future if we can't figure out how to cure this CWD epidemic. The latest stats aren't good.

It could be worse...... you could live in Texas where a resident combo fishing/hunting license cost $68. Then you pay $5000 and up for a good hunting lease, if you can find one. Want to hunt South Texas’ muy grande country? Be prepared to spend upwards of $10K.

Just in my hunting group, 15 guys are not going to apply for deer this year. That is $5951.25 just in deer licenses that we will not purchase.

I hunt to put food on my tablet not trophy hunting. And to have to buy a small game license just to hunt big gang, witch I don’t its a waste of money I don’t have , living on a fixed income. I look forward every year for this sport and now it not inviting anymore.. $$$$ It’s like you spending my money.

Spring Turkey License and 1 preference point for Big Horn Sheep 🙌 Done! Thanks CPW for making it Easy!

Guys that have a problem with the new system and fees should hunt elsewhere. We have to cherish and preserve to be able to hunt year after year. It costs 💰

I can GUARANTEE you.... this is going to be my last year!!! I have only 2.5 hours left and it may NOT HAPPEN this year !!!! You guys are going to loose millions with this BS!!!

I had some issues with the website, it would not let me click on 'Agree to terms and conditions' AFTER scrolling down on the box. It was super frustrating, but the workaround was simple: I logged in with a different browser. It wasn't liking Chrome, so I used Microsoft Edge and got 'er done. Hope this helps someone!!

Unbelievable that I had to pay $75 before I could *start* to apply and pay for tags. And that’s not including the $$$ for pref points.

Don’t apply if you’re freaked about the prices I really do not need you to be on the mountain and I need my tags all awarded in June so just hang onto your money and hang out at home. Kidding relax, but seriously 😂

If you have 10 preference points and you missed the 8pm deadline to apply for another preference point...….do you surrender all preference points?

BOOOOO!!!! DOW is going your cost is going up and you are justifying it on other things.

All this hubbub going on and all I hear is fewer trailers destroying the roads and ignorant folks trashing the forest.

Charge out of state twice as much as you do now... I bet they still pay! Those who dont, oh well!

Raised the price for a sr. fishing license...bummer.

Just a little additional info - While no one disputes that other forms of outdoor recreation have impacts, our officers have seen the interest in shed hunting increase dramatically over the past decade. Sheds bring big money, and what was once a pastime enjoyed by a few folks at a time grew to hundreds of people fanning out across the state to look for the freshest sheds possible. This was happening all day, every day during the most sensitive time of the year for elk and deer. While wintering wildlife can certainly withstand disturbance once, twice or even three times a day, many of the herds in these areas are now pressured DOZENS or more times a day! In addition, a few unethical collectors have been observed chasing herds in hopes of picking up a freshly shed antler. Because they are surviving primarily on fat stores, that kind of pressure leads to the fast depletion of practically the only source of nutrition they have left before spring green-up. That level of pressure WILL lead to excessive mortality of even healthy animals, and limiting large-scale mortality is the primary intent of the regulation. Remember, you can collect all the shed antlers you want, just please be sure to wait until May 1 when wildlife has likely dispersed to higher elevations.

You might be wondering, "Why are other kinds of recreation and hunting still allowed in areas where shed collection is restricted?" We can't regulate other forms of recreation such as hikers and bikers on other land-use agency properties such as the Bureau of Land Management lands or National Forest land. Let's all work together to keep wildlife wild in Colorado!

I'm not understanding the backlash to this post. CPW is just creating awareness of a law that's enforced, and I'm glad for that because I, personally, might not have remembered this. Whether you agree with it or not, it is the law, and there seems to be good intention behind it. But there is also a misunderstanding about what CPW has the authority to regulate; they don't have sole regulatory oversight of all activities on all lands in Colorado. We're not the only state with this law and with this interplay of multiple organizations, by the way.

As a hunter, this is pretty simple to me. Leave the sheds alone, hike, bike, walk through the areas, not a problem. Just know the rules. They are not difficult. If you're bent out of shape about this rule, then you are probably the reason or part of the reason it is in place. Respect wildlife. Bottom line.

This apparently is a new/change in the law (?) Also, how does me getting off my horse and picking up a shed when I see one, affect or "push" deer and elk??? It doesn't!!!

