Tag: Deer
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CPW hunts for injured deer with red strap tangled in antlers
On September 23, Colorado Parks and Wildlife notified the public of a deer that might be in trouble in the area of Colorado Springs. The deer has been spotted with some sort of red strap severely tangled in its antlers, now said to have a visible injury, as well. The deer was last seen in…
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Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 7 people
Authorities say a school bus carrying a softball team crashed after striking a deer and overturned, ejecting several passengers and injuring seven people
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PHOTOS: Deer Creek Canyon Park closed, badly burnt after Quarry Fire’s destructive path
Nearly 600 acres burned in the Quarry Fire before fire personnel got the blaze under control. Deer Creek Canyon Park seems to have suffered a large brunt of the acreage.
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Colorado urges residents to remove tangle hazards from yards
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are asking residents to remove tangle hazards such as netting from their yards to protect the state’s wildlife. The request comes after two bucks became tangled together in a badminton net Tuesday in Evergreen. One of the bucks freed itself, while the other required the assistance from wildlife officers, officials…
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Officials warn of tangle hazards after deer was trapped in hammock in Lakewood
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities freed a deer trapped by a hammock outside a Lakewood home Wednesday and warned residents to take down hammocks, volleyball nets, swing sets and other gear that and tangle deer amid rutting season. A buck mule deer became trapped in Lakewood Wednesday when its…
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Year-Round Gardening: Dealing with deer is ongoing challenge
Outsmarting the deer that love to eat our plants and damage our trees is one of our many gardening challenges in Colorado. Many strategies exist for discouraging deer, but no one solution will work for every homeowner. Gardeners might have to try different options to find the optimum strategy for deterring deer in their landscape.…
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Deer walks into Woodland Park home, attacks 77-year-old woman
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An investigation is underway after Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say a deer followed an elderly woman into her Woodland Park home and attacked her with its hooves. The woman who is described as 77 years old suffered scratches, cuts and bruises to her back following the attack on Tuesday, CPW officials said. Authorities say…
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CPW to begin winter wildlife classifications using helicopters, airplanes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is preparing for its winter wildlife classifications this season, utilizing low-flying helicopters and airplanes to capture and classify big game species. The classification flights will be held statewide from December to February. CPW classifies animals by age and sex to determine…
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CPW requests Coloradans to remove tangle hazards from yards
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife are asking Coloradans to remove tangle hazards such as netting from their yards. The request comes after several wildlife officers in Colorado Springs and Durango have had to cut down several nets that became entangled with antlers of…
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Wildlife authorities seek help in catching poacher who left deer to die
Authorities are asking for help in finding the poacher who shot a deer with an arrow north of Colorado Springs Friday and left it to die. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers received a report of a wounded deer in Palmer Lake in northern El Paso County, where they found a deer that had been shot…