Hunting

Local News

Wildlife officials seek information on Naturita poacher

deer shot and left to rot on county road

March 1, 2022

Local News

Muzzleloader pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of bow hunter in Dolores County

set for trial in May in Dove Creek

January 22, 2022

Local News

Parks and Wildlife commission rejects blaze orange requirement for bowhunters in overlap season

rule proposal was in response to fatal shooting of a bowhunter in the San Juan National Forest; more hunter education…

January 17, 2022

Local News

Rifle hunter charged with ‘recklessly’ killing bowhunter in Southwest Colorado

Pennsylvania man says he heard elk calls, saw ‘white in the pines,’ and took a shot

October 26, 2021

Local News

Arrest affidavit details fatal hunting incident in Dolores County

Pennsylvania man faces charge of criminally negligent homicide

September 21, 2021

Local News

Update: Pennsylvania man faces charge after allegedly shooting bow hunter near Rico, Colorado

powder hunter jailed and released; bow hunter identified

September 20, 2021

Local News

Bow hunter fatally shot in San Juan National Forest

Incident occurred Friday morning, Dolores County sheriff says

September 18, 2021

Local News

Chronic wasting disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

and Wildlife informs hunters after 2020 testing

February 15, 2021

Local News

For first time ever, Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

Discovery raises concern about big herd populations

February 10, 2021

Local News

‘Intentional discharge’ leads to rare criminal charges in Colorado death of hunter

Suspect Harry Watkins was ‘horrified’ after fatally shooting his hunting buddy

December 5, 2020

Local News

Bayfield volunteers bring big-game hunting to those with disabilities

Program helps make pastime accessible

November 29, 2020

Southwest Life

Parks and Wildlife tests for chronic wasting disease in deer

Hunters required to check in with harvested heads

October 30, 2020

Local News

Wildlife officials seek information about illegal poaching in Southwest Colorado

Animal’s head was cut off; carcass left in field

September 2, 2020

Outdoors

Hunting, fishing licenses required (even if you don’t hunt or fish) for hundreds of Colorado wildlife areas

approved last month applies to State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Lands

June 25, 2020

Outdoors

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge to allow fishing, expanded hunting

Conservationists supportive as long as hunters and fishers stay within approved areas

April 20, 2020

Local News

Redrafted rules could change mountain lion hunting in Colorado

and Wildlife has seen an increase in sightings

February 28, 2020

New Mexico

As hunting numbers decline, wildlife managers seek to diversify the sport

series aims to recruit and maintain hunters

February 11, 2020

Local News

Colorado wildlife officials seek solution as elk herds decline

90 hunters attend presentation in Dolores

February 9, 2020

Pine River Times news

Local elk herds decline; Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks solution

90 hunters attend presentation in Dolores

February 7, 2020

Local News

What to do about Southwest Colorado’s ailing elk herds?

Colorado Parks and Wildlife to host series of meetings asking public for input

January 31, 2020

New Mexico

N.M. warns against coyote-killing contests

passed earlier this year bans cash-prize events

November 29, 2019

Local News

Man who killed moose fined; can still hunt in Colorado

Wildlife officials say Bruce Black took proper actions after mistakenly killing animal

November 6, 2019

Local News

Hunter, age 86, remains missing in San Juan National Forest

Webb disappeared Oct. 19 near Roaring Fork

October 28, 2019

Local News

Hunter’s body recovered from remote wilderness southwest of Rico

of death not immediately known

October 21, 2019