With more than 9,000 miles of rivers, 2,000 natural lakes and streams, it’s as if Mother Nature had fishing in mind when she created Colorado.
Conservation is at the heart of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s mission. And no other scientific principle is more responsible for creating Colorado’s enormous abundance of fish, wildlife and its world-class outdoor recreation.
Thanks to what we learned about the wild, upland ground bird in our Rookie Sportsman Program, my daughter and I are prepared for our first-ever turkey hunt.
CPW biologists spend months catching lesser prairie chickens in Kansas to release in Colorado after state’s population dropped to single digits.
New study investigates how wildlife are responding to changed forest conditions resulting from bark beetle outbreaks in Colorado.
Thanks to decades of species protection and conservation work, the bald eagle has enjoyed a remarkable recovery.
My daughter Natalie’s attention had drifted occasionally during the early morning hours of the Hunter Education class, but she perked up noticeably as the instructor spoke of how to mask your scent with elk urine.
Every year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) big-game biologists compile data on the state’s deer, elk and pronghorn herds by Data Analysis Units (DAU). These
Sandhill cranes were usually here by the tens of thousands, flooding the wildlife refuge and surrounding fields. Where WERE they?
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.
One of the world’s most rare, and most significant, geologic features can be seen, even touched, at Trinidad Lake State Park.
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.
