February 10, 2012

DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking comments from the public about management of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in northern Larimer County. The agency is developing a management plan for bighorns in the sheep management units known to hunters as S1, S18, S40, and S58. Agency biologists define the area as Data Analysis Unit […]

BEAR LAKE: (February 03) Call the Bear Lake recorded information line at 435-946-8501 for up-to-date lake conditions. BIRCH CREEK RESERVOIR: (February 09) The reservoir has two feet of ice, topped with three inches of crusty snow. Fishing is slow to fair for rainbows up to 18 inches long. BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER: (January 24) River conditions

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners unanimously approved a final implementation plan for the merger between Colorado State Parks and the Division of Wildlife at their monthly meeting Thursday. Developed by a transition team of employees from the former parks and wildlife divisions, the implementation plan will provide the basis for Director Rick Cables

LAMAR, Colo. – Each morning in southeast Colorado at this time of year, tens of thousands of snow geese lift off local ponds and reservoirs in a pre-dawn ritual. The swirl of flapping wings and din of honking grows louder as the birds circle overhead and make their way to nearby grain fields. The snow

After enjoying some outstanding duck hunting opportunities this fall after a very successful nesting season, waterfowlers don’t have to stop hunting yet. The Conservation Order Light Goose Season, also known as “COLGS,” opens Feb. 13 and runs through March 30. Designed to reduce the mid-continent light goose population that has become so high as to

LANCASTER, N.H. — A Massachusetts man died in a snowmobile crash in Milan, N.H., at approximately 10:00 p.m. last night (Wednesday, February 8, 2012). The crash occurred on trail 109 in Milan near Hagar Road. Kenneth Smalley Jr., age 51, of North Billerica, Massachusetts, lost control of his snow machine on a corner, causing him

PIERRE, S.D. – Visitors planning camping trips to South Dakota state parks and recreation areas will soon be able to make reservations for the summer camping season. “Camper numbers at state parks have increased in the past several years,” said Doug Hofer, director of the Division of Parks and Recreation. “The growing number of people

PIERRE, S.D. – Despite last year’s Missouri River flood that closed campsites and damaged facilities, the camping season outlook is promising for two Pierre-area state parks. State Park officials expect both Farm Island and Oahe Downstream Recreation Areas to have many campsites and the majority of facilities available for Open House and Memorial Day weekends