Colorado

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This has not been the ideal summer in bear country — or at least not in Colorado. According to the…»

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Just about all turkey hunters have been in this situation at one time or another in the woods. Here I…»

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Here’s your calendar that can serve as the basis for a month-by-month angling plan in the nation’s premier mountain range. Use it as starting point in organizing your own year-long fishing adventure.

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If you’re an avid upland hunter you know about South Dakota’s Golden Triangle. It’s the region encompassing the area from…»

Photo by Brandon Ray

I hunted pronghorns for 10 years before I got a crack at a really big one. What I wouldn’t give…»

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A Boulder, Colorado house cat that goes by the name of Zeus got an up-close-and-personal look at a feline that’s…»

Matt Christensen is shown using llamas to pack out of the Colorado high country. Photo by ChucknGaleRobbins.com.

As usual, Colorado is expected to win the blue ribbon for Rocky Mountain deer this year. Elsewhere, hunters can expect…»

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The cadence of shod hooves slapping against the rocky ground filtered through the damp mountain air as we eased up…»

Several units in Arizona will produce trophy bulls this fall. Photo by Lance Crowther.

This fall is shaping up to be another tremendous year for big bull harvests across the Rocky Mountain States. If…»

Bowhunter Dan Allred arrowed this magnificent Colorado buck. Photo courtesy of Dan Allred.

The Centennial State is at the top of the food chain as far as mule deer hunting goes. Like all…»

Hard work pays off! After enduring numerous thunderstorms and several busted stalks, Smith was able to make it all come together. Photo by Jace Bauserman.

Marc Smith has been pursuing backcountry mule deer in the unsullied alpine basins of Colorado for well over a decade.…»

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Men now face the loss of hunting privileges in Colorado and 34 other states.

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If your rod’s sitting in the garage waiting for summer, you’ll miss out on some excellent Colorado trout fishing — right now! (March 2007)

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Don’t wait for summer to let a trout put a bend in your fishing rod. These Colorado tailwaters provide prime early season action you don’t want to miss.

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For those who brave the hike into Black Canyon National Park, the reward is spectacular scenery, a remote experience, and, yes, fantastic trout fishing!

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The Taylor River’s monster rainbows are among the largest in America, and they may also be the most educated. Huge fish abound, but catching them is another story.

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This Colorado flow promises to be just as action-packed and memorable as ever this winter. Here’s where you might just catch that trout of a lifetime!

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Matching the hatch becomes easy with this simple look at the bugs that will be swimming, crawling and flying about the Centennial State this summer. (May 2006)

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Contrary to the dour opinions of some Centennial State anglers, there are plenty of rivers offering quality rainbow trout fishing these days.

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For anglers willing to play the midwinter game of tiny trout flies and light tippets on the Yampa, Blue, Frying Pan and Taylor rivers, the epic fly-fishing for pig-sized rainbow trout can be nothing short of a miracle.

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After years of drought, Colorado anglers enjoyed wetter and better trout fishing last year, and the trout outlook for 2005 appears to be a bright one, as long as the weather cooperates!

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Here’s your first look at all of Colorado’s hottest places to fish in 2006. (March 2006)

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Rich in history and full of fish, the Roaring Fork River in western Colorado is one of the few remaining free-flowing rivers in the state, and it’s Colorado’s best freestone stream to boot.

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Enjoy spectacular beauty and spine-tingling Gold Medal fishing for rainbows, browns and mountain whitefish on Colorado’s “Thunder River.”

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Waterfowlers who also pack a fly rod have a number of places they can visit for doubling up on their sporting action. Here’s where you can roll your waterfowl hunting and trout fishing into a single day.