Division of Wildlife Hunting Information

2003 - MORE LICENSES AVAILABLE, EXTRA WEEKEND OF HUNTING

"Colorado has the largest elk herd in the world. While this can be considered a boon to big game hunters, residents and tourists, there is a downside…Colorado actually has too many elk!" As stated by the DOW.

Division of Wildlife Hunting Main Page: http://www.wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/index.asp

Big Game Hunting Season Recap Summaries and Harvest Survey Statistics:  http://www.wildlife.state.co.us/huntrecap/ 

Hunting and Fishing Brochures online:  http://www.wildlife.state.co.us/Brochures/

Division of Wildlife Interactive Game Management Units Map  http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/gmumaps.asp

Division of Wildlife Calendar:  http://www.dnr.state.co.us/calendar/index.asp?DivisionID=3

According to its annual report, the Division of Wildlife monitored 34 lynx and believes that more than half of the original 96 reintroduced to the state may still be in southwestern Colorado. For more information:  http://www.dnr.state.co.us/news/press.asp?pressid=2239
 

DOW prepared to test more deer and elk for CWD in 2003.  More than 26,000 deer and elk were tested for chronic wasting disease CWD) in Colorado last year in the largest, most intensive wildlife surveillance effort ever conducted in the state.  For more information: http://www.dnr.state.co.us/news/press.asp?pressid=2249