Colorado sportsmen have a new, 710-acre state wildlife area just southwest of Jackson Lake in Morgan County. The purchase of Andrick Ponds, the former Centennial Hunt Club, was finalized on Aug. 28.
A portion of the property will be open for limited waterfowl hunting between now and Nov. 30, on Saturdays, Sundays, Wednesdays and holidays. Four areas are open now, with several more opening Nov. 7.
The former hunt club was purchased using Habitat Stamp and Great Outdoors Colorado funds.
“This will be a jewel of a wildlife area for waterfowl hunters,” said Steve Yama- shita, northeast regional manager of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. “This fall, hunting will be limited to waterfowl for a portion of the season. The property has great habitat for small game, turkeys and deer as well, and future opportunities can be expected as we open other parts of the property.”
The purchase of the property comes as part of the DOW’s efforts to address sportsmen’s requests for more hunting and fishing access throughout the state and additional waterfowl properties.
Hunters wishing to make reservations for waterfowl hunting can call the division’s hunting reservation system at 1-800-846-9453.
Hunting video.
Colorado’s varied and distinctive hunting opportunities are now featured in “Hunt Colorado,” a new online video from the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Filmed in high-definition video and recorded in digital audio, “Hunt Colorado” takes viewers on an entertaining and concise tour of Colorado’s game species. Featured in the seven-minute video are turkey, quail, grouse, pheasants, ducks, geese, squirrels, rabbits, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, elk and deer.
To play the video and other DOW online videos, viewers need a high-speed Internet connection and the latest version of Adobe Flash installed on their computer.
Videos may be accessed directly on the Division’s website at: wildlife.state.co.us/NewsMedia/Videos/
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