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 ...

Colorado wildlife officials say elk herd numbers may not be sustainable over the next 20 years The cow/calf ratios — the number of healthy calves in a herd — have declined significantly since ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in ...

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 ...

At the time the plan was written, at least 31 of Colorado’s 54 deer herds (57%), 16 of 43 elk herds (37%), and 2 of 9 moose herds (22%) were infected. Once detected, it can be impossible to ...

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.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said a group of ice climbers in Lake City encountered the distressed elk Friday morning, and a CPW biologist darted the ungulate with a tranquilizer and ...

For Colorado’s elk herds, while there are more herds with no detection, there is an overlap between where there is high prevalence in deer. According to Parks and Wildlife’s 2019 plan, “because the ...

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