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Handling and Releasing Trout Safely

Colorado Outdoors “Quick Tips” Videos In order to maintain the quality of Colorado’s fisheries, Colorado Parks and Wildlife relies on anglers following bag and possession limits, and safely releasing some fish back

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Meet the Browns

Since their introduction into Colorado in the late 19th century, brown trout have established wild and self-sustaining populations throughout hundreds of miles of rivers and creeks.

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4 Steps to the Field: Planning Your Colorado Elk Hunt

For beginning hunters or those new to Colorado’s licensing process, sometimes the mountain isn’t the most daunting part of the hunt. Deciding which license to buy and navigating the application process can give some new hunters a lost, sinking feeling.

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White-tailed ptarmigan

Ptips for Ptarmigan

White-tailed ptarmigan are one of three species of North American ptarmigan and the only variety found in Colorado.

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Backcountry Natives

The lakes were stocked with the aid of a mule carrying two ice chests. Each chest contained a bag of water holding 500 greenback cutthroat fingerlings.

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Bull elk

Hunting the Elk Rut

In this 23-minute podcast, Mark Vieira, Colorado Parks and Wildlife terrestrial biologist, discusses some of the physiology and biology behind the elk rut and explains how the rut affects elk behavior

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Dog Days

I suppose we were a little suspect of each other. He wondering why I was taking him from his tiny universe and me wondering if

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