Colorado is a hunting paradise. The state is home to 10 big game species that are found anywhere from the sprawling plains filled with sagebrush to the lush cottonwood river bottoms to the majestic ...

The 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure is now available, with a number of changes that affect the upcoming seasons and the ...

This year’s elk season is a historic one in Colorado. It’s the first time in more than 80 years that big-game hunters have shared the landscape with an established population of gray wolves. This is ...

COLORADO (KRQE) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking help in mitigating damage conflicts from elk near two wildlife refuges near Alamosa. The department is offering antlerless elk hunts on the ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual big game brochure has been hitting hunters’ mailboxes — the annual reminder to start planning for the seasons ahead. The brochure is also available at CPW offices ...

Before she was big enough to carry a gun, Melissa Johnson would follow her father through the grasslands surrounding Trinchera, the rural southeast Colorado community where her family has hunted for ...

The most important bowhunting skill is the ability to get so close to game that the archer can almost smell it. The bowhunter should hunt silently all the time. I ignored that rule on September 12, ...

Few things rival the pure joy that comes from bowhunting elk on open-to-anyone dirt. Keep pushing forward, and always believe it’s going to happen. Adam Amick Over-the-counter (OTC) elk units tend to ...