Instead of bashing shed hunters there needs to be better enforcement on wildlife harassment. You would think with price increases in tags you could hire more help and actualy enforce the law not a perfectly legal activity

Lol I’m so glad I moved to Alaska 😂😂😂 my favorite thing is watching cpw come up with new bs ways to make money and watching people complain about it. It’s better than daytime tv

Cant pick up sheds but I can take 8 dogs and go lion hunting right thru the same area. Cpw is all about the money otherwise the lion season would close right now as well. 8 dogs running is alot more disruptive than some one looking for antlers

I support the CPW as a shed hunter. I have respect for the rules. I modified my behavior to do my part and not disturb the wildlife. Others should do the same. How about showing some respect and contributing to solutions.

All of these people complaining and arguing with CPW! Those would be the people ruining our state. The reason why so many amazing places are shut down to the public or have restricted access, like Hanging Lake. Respect the laws, respect the wildlife, or go back to where you came from. Unfortunately this is why we are moving out of Colorado, it’s not what it used to be and people are so entitled.

The sheds don't upset me, what upsets me is I just put in for my big game app and it would not let me proceed UNTIL l purchased game/fish combo license! I fish but don't small game and they are FORCING me to buy this in order to hunt big game! You already raised the rates across the board, and that wasn't enough? This isn't right.

Elk herds are not suffering from shed hunters. This is the most ridiculous bit of propaganda ever. Elk have found sanctuary on big hunting ranches in Colorado, and are only hunted if you pay 5000 dollars, or more. Thus over grazing and easy prey for paid hunters. Not to mention the management changes that have increased predator loss, such as bear,lion and coyotes. When hunters find a place on public land to hunt, and that game exists, it becomes a massacre. We the public pay our taxes to support our department of natural Resources, while these big hunting ranches use them as a income loss. Thus no taxes for them at all. Regulate these big ranches and large holding companies like you do the public hunters.

Wow, this post really brought out the uneducated armchair experts and whiners. Thank you CPW for doing your best to manage our wildlife inspite of all these whackos you have to deal with.

Disturbing elk and deer this time of year can be very detrimental to their health. Flying them in a helicopter is perfectly acceptable though...

It’s all about the money! The reasoning makes no sense. I’m not a shed hunter but the process of shed hunting does not effect deer. They are just looking for reasons to collect tickets. Like everyone else is mentioning.

Colorado is a joke !!!! Its all about that money but its the hunters and horn hunters that are the problem!!!! Tell all the tree hugers to get off there high horse quit walking around with there dogs and riding there bikes all over that might help

I'm pleased CPW is regulating this activity to give the animals a break. Shed hunting has become big business and is more disruptive than hiking or biking on established trails.

Wow. We all feel so much safer now. Thank goodness big government was there to protect and serve the hell out of some citizen that simply picked up some shed antlers that naturally fall off the deer and came to rest on the forest floor. Epitome of a victimless “crime” right here. 🙄

Completely disagree with this. Hiking on public lands and stumbling upon a shed antler is no more detrimental than than hiking on public lands and leaving the shed behind. CPW has mishandled populations for years now. It's not about the populations it's about the revenue. Next thing theyll do is put a license on shed collection. The worst months of the year for wildlife stress are the 5 months out of the year they get chased around by hunters. Putting out unlimited bull tags in general units is not proper management. Just puts extreme pressure on all wildlife in the area not just the animal being hunted.

Man, definitely have some socialmedia warriors in here today. Nobody here feels like they're part of the problem? The actual demise of humanity? I hope the Elk eat us.

What if our dog goes and picks up sheds??? He doesn’t have an internet and I’ve tried telling that it’s illegal but he doesn’t listen

What a joke. First you raise tag fees and force hunters to buy a small game license to apply for big game tags now this. Admit it, It's all about the money.

This law only stops the honest people Utah still flocks over here every weekend this time of year. They don't get caught don't have Colorado tags on atvs. You want stop stress on animals,let start with more predators controls,limit the number of out of state hunters.stop the late season cow hunts.Most people feel you don't really manage wildlife you manage money

Pretty soon the mountains will be as regulated as Denver. Just stay indoors people or be ready to hand your hard earned money to the government at any turn. Can you imagine the amount of people who will never see this bs and end up finding a shed while hiking.

But yet you want to bring wolves to the western slope so that's ok but shed hunting is not? Do you think the wolves will not push elk and deer around when in winter feeding grounds

Nice... my absolute favorite place in Colorado...

Colorado. Where small trout are king.

Great catch Billy ! Love the area !

Can not get it any fresher than that. Nice catch 😃

Great catch

Nice fish!!! 🙌🏻

Hector Avalos 😳

You can eat this fish completely raw right now. How healthy is this?

😲😍 wow. Amazing!

WOWZER!!!

Nate Harvey

Nice!

And she coulda drove 2 more hours north and caught real pigs.