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Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host a Snow Goose Hunting Seminar at the CPW office in Lamar on Sat., Feb. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
Wildlife managers will present tips and tricks for hunting snow geese on the eastern plains of Colorado. Topics will range from the basics for beginners, to techniques for the seasoned hunter.
Subjects covered include goose identification and biology, how to hunt geese by understanding their daily movements, how weather and terrain affect geese, use of decoys and much more.
The program is geared toward adults.
The CPW office in Lamar is located 2500 S. Main St. (about two hours east of Pueblo on Hwy. 50). For more information about the seminar, or to register, call 719-336-6600.
Colorado hunting regulations allow for unlimited take of snow geese east of I-25 from Feb. 13 thru April 30. The requirement to purchase a federal waterfowl hunting stamp has been waived and hunters are allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, populations of greater and lesser snow geese and Ross’s geese have grown to historic highs. Collectively called “light geese,” they are causing massive destruction to their summer home on the fragile arctic tundra to the point it may take decades to recover.
Since implementation of the liberal harvest regulations in 1999, the harvest of light geese has increased, but the goal of decreasing the population of light geese has yet to be attained.
The Saturday afternoon hunting clinic is part of the tenth annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival. For more information about the Snow Goose Festival, visit their website at: www.highplainssnowgoose.com.
For more information about waterfowl hunting in Colorado, go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Waterfowl/Pages/WaterfowlHome.aspx.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host a Snow Goose Hunting Seminar at the CPW office in Lamar on Sat., Feb. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
Wildlife managers will present tips and tricks for hunting snow geese on the eastern plains of Colorado. Topics will range from the basics for beginners, to techniques for the seasoned hunter.
Subjects covered include goose identification and biology, how to hunt geese by understanding their daily movements, how weather and terrain affect geese, use of decoys and much more.
The program is geared toward adults.
The CPW office in Lamar is located 2500 S. Main St. (about two hours east of Pueblo on Hwy. 50). For more information about the seminar, or to register, call 719-336-6600.
Colorado hunting regulations allow for unlimited take of snow geese east of I-25 from Feb. 13 thru April 30. The requirement to purchase a federal waterfowl hunting stamp has been waived and hunters are allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, populations of greater and lesser snow geese and Ross’s geese have grown to historic highs. Collectively called “light geese,” they are causing massive destruction to their summer home on the fragile arctic tundra to the point it may take decades to recover.
Since implementation of the liberal harvest regulations in 1999, the harvest of light geese has increased, but the goal of decreasing the population of light geese has yet to be attained.
The Saturday afternoon hunting clinic is part of the tenth annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival. For more information about the Snow Goose Festival, visit their website at: www.highplainssnowgoose.com.
For more information about waterfowl hunting in Colorado, go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Waterfowl/Pages/WaterfowlHome.aspx.
