Colorado officials quietly release new batch of wolves 🐺

If you’re still with us, that means you’ve made it to the middle of yet another week.

With that in mind, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey and get another mid-week dispatch out the door.

Here's what's worth reading about so far this week:

• Hush-hush - Colorado officials move quietly in recent release 🐺

• Frigid rescue- Amid a snowstorm, Louisiana DWF officers make dramatic rescue ⛑️

• Splittin’ seasons - Wyoming splits whitetail and mulie seasons 🦌

• Cornhusker deer - Season’s data shows promise for Nebraska mule deer  💪

• Taking a stroll - When your target buck walks through your yard 🫢

A HUSH-HUSH OPERATION
COLORADO QUIETLY RELEASES NEW BATCH OF WOLVES

Colorado officials continue to keep their fast-moving pace as it pertains to wolf reintroduction. After capturing 15 wolves from British Columbia earlier this month, they wasted no time in getting them stateside and officially released them in three batches last week.

Announcing the successful canine deposits, a press release by Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife on Saturday highlighted why state officials were so tight-lipped surrounding the exact dates that they planned to release the new wolves.

“CPW has a responsibility to balance the safety of staff and the animals with the level and timing of information provided during this complex wildlife operation,” the release said. “Unfortunately, staff safety was threatened as CPW offices were watched and threatening social media posts and phone calls were received.”

Releasing the wolves in three phases, officials quietly planted the new arrivals on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday of last week in both Eagle and Pitkin counties…

LDWF agents rescue duck hunters from lake during snow storm: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents rescued two stranded hunters Tuesday morning in St. Martin Parish during the winter snow storm. Read the full story. 

Maryland’s Primitive Deer Hunt Scheduled for February: Hunters with a valid hunting license, or those exempt from the hunting license requirement, may use primitive bows or muzzleloaders to hunt antlered and antlerless sika and white-tailed deer during these three days. Read the full story.

Wyoming big game applications open for 2025-26 hunting season: Elk, deer, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and spring turkey applications opened Jan. 2. Read the full story.

Bill To Split Whitetail And Mule Deer Seasons Passes, But Some Hunters Not Sold: A bill that will split whitetail and mule deer seasons passed out of a legislative committee Tuesday. But some Wyoming hunters say that won’t help. Read the full story.

Authorities ID duck hunter who died after fall into Osage County's Melvern Lake: A duck hunter died in a boating accident Saturday after falling into icy Melvern Lake in Osage County, said Sheriff Chris Wells. Read the full story.

Nebraska harvest numbers show jump for Mule Deer, generally positive sign for whitetail: With deer season wrapped up in Nebraska, Game and Parks is analyzing the years harvest numbers to gain valuable information on population in the Cornhusker state. Read the full story.

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🫢 That target buck you’ve had on camera all year - he’s in your front yard. Oh boy. Imagine tracking this monster throughout the season and he decides to do a drive-by right before Christmas?

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