A public meeting to discuss deer and elk management in the southwest segment of the San Luis Valley will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Clarion Hotel, 333 Santa Fe Ave. in Grand Junction. The talks relate specifically to game management units 80 and 81. Comments also may be submitted to the Division of Wildlife, 0722 S. Roas 1E, Monte Vista, 81144.
Advisers sought
The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region and Colorado Bureau of Land Management seek nominations to fill 11 positions on a Recreation Resource Advisory Council, a body that will advise the federal agencies on recreation fee matters in Colorado. Persons who would like to participate may obtain a nominating packet at www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rrac-application.shtml or by phoning 303-275-5043 or e-mailing pdevore@fs.fed.us.
New state park
Cheyenne Mountain State Park, the newest in the Colorado system, is scheduled to open Oct. 21. The 1,680-acre parcel beneath eastern flank of Cheyenne Mountain just south of Colorado Springs represents a scenic transition from peak to plain and protects one of the last significant open spaces along the southern Front Range. It is the first state park in El Paso County, one of the state’s most populous regions.
Hotchkiss roundtable
A discussion of fish management issues in the Gunnison, San Miguel, Uncompahgre and lower Dolores river drainages is scheduled at a 7 p.m. anglers’ roundtable Thursday at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss. Of particular note is a Division of Wildlife effort to bolster rainbow trout in the Gunnison River.
Poaching incident
The Division of Wildlife is seeking information concerning the discovery of three dead pronghorn Sept. 24 at a vacant lot near the intersection of Ironwood Place and Zebulon Drive in Colorado Springs. The animals were shot out of season and dumped at the residential location. Persons with knowledge of the incident should contact Operation Game Thief at 800-332-4155.
Poachers nabbed
Three nonresident hunters – two from West Virginia and one from Kentucky – have paid nearly $9,000 in fines for hunting before the start of the muzzleloader rifle season. Donald G. Wilshire of Georgetown, Ky., was cited for shooting a bull elk, while Darrell G. and Betty J. Wilshire of Oak Hill, W.Va., were charged with illegal possession of an elk, illegal transfer of a license and use of an electronic device.
