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DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will vote on the final implementation plan for the merger between Colorado State Parks and the Division of Wildlife at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Because early spring is an especially stressful time for wildlife, Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers are reminding shed antler collectors that pressuring elk and mule deer during this time of the

Rory’s Tips: This trend of warm weather should result in our early-bird lakes, such as Alamo, Havasu and Martinez, to heat up– both literally and figuratively. Alamo is like a huge, shallow solar bowl in

The application deadline for the 2012 spring turkey season is February 15. https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/gnf/onlineservices/lic/public/online/lot/lotterypurchase.htm

Light goose hunters planning to hunt during North Dakota’s spring season can purchase a license online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website. The season opens Feb. 18 and continues through May 6. Residents

If you haven’t yet submitted your application for the draw for Arizona’s 2012 elk and pronghorn antelope hunts, the deadline is approaching. Applications must be received by the department by Tuesday, Feb. 14, by 7

Additional browns targeted for Lynx Lake PRESCOTT, Ariz. — For the first time in its history, Fain Lake is going to be stocked with brown trout, and Lynx Lake will receive browns for the first

Arizona Game and Fish Department conducts 2011 population surveys in state for multi-agency Mexican wolf program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Arizona Game and Fish Department and other partners in the Mexican Wolf

Rory’s Tips: I received lots of e-mails from anglers about my wife’s recent passing after a long bout with cancer. Thanks, all those messages truly meant a lot to me and my two sons. All