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The Game Damage program is a prevention and reimbursement program in the State of Colorado that compensates ranchers, farmers and landowners for damage caused by big game animals. For more information, visit the Game Damage Program page.

 Below you will find resources to help:

• Prevent Game Damage
• Identify Game Damage
• Determine Market Value

Prevent Game Damage

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Colorado Statutes and Regulations 

• Rules and Regulations: Chapter 17-Game Damage
• Colorado Statutes: Title 35-Agriculture
• Colorado Statutes: Title 35, Article 40-Protection of Livestock

Fencing

• Fencing with Wildlife in Mind  (6MB) 

Layouts and Fact Sheets 

• 16' x 20' Baby Stackyard (7'x14' tube gate)
• 40' x 40' Stackyard (1 gate)
• 130' x 48' 330A Stackyard (2 gates)
• 130' x 48' 330B Stackyard (4 gates)
• 226' x 100' 660A Stackyard (2 gates)
• 226' x 100' 660B Stackyard (4 gates)
• 218' x 294' 990 Stackyard (4 gates)
• Generic Stackyard  (detail construction for stackyards/adapted uses)
• Orchard- Nursery - Vineyard - Garden 
• 3 miles of standard wildlife friendly 4-strand fence

Apiary Configurations (beeyard) 

• 40' x 40' Apiary  ( for a 20' x 20' Apiary - use same configuration as without corner braces)
• Instructions for Building a Secure Beehive Enclosure
• Building a Secure Beehive Enclosure brochure
• Fact Sheet: successful apiary fence operation
• Gallagher B-260 Electric Fence Charger Instruction
• Layout: Corner Brace for Apiaries
• Layout: Solar Charger for Apiaries

Identify Game Damage

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Wildlife Damage

• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management  -a non-profit, grant funded site that provides research-based information on how to responsibly handle wildlife damage problems.
• National Wildlife Research Center - APHIS-Fort Collins website source of links to vendors, ID guides, wildlife publications, diseases,  govt agencies
• Texas Agrilife Extension Services - Texas website with individual species control leaflets

Predators

• Coyote/Sheep Damage Prevention and Control
• Wildlife Services:Helping Producers Manage Predation  (United States Department of Agriculture)
• Predator Control for Sustainable and Organic Livestock Production 
• Coping with Coyotes  (Texas A&M University)

Tracks, Tracking and Scat

• Beartracker's Animal Tracks Den - An online field guide to tracks and tracking
• Wildlife Tracks - Excellent illustrated guide to animal tracks from Nevada Dept of Wildlife

Game Damage Photos

• USDA Damage Photo Library

Determine Market Value

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• AMS Market News - Farm commodity market reports from the USDA 
• Centennial Livestock Auction - Ft Collins.  Reports on cattle, goats, horses, hogs, sheep, hay

Livestock

• Centennial Livestock Auction - Ft. Collins(Fri/Slaughter Cattle)
• La Junta Livestock Commission - La Junta (Wed/Cattle)
• Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling (Seasonal/Wed/Cattle)
• Winter Livestock - La Junta(Tue/Cattle) 

Sheep & Goats

• Centennial Livestock Auction
• Greeley Producers Livestock Marketing Association

Horses

• Centennial Livestock Auction

Pigs/Hogs

• Centennial Livestock Auction

 Rabbits

• At this time there is no reliable market in any of the Western States.

Poultry

•  AMS Market News

Apiary/Beehives

• National Honey Board- Honey industry resources