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What is its purpose?

Color officer badgeThe Colorado Division of Wildlife is charged by statute to protect, preserve, enhance, and manage wildlife for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the people of this state and its visitors. Wildlife management objectives such as determining the numbers and types of wildlife taken, and providing opportunities to hunt, fish, or engage in other wildlife-related recreation are realized through the creation of regulations by the Wildlife Commission and enforcement of season dates, bag limits, and license requirements. If everyone would follow the rules, enforcement efforts would be unnecessary, however laws for some people are only effective to the extent they are enforced. Without law enforcement effective wildlife management would not be possible. Without wildlife management Colorado’s abundant and diverse wildlife populations would not exist.
How to Contact a District Wildlife Manager

Colorado Wildlife Officers work on a rotating on-call schedule.  If you have a wildlife emergency, you can reach a District Wildlife Manager (DWM) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Most officers are dispatched through Colorado State Patrol, or your local Sheriff’s Department.
Annual Reports

These annual report are meant to provide a basis of understanding and to answer frequently asked questions about the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s law enforcement programs.

Law Enforcement & Violation Reports
Year Reported Date Published
2007 October 2008
2006 March 2007
2005 October 1, 2006
2004 October 1, 2005
2003 August 1, 2004
2002 May 1, 2003
2001 May 1, 2002
2000 April 1, 2001


Last Updated: 6/24/2009