(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Southeast Region is hosting a meeting with the public to discuss their mule deer management plan. The plan will pertain to herds west of I-25 in Chaffee, Park, Teller, Fremont, eastern Costilla, western Huerfano, Las Animas, Custer, Pueblo, and western El Paso Counties.
“The purpose of a herd management plan is to integrate the plans and intentions of Colorado Parks and Wildlife with the concerns and ideas of land management agencies and interested members of the public to determine how individual big game herds should be managed,” said Julie Stiver, SE Region Senior Wildlife Biologist. “Public engagement, particularly from those with an interest in wildlife herd management and hunting, is critical to this process.”
Those who cannot attend will also have the option to participate virtually.
The CPW also has more information on deer herd management plans and their public engagement process.
The meeting will be on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. at Rawlings Library, 100 East Abriendo Avenue in Pueblo.
CPW welcomes hunters and anyone who cares about animals to come give their input, as the herd management plan made after this meeting will be in place for 10 years.
