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Steamboat Springs resort and area ranchers work to preserve Western livingSunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:03PMThrough a partnership between Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. and the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest, the resort is committed to making wise use of natural resources, as well as the preservation and enhancement of the national forest. When asked, visitors said they would consider destinations other than Steamboat if the valley’s remaining open spaces were developed. They also placed ranches ...

Calling all turkeys | By Pamela Dickman Loveland Reporter-HeraldThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:11AMWild turkeys are native to Colorado, but not Larimer County. However, several flocks live and thrive here, eating bugs, grasses and grains and roosting in trees at night. “The first time I know that the Division (of Wildlife) transplanted turkeys into this area was back in the 1940s,” said Rick Spowart, wildlife manager. The last time was about three years ago, when Spowart helped release them.

Changes to big-game seasons studiedTuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:36PMWith the state's primary big-game hunting seasons winding down, the Colorado Wildlife Commission, meeting in Colorado Springs last week, began looking at potential alternatives to the existing season structure for the five-year cycle to be in place from 2010-14.

Out-of-state hunters will pay more in 2009Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:45PMNonresident big-game hunters will pay more for a license next year after the Colorado Wildlife Commission Thursday adopted higher prices for out-of-state big-game fees.