The modern R3 movement is showing glimmers of hope by focusing on three areas of success—adults in general, females as a subgroup, and food. Successful efforts to recruit new hunters from these groups are underway in Colorado and nationwide.
Hunting
4 Significant Changes For Colorado Big Game Hunters
The release of Colorado’s Sheep & Goat and Big Game brochures brings the promise and excitement of new hunting seasons. With over-the-counter maps, hunt codes, season dates and fees, the brochures confirm that what we’ve done in the past is still available, aid us in finding new opportunities and help support a strategy to secure…
5-Year Big Game Season Structure
For more than 120 years, your contributions have supported wildlife conservation, ensuring that Colorado remains home to abundant wildlife and world-class hunting.
A Family Affair – DIY Colorado Archery Elk Hunt
September in Colorado brings cooler mornings, the color change of Aspen leaves in the mountains, the fascination with pumpkin spice everything and most importantly, archery
Fishing
2019 COLORADO OUTDOORS PREFERENCE POINT ISSUE
If you’re a Colorado big-game hunter, now’s the time to prepare for the 2019 hunting seasons. Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s conservation magazine, is a
Whirling disease-resistant trout thriving in Arkansas River
A recent survey by Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists found rainbow trout thriving in the Arkansas River near Salida offering a hopeful sign for wildlife
The Angler’s Crystal Ball
Have you ever wished that you could see beneath the surface of a new fishing spot – just to get a quick glimpse – a
Volunteering for the Walleye Spawn Operation
Growing up among so much beauty I would find myself asking, “Who put the fish in the lakes?” Once again faced with a “Chicken and
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Monte Vista Crane Festival
Sandhill cranes were usually here by the tens of thousands, flooding the wildlife refuge and surrounding fields. Where WERE they?
Livin’ the Wildlife: Colorado Bald Eagles
Thanks to decades of species protection and conservation work, the bald eagle has enjoyed a remarkable recovery.
Evidence of dinosaurs and other ancient history exposed in Colorado state parks
One of the world’s most rare, and most significant, geologic features can be seen, even touched, at Trinidad Lake State Park.
Nature’s Dinner Table
On a recent outing along the Colorado River, wildlife photographer Richard Spitzer witnessed the power and beauty of raptors in a way that few ever will. In the series of photos below, Spitzer captures golden eagles, a bald eagle, and a number of magpies in a heated competition for a seat at nature’s dinner table.…