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Changes to big-game seasons studied

November 18, 2008

With 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.

Gun shops receive big sales boost because of election

November 11, 2008

Across Colorado and across the nation, the gun business is booming.

Plumb the ice's depths

Plumb the ice's depths

November 11, 2008

Winter means different things to fishermen. While the impending ice age might mean hard times for some, for hard-water fishermen good times can be as close as the nearest frozen pond. Or as distant as a mountain lake, where a trek on snowmobile, cross-country skis or snowshoes may be required to access the trout swimming beneath layers of snow and ice.

Beyond the slopes

Beyond the slopes

November 11, 2008

Winter in Colorado isn’t just about how quickly you can fly down the slopes. Sometimes, it’s about the quirky fun you can have in the process.

Active life, Nov. 6

November 6, 2008

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Mackinaw fishermen give silent treatment

November 4, 2008

About the only thing more secretive than a mackinaw is a mackinaw fisherman, and the lake-trout chasers of Lake County are no different.

Active life, Oct. 30

October 30, 2008

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Go east for pheasant fortunes

October 28, 2008

Opening day of the Colorado pheasant season could be the best of times for hunters; it also could be the worst of times.

Active life: Oct. 23

October 23, 2008

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Fickle weather leads to sporadic success for hunters

October 21, 2008

Compared to determining hunter-success trends through the early part of Colorado's elk and deer seasons, projecting winners in the upcoming elections is easy. The election pollsters and all those pundits don't have to factor in the sudden turnarounds of mountain weather and their effects on both the hunters and the hunted.

Hunters' mantra: Let it snow, but just so much at a time

October 15, 2008

Alibis seldom are in short supply around a hunting camp when things haven't gone according to plan, and among the most common is a lament to the effect, "If we only had some snow . . . "

Active Life: Oct. 9

October 9, 2008

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Big-game hunters looking back

October 7, 2008

Every hunt begins with anticipation and a bit of reflection, and with the main big-game seasons fast approaching, this year, more than most, Colorado hunters might be taking a look back to last fall's seasons and the winter that followed.

Active life: Oct. 2

October 2, 2008

Active life, Sept. 19

September 19, 2008

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