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Get Out and Go Wild!
See Colorado from the Outside!
 Join your Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) and partner organizations in engaging Coloradoans of all ages in the wonder and excitement surrounding our treasured wildlife. Get the family started with educational opportunities, informative seminars, hands-on clinics, public meetings, and comprehensive web content.
Sign up to receive the latest news about the Colorado Division of Wildlife via the DOW Insider. Choose topics geared to your interests and receive current information about them—in your inbox! Be among the first to know about classes and clinics and other activities that will get you up, out, and about!
Upcoming Events
- Bald Eagle Nesting: Eagle Express. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, Barr Lake, Brighton. "You are practically guaranteed to see an eagle." See the Bald Eagle Nesting event details
 for additional information.
- New! Rocky Mountain Flycasters' Annual Fly Tying Expo. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, Fort Collins Senior Center. See the expo details.
- Ladies Outdoor Activity Day - Northern Colorado Chapter of Pheasants Forever (NOCOPF). Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, Great Guns Sporting in Nunn, Colorado. See the NOCOPF website for more details.
- Wildlife Viewing Tours, Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays (holidays excepted), Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Commerce City, CO.
Find more events in the Colorado outdoors; browse the DOW Get Outdoors! Events Calendar.
And, for get-out-and-about family adventures and wish-you-were-here moments at any time of year, check out the Colorado Birding Trail. Updated guides are now available for printing, or you can pick up copies at a Colorado Welcome Center or a Division of Wildlife office.
And, Colorado State Parks offer a multitude of outdoor events and activities ranging from guided nature walks to a Junior Ranger Program. Look at their events calendar for opportunities close to where you live! Get Out and Hunt
 Hunting—whether for waterfowl, upland birds, big game; whether by bow-and-arrow, muzzleloader, or modern rifle; whether under a warm sun or over frozen ground—is a cornerstone of our heritage, a tradition beyond memory.
Explore the possibilities; explore Colorado; explore your heritage!
Get Out and Go Fishin'
 Find out why it's said that a bad day fishing is better than a good day at [fill in the blank]! Fishing is for any age, any time, all over Colorado. Did you hear about the novice angler who caught a state-record catfish near Denver? That could have been you!
There's probably a good fishin' hole a short walk from home, or an easy bike-ride away. Pack up the family and a picnic lunch and head up to one of our spectacular mountain reservoirs; or, maybe, a cool, clear mountain lake will be your destination.
Get started today.
Get Out and Watch Wildlife
 Watching wildlife is as easy as it gets. Any time. Any place. While binoculars, a spotting scope, and a field guide or two are helpful, you don't even need that. Just get outdoors and do it!
Watching wildlife—whether in the backyard, at the park, or anywhere for that matter—opens doors to learning and lifelong enjoyment of, and appreciation for, the world around us.
Kids, especially, can't seem to get enough of learning about wildlife. And adults get to see the world once again through a child's eyes.
So, stop reading this and start watching. Outdoors!
Recruitment and Retention Summit
The Recruitment and Retention Summit hosted by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) focused on increasing hunting and fishing participation. Hunting and fishing organizations, private and public landowners, CDOW staff, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation staff, volunteers and others met for two days in Colorado Springs on May 14-15, 2011.
The theme for the Summit was “inspiring new generations of hunters and anglers.” The Summit opened with remarks from Tom Remington, Director of the CDOW, and Mike King, Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources. View the full Summit Program here: 2011 Recruitment and Retention Summit Program.
Speakers touched on the importance of increasing hunting and fishing participation. Sportsmen fund nearly all wildlife management efforts in Colorado and contribute about $1.8 billion to Colorado’s economy each year.
The core of the Summit focused on presentations on current recruitment and retention efforts, national research on what works, best practices for planning outreach events, and access issues. Plenty of informal one-on-one discussions sparked new ideas and paved the way for a network of people willing to work on the problem together.
Downloadable presentations:
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is the state agency responsible for protecting and managing wildlife and its habitat, as well as providing wildlife-related recreation. The Division is funded by hunting and fishing license fees, federal grants, and Colorado Lottery proceeds through Great Outdoors Colorado.
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Last Updated:
2/9/2012 10:48 PM
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