Their concerns are warranted. Colorado is home to more elk than any other U.S. state, and it’s far-and-away the most popular elk-hunting destination for nonresidents. A staggering 186,028 people ...

There are approximately 280,000 Rocky Mountain Elk and about 400,000 mule deer in Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. East of I-25, shed hunting is allowed year-round on public lands.

DENVER (KDVR) — After Colorado acquired a new state wildlife area this spring, Gov. Jared Polis visited the area to see what it offers before it is open to hunters this fall. The new 1,860-acre ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, but it hasn’t always been that way. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, there are an estimated 280,000 elk in the ...

Residents of a Colorado town and visitors are being warned to be careful after a cow elk attacked a 4-year-old boy just days after an 8-year-old girl was attacked by one while riding a bike.. The ...

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said a group of ice climbers in Lake City encountered the distressed elk […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ...

Colorado Parks & Wildlife's Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map from April 23 to May 21, 2024. Colorado Parks & Wildlife. The first map, dated December 18, 2023, to January 22, 2024, shows wolf ...

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.

Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Colorado Parks and ...

Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.