Colorado Parks and Wildlife to host deer management plan meetings for public feedback
Kara Van Hoose
Dec. 22, 2023
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to host deer management plan meetings for public feedback
DENVER, Colo. - Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host public meetings for feedback on deer herd management plans for game units in Park, Jefferson, Douglas, Elbert, Arapahoe and parts of Adams counties. The meetings will gather crucial community input on the Northeast Region’s deer population objectives and draft herd management plan, which lasts for ten years.
CPW will provide an in-person and virtual option for each unit meeting.
Meeting schedule:
- D-17 Bailey herd (GMUs 39, 46, 391,461, 51): Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Public Library in the Castle Pines Event Room at 360 Village Square Lane, Castle Pines, CO 80108. Virtual meeting link here
- D-38 South Park herd (GMUs 500, 501, 50): Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hunter Education building at 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216. Virtual meeting link here
-
D-49 Elbert Co herd (GMUs 104, 105, 106): Monday, January 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Arapahoe County Public Library Byers branch at 585 South Main Street, Byers, CO 80103. Virtual meeting link here
Previous meetings were held in December for D-17 and D-27.
Public comments will be synthesized into the draft herd management plan and presented to the Parks and Wildlife Commission for approval.
###
PHOTO CUTLINES:
Top: D-17 map
Bottom left: D-38 map
Bottom right: D-49 map
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.