CPW SW Region

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Spring has most definitely sprung at Navajo State Park.

Make way for the great migration! Well, it’s already here, which is what we’re trumpeting about. The Monte Vista Crane Fest is back w/ your chance to see 12,000+ sandhill cranes in the San Luis Valley. Come see the cranes, watch waterfowl + more! Details: cpw.info/3OQBHGT

What a morning. 🥇🇺🇸

Be sure to check out the "What's new" section of the brochure. A major one comes from the Gunnison Basin, where OTC bull elk licenses during 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons are no longer available. GMUs 54, 55 and 551 are now limited draw. MORE INFO: cpw.state.co.us/news/02132026/…

The 2026 Big Game Brochure is here 🦌 See what’s new, brush up on what you need to know & prepare for the primary draw this spring. Start planning today: cpw.info/44am95S

As always, a huge thank you to our own Michael Sirochman for his incredible work rehabbing wildlife at our Frisco Creek facility and to everyone who was involved in helping this little owl return to nature. Good luck out there, and happy hunting.

Northern Saw-whet owls were identified as a Species of Greatest Information Need in our recently approved State Wildlife Action Plan. That means more research is needed before we can fully assess its conservation need. Learn more about our SWAP here! #4257225834-140521961" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cpw.state.co.us/state-wildlife…

🦉 Going into the weekend on a high note after this wildlife rehab success story! Check out this little owl we rescued near Crestone back on Dec. 21. It’s a Northern Saw-whet owl, one of the smallest owl species found in Colorado.

Enjoy one more view of this ewe bolting back into nature to rejoin the Taylor River herd. A big thanks to the folks who helped report this bighorn stuck in the ice. Nature is brutal, but this bighorn is getting a second chance at life thanks to this epic rescue by our team.

🥶Brrrrr! This was one chilly wildlife rescue yesterday outside of Gunnison! Check out this thread to see how our wildlife managers saved this ewe from the ice on the Taylor River!

This morning, our team drove the trailer back to where this ewe’s herd was spending time up on a mountain above. She bolted out of the horse trailer in excellent health, a relief to our entire Gunnison area office staff.

We kept the ewe over night to make sure she’d survive the stress and impacts from the time she spent in the feeezing water.

We got a report late Monday afternoon of a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep that fell through the ice on the Taylor River. District Wildlife Managers Codi Prior and Clayton BonDurant raced to the scene to try to save her.