Posts Tagged ‘Big Game Hunting’

DENVER AREA HUNTERS INVITED TO BIG GAME SEMINARS

March 1, 2012

DENVER – Are you planning on hunting big game in 2012 and have questions about how to get a license? Join us for an introduction to big-game licenses in Colorado.  Learn about how the draw and preference point system works, how to determine your odds of drawing a limited license, what is the difference between limited and over-the-counter licenses, when you can have more than one big-game license, and much more.

These free seminars are excellent for any hunter that wants to better understand how big game licensing works in Colorado and needs help planning a hunt. Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will be on hand to assist you in filling out your applications and to answer any of your questions after the seminar.

PARKER, Wed., March 14:
The Wildlife Experience, 10035 South Peoria St., Parker, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (75 attendees max.)

DENVER, Tues., March 20:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (75 attendees max.)

DENVER, Fri., March 30:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (75 attendees max.)

SIGN UP: To register please email wildlife.neoutreach@state.co.us or call 303-291-7804 and leave a message with name(s), address and phone number.

For more information on big game hunting in Colorado, go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame/

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

I would highly recommend attending one of these meetings, as the new format..? Well, let’s just say that they succeeded in fixing something that wasn’t broken…

 

America’s Top 20 Trophy Elk Counties

October 9, 2009

I’ve been blessed living in Colorado and Wyoming in many ways. Not the least of which would be the excellent hunting offered in both states. What of the history involving what is my favorite big game species? As in big racks, not the spiritual connection with nature when one is out in the wilds.

Read on

MISSOULA, Mont.—America’s top 20 trophy elk counties have produced a combined 602 record-book bulls, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has invested millions to keep habitat in those counties in top condition.

Elk Foundation projects in trophy counties have included prescribed burns, treating noxious weeds and thinning overgrown forests to enhance forage for elk and other wildlife, restoring riparian zones, constructing wildlife drinkers, brokering land deals that improve public access, many kinds of research, public and youth education, and more “all funded primarily through our network of volunteers and system of fundraising events,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO.

Of course, RMEF funds identical projects all across elk country, not just top trophy counties. Nationwide, at a cost of over $448 million, RMEF has completed 6,371 projects that have protected or enhanced more than 5.6 million acres. The effort has helped U.S. elk populations grow by over 40 percent since 1984.

Trophy statistics below were compiled from Boone and Crockett Club (B&C) records. The club recognizes four categories of elk records. Those categories, along with their respective minimum scores for inclusion in B&C all-time records, are: American typical elk—375, American non-typical elk—385, Roosevelt’s elk—290, and tule elk—285.

Here are America’s top 20 trophy elk counties with RMEF conservation activities*:

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