The Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for landowners in southeast Colorado to lease hunting access to their property for the 2011 deer and pronghorn seasons.
The DOW’s Big Game Access Program will continue to provide access to private lands for a fifth year, while the DOW completes an analysis of the pilot program that began in 2007.
The program provides walk-in hunter access in game management units 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126 and 127. Eligible cove types include upland grass or prairie habitat for pronghorn hunting and river bottom or riparian land for deer hunting. Landowners whose properties meet BGAP requirements will receive payments ranging from 25 cents per acre to a maximum of $3 per acre, depending on the size of the property, habitat type and the number of hunting days allowed.
Hunters must buy a $40 permit to access the properties and must have an appropriate hunting license.
Landowners must apply by Feb. 25.
For information or application, they should call the DOW office in Lamar, 719-336-6600, or write: Colorado Division of Wildlife, c/o BGAP, 2500 S. Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052.
Karl Licis, Special to The Denver Post
