Stewards of the Land
Landowners play an integral role in wildlife and habitat conservation in Colorado. Whether providing hunting access to our sportspersons, allowing biologists to survey or working toward improving habitat for our iconic and threatened species alike, our landowner partners help protect the integrity of our natural landscape for current and future generations.
Stewards of the Land
Landowners play an integral role in wildlife and habitat conservation in Colorado. Whether providing hunting access to our sportspersons, allowing biologists to survey or working toward improving habitat for our iconic and threatened species alike, our landowner partners help protect the integrity of our natural landscape for current and future generations.
Enhancing Wildlife Habitats
Help Protect Wildlife Habitat
Landowners who want to protect important wildlife habitat, provide wildlife-related recreational access to the public or sell their property to CPW can request funding.
Habitat Partnership Program
The HPP program works through local committees to develop partnerships among landowners, land managers, sportspersons, the public and Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reduce conflicts caused by deer, elk, pronghorn and moose to agriculture.
Develop Habitat for Colorado's Pheasants
Landowners can receive assistance to create and enhance habitat for Colorado's ring-necked pheasants.
Help Handling Wildlife Conflicts
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has many education information available to assist the public on living with wildlife. The agency also works with landowners on prevention solutions and has a reimbursement program for damage caused.
Game Damage Program
The Game Damage Program is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife prevention and reimbursement program that provides immediate temporary and/or permanent solutions to protect crops or livestock from damage, as well as compensates ranchers, farmers and landowners for damage.
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Wolf-livestock conflicts will be addressed on a case-by-case basis using a combination of appropriate management tools, including education, non-lethal conflict minimization techniques, lethal take of wolves and damage payments.
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Providing Hunting Access on Private Land
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers landowners the opportunity to provide Colorado residents a unique opportunity to hunt on private ranch land normally closed to the public. Participating ranches provide public hunting recreation access to their land free of charge to those who draw licenses.