— Encouraging everyone to get outside, hunt, fish, shoot, and savor all life has to offer.
We live in a world with wild animals and mountain lions are just some of them. The concern I have is that as our numbers grow, and as mountain lion numbers grow, the wild animals are becoming habituated to human activity and losing their open spaces. We can see results of wild animals reacting to …
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We received great news today. The "Hunter Ed" bill, HB 1168, made it out of the Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Committee today with an 11-0 YES vote. I've been notified that this bill may go to the House Floor as early as tomorrow. Let's get this bill to move through the House as well as …
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Join us next week for the first Southwest Region Sportspersons' caucus of the year. We work hard to be a voice for you, but this is your chance to listen in, ask questions, and let CPW know your thoughts. DURANGO, Colo. – Sportspersons from across Colorado are invited to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southwest Region …
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It’s been a whirlwind of wolf news in Colorado, and this week isn’t going to let us rest. Today, we have news about a Federal RE-Listing of wolves as well as news about Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) collaring one of the gray wolf pups THAT WAS BORN IN COLORADO. Let's not get excited too …
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It's been a whirlwind of wolf news in Colorado, and this week isn't going to let us rest. Today, we have news about a Federal RE-Listing of wolves as well as news about Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) locating and collaring one of the gray wolf pups in the North Park area. CPW locates, collars …
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Early last fall I received a women's hunting jacket for review from Beretta. In this day and age of instant is everything, but that wouldn't allow a true test of this jacket and for me to share my thoughts with you. I've been wearing the green Extrelle EVO Active Jacket for a few months now …
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Sharing the rules of firearm safety seems redundant at times, but many new gun owners need know how to protect their senses as well as their lives. #HowardLeight #HLsharemyshot #shootsafe
We spent the past two days in an effort to protect wildlife conservation. We drove through a true Colorado blizzard to make it to the Capitol and testify against an anti-hunting bill that would've banned lion and bobcat hunting. We're happy to say that the measure was defeated in a 4-1 vote, but we're also …
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In Colorado, sportsmen have been asking about big game numbers, license allocation, and draw odds. In the coming year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will be asking for public input in an effort to redraft the big game hunting license allocation process. Next week, the southeast region will seek public input via a Sportsperson's Caucus, …
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Some of you know that I'm part of many sportsmen and other working groups here in colorado. Yesterday we learned that there is potentially Colorado's first livestock loss due to wolves in more than 70 years. We also learned that in the voter-mandated wolf introduction process, many people want the working groups to first figure …
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