The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) wants to hear from people who hunt deer in Game Management Units (GMUs) 49, 57, 58, 59, 581, 591 511, and 512.
Public meetings are planned Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at the DOW office in Salida at 7405 Highway 50; and Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Victor Community Building on the corner of Portland and Second St. in Victor.
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Colorado Division of Wildlife big game managers will discuss deer and elk management in Game Management Unit 60 at a meeting in Paradox, 6 p.m., Aug. 23 at the Community Center, 21665 6.00 Road.
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Colorado Division of Wildlife officials will hold a deer management planning meeting, at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 13, at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss.
At the meeting DOW big game specialists will talk about plans for managing the deer in game management units 411, 52, 521, 53 and 63. The public is also invited to give comments.
DOW staff will discuss the current status of the deer herd in those areas, history of management in those areas and future issues.
For more information, contact Brandon Diamond at the DOW office in Gunnison, (970) 641-7071.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold public meetings in Sterling, Fort Morgan and Greeley to gather input on deer herd management in the South Platte River Data Analysis Unit, which comprises Game Management Units (GMUs) 91, 92, 94, 96, and 951.
The Division is seeking public input to establish population and herd composition (buck/doe ratio) objectives for the next 10 years. “Getting public input is imperative to creating a balanced 10-year herd management plan for this deer herd,” said Larry Budde, Area Wildlife Manager for the DOW. “We hope that landowners and folks who have hunted this area will come and let us know what their thoughts and experiences have been in the GMUs.”
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is opening 87,500 acres of private land in the southeast portion of the state for the public to hunt pronghorn and deer through the Big Game Access Pilot Program (BGAP). The program begins with the opening of the archery pronghorn season on August 15.
This is the first year of the 3-year pilot program that aims to provide additional big game hunting access to the public. The property enrolled for this year is in Game Management Units (GMUs) 120, 121, 122, and 126.
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold a series of meetings to gather public comments about deer management in the Pikes Peak Region for Game Management Units 511, 512, 59 and 591. Items that will be discussed include herd population objectives, buck to doe ratios, and how hunting license numbers are set. The meetings will be held at the following locations:
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has announced a new pilot program for the 2007 Big Game hunting season. The new program will be known as the Big Game Access Program (BGAP).
This pilot will focus on deer and pronghorn hunting in southeast Colorado during the regular seasons on private lands. The following Game Management Units will potentially be included: 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, and 127.
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