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Public welcome in mule deer herd management discussion Aug 7, Pueblo
Dean Miller
Southeast Region Public Information Officer
719-466-3927
[email protected]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region gathers community input for it's mule deer draft herd management plan. The meeting is Aug 7, Rawlings Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo. Those with interest in wildlife herd management and hunting are encouraged to attend. When complete, the plan will be in place for ten years. Photo credit Wayne Lewis
Aug 1, 2025
PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region hosts a public meeting to discuss mule deer herd management plans for herds west of I-25 in Chaffee, Lake, Park, Teller, Fremont, eastern Costilla, western Huerfano, Las Animas, Custer, Pueblo, and western El Paso Counties.
The meeting, Aug 7, 6 p.m., at Rawlings Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo, will gather crucial community input for the Southeast Region’s mule deer population objectives and draft herd management plan, which will last ten years.
A virtual option for the public to attend the meeting is: https://cpw-state-co.zoom.us/j/81066023336
"The purpose of a herd management plan is to integrate the plans and intentions of Colorado Parks and Wildlife with the concerns and ideas of land management agencies and interested members of the public to determine how individual big game herds should be managed,” said Julie Stiver, SE Region Senior Wildlife Biologist. “Public engagement, particularly from those with an interest in wildlife herd management and hunting, is critical to this process.”
The open house-style meeting welcomes the public to meet with CPW staff to learn more about deer management in the area, CPW’s intentions for managing deer, and deer hunting opportunities in the area. Most importantly, participants have the opportunity to provide their input to CPW on deer herd management.
Public comments will be included with the draft herd management plan and presented to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for approval.
Learn more about deer herd management plans and CPW’s public engagement process at:
https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting/big-game/deer/conservation-and-management
https://engagecpw.org/hub-page/test-hub
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