— Encouraging everyone to get outside, hunt, fish, shoot, and savor all life has to offer.
At last week's Colorado Sportsman's Roundtable meeting, it was emphisized that 62% of wildlife funding in the state comes from hunting and fishing license fees. This is an important number because Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been in a state of duress since they experienced $10 million budget cut a couple of years ago. Financial …
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It was an agenda field day at this session of the Colorado Sportsman Roundtable meeting. If you've ever wondered what can a group possibly speak about for five hours on a Saturday, you need to attend one of the public meetings. In fact, we had so much to discuss we ran over a little on …
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Service Distributes $1.1 Billion to State Wildlife Agencies to Support Conservation, Outdoor Recreation, and Job Creation The keystone of annual funding for state wildlife agencies was put into place on March 6, 2016 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s distribution of $1.1 billion in revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport …
I currently sit on the Colorado Sportsmen's Roundtable committee. Those of us in the Southwest region asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to give us an update on several key issues. CPW is inviting anyone who is interested to hear the updates. Find additional information below. ~Mia DURANGO, Colo. -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s southwest region …
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Colorado Park and Wildlife is seeking input regarding their Colorado Department of Natural Resources Careers In Natural Resources website. If you'd like to have a say, please review the survey links. ~Mia Calling all educators, college students, and recent college graduates. We want your opinion!Please help us determine what type of content we should be …
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By eliminating disease issues, we are ensuring healthy bighorn sheep populations and quality hunting opportunities for future generations.
MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is launching an in-depth, extensive social media campaign at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) that highlights how Hunting Is Conservation. “Hunters play the primary role in contributing to North America’s wildlife, habitat and resource conservation,” said Steve Decker, RMEF vice president of Marketing. “We …
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CPW URGERS: DON'T FEED COLORADO'S BIG GAME ANIMALSDURANGO, Colo.-- Feeding big game is not only illegal in Colorado, it is deadly for wildlife. "There's no doubt that life's tough for big game during the winter, but feeding these animals can make them sick and kill them," said Scott Wait, southwest region senior terrestrial biologist for Colorado …
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https://youtu.be/st3ZxQWBu-I Tucson, AZ - Joseph Hosmer, President, Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) announced the 2016 Beretta Conservation Leadership Award finalists today. The award ceremony will be held February 2, 2016 at the Annual SCI Hunters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Beretta Conservation Leadership award honors those unique individuals that represent the ultimate embodiment …
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Colorado Habitat Benefits from RMEF Grant Funding MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $275,112 in grants for 30 projects to enhance wildlife habitat, assist with elk-related research and help fund hunting heritage activities across Colorado. The grants will directly benefit 13,071 acres in Chaffee, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Huerfano, Jackson, Larimer, …
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