UPDATED: December 12, 2024 at 12:16 PM MST Montrose County and state officials are investigating nearly 200 cattle reported missing from the Uncompahgre Plateau, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — On Friday, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announced an immediate expansion to the forest closure area at the northern end of the ...

The Uncompahgre Plateau is more than 1.5 million acres, most of which is public land, with the Bureau of Land Management responsible for managing 37 percent of it and the U.S. Forest Service ...

The cattle come from multiple ranches, according to the sheriff’s office. The cattle spend the summer and fall grazing the Uncompahgre Plateau, which is in the Uncompahgre National Forest.

Officials are investigating the disappearance of 180 cattle after several ranchers along the Western Slope reporting them missing. The multicolored cattle, mostly calves, were last seen grazing on ...

On the plains, grassfires rip across miles of pasture, fueled by wind and drought, two things that carouse around together ...

MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — 180 cows left on the Uncompahgre Plateau stretching across Montrose, Delta and San Miguel Counties have vanished. Montrose County Sheriff Sergeant Chuck Searcy tells ...

The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday released its revised plan for future management of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The decision is now subject to a 60-day protest ...

On Friday, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announced an immediate expansion to the forest closure area at the northern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau to protect public ...

The multicolored cattle, mostly calves, were last seen grazing on national forest land along Uncompahgre Plateau, southwest of Montrose, before their owners reported them missing, Sgt. Chuck ...