All Entries Tagged With: "CPW"
CPW Looks for Information on May 24 Poaching Incident
LA JUNTA – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking information regarding three pronghorn bucks that were killed and abandoned the evening of May 24. Located the following morning, two of the bucks were found approximately 75 yards east of Otero County Road 28 and were approximately one third of a mile south of the intersection […]
Join CPW’S Free Fishing Weekend June 6 to 7
oDENVER – Join Colorado Parks and Wildlife for Colorado’s Free Fishing Weekend June 6 to 7, when anglers of all ages can fish without a license anywhere in the state. CPW encourages anglers to get out and take advantage of the opportunity to experience fishing Colorado’s more than 2,500 lakes and reservoirs, many within beautiful […]
Wildlife on the Move!
Spring migration is here: slow down, scan the roadsides for wildlife STATEWIDE – Springtime in the Rockies means wildlife are on the move again: deer and elk are migrating to their summer habitats, and that means they will be crossing highways in higher numbers. The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Parks and […]
CP&W Hosted Free Fishing Day
Half a dozen staff members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife were on hand at North Gateway Park in Lamar this past Saturday, May 16, hosting a second annual free fishing day for area youngsters. All the youngsters had to do was show up with a parent, as everything they needed was provided for…even […]
Angler’s Roundtables Scheduled in Southeast Region
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to hear from anglers about current fishing regulations and angling opportunities across the state. Roundtable discussions have been scheduled across Colorado, including several in the southeast region. Colorado Parks and Wildlife updates its fishing regulations every five years after soliciting ideas and feedback from anglers about […]
Taking an Informed Step to the Future
What do around 400 high school students have in common? At one point, they all start to develop an interest and concern about how they’ll earn a living, what interests they have in the future job market, and what type of experience and education they’ll need to achieve their goals. Some of those questions were […]
Free Fishing Events for Kids in Southeast Colorado
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is hosting several free fishing clinics for boys and girls in the lower Arkansas River Valley. The events are for children under 16 years of age and will cover tips and tricks for all kinds of fishing. Participants will also learn about types of flies and lures, water […]
More Water Headed to John Martin Reservoir
HASTY, Colo. – Boaters and recreationists at John Martin Reservoir and John Martin State Park will have even more to love this season. This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will start moving 3,000 acre feet of water into the reservoir. “This is really exciting news and we are thrilled to be able to provide additional […]
2015-16 Licenses, Permits and Registrations Now On Sale
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife licenses, permits and registrations are on sale now for the 2015-16 season at license agents, CPW offices and online (http://cpw.state.co.us/). Big game The big game application deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 7, 2015. Check out http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/PlanYourHunt.aspx to find all the resources CPW has to offer hunters to complete their […]
Public Comment Form, Workshops Now Available
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks public input in the development of their 2015 strategic plan. CPW invites the public to workshops scheduled throughout Colorado and offers a brief public comment form available on CPW’s website today through Apr. 3. CPW aims to craft a vision and strategy that is shared by the public, […]
CPW Commission Approves Regulations
DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved regulation changes that impact big game hunting in Colorado at its January meeting. These approvals are in addition to other regulation changes made in November. Commissioners received briefings on a variety of possible changes over the past several months and approved the following changes for the […]
CPW Completes Three Year Long Investigation of Illegal Bait Sites Discovered by Teller Co Residents
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has concluded a three year long poaching investigation involving a Kansas man who owns property in Teller County and his brother who resides in Pagosa Springs. Kansan William Hessman, 55, and his brother Torry Hessman, 47, have plead guilty to several wildlife charges after wildlife officers found […]
CPW Using Helicopters to Inventory Wildlife
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking to the skies in search of big game animals. Over the next two months CPW employees in the southeast region will fly across large portions of wildlife habitat in search of animals to classify by sex and age, while others will gather biological data on […]
CPW Nets 4 Violations During Lamar Checkpoint Operation
CPW conducts Wildlife Checkpoint in Lamar LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers stopped nearly 2,500 vehicles during a wildlife checkpoint that occurred Nov. 5 and 6 on Highway 287, just outside of Lamar. The two-day operation netted four violations. During operations all eastbound vehicles on Highway 287, with the exception of commercial traffic, […]
CPW Conducts Poacher Check Point in Lamar
The eastbound Port of Entry along Highway 50 in Lamar was the site of a poacher checkpoint in Lamar this past Wednesday, as approximately two dozen Department of Parks and Wildlife and law enforcement officials checked vehicles for hunting violations. Orange cones were set up ahead of the Entry and two officials conducted a brief […]
CPW Seeks Information in Two Poachings
KIM, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking information about a poaching incident that occurred in southeastern Colorado, west of Kim, in Game Management Unit 136. The carcass of a small buck pronghorn was found Oct. 6 on a parcel of private land approximately 1.2 miles west of the intersection of Las Animas County […]
Apply Now For Habitat Partnership Program Grants to Help Reduce Wildlife Conflicts
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Habitat Partnership Program is now accepting applications for $500,000 in Habitat Improvement Grants to fund large-scale habitat projects across Colorado. Any entity, agency, organization or individual that is interested in applying can download the application at www.cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/HabitatPartnershipProgram.aspx. The deadline is 5 p.m., Feb 2, 2015. Up to five […]
Artists Sought to Portray Wood Duck for Waterfowl Competition
DENVER, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation requests original artwork entries for the 2015 Colorado Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest. This year’s species of focus is the wood duck, Aix sponsa. The deadline for artist submissions is 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24. “It is amazing every year to see what the […]
CPW Seeks Information about Deer Poaching Incident
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking information about a poaching incident that occurred in southeast Colorado near the town of Kim. The carcass of a buck mule deer was found on Las Animas CR 197.6 on September 11th. On the afternoon of September 11th, Wildlife Officer Aaron Bartleson was contacted regarding a dead buck mule […]
Swim Beach Re-Opens at John Martin Reservoir
The Swim Beach at John Martin Reservoir has re-opened to the pubic after it was closed for two days this week. According to a person at the park office, the beach was re-opened for swimming as of yesterday, Thursday, August 14. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife temporarily closed the swim beach at Lake Hasty after […]