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Representatives from the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe gathered together at Lake Capote to celebrate the completion of the US 160 Wildlife Crossing Project with an official ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, July 28.

Fri Jul 29th, 2022

CDOT, Tribe cut the ribbon on US 160 wildlife crossing

Fri Jan 14th, 2022

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helps conserve prime wildlife habitat in Colorado

Elk populations have been on the decline in many parts of Colorado, raising concerns for wildlife biologists and avid sportsmen – concerned for the future of these herds.

Fri Aug 27th, 2021

RMEF, