Division of Wildlife
DOW Seeks Input on Deer & Elk Management
~ Comments Sought on Deer & Elk Herds in Upper Arkansas Drainage ~
The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold public
meetings in Cañon City and Buena Vista to hear input on deer and elk
management in the Upper Arkansas River Valley.
The Cañon City meeting is September 19 at 7 p.m. at the BLM office at 3170
E. Main Street. The Buena Vista meeting is September 20 at 7 p.m. at the
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Building at 29780 U.S. Hwy 24 north.
The meetings are to gather public input for management plans for the deer
and elk herds in Units 48, 481, 49, 56, 561, 57 and 58. These units include
elk herds on portions of the Buffalo Peaks and Collegiate Ranges, and the
Cottonwood Creek area deer herd.
“Specifically we want input on herd size and male female ratios for a
five-year management plan,” said, Jack Vayhinger a terrestrial biologist for
the DOW.
For more information, contact Vayhinger at (719) 530-5537 or email to
jack.vayhinger@state.co.us.
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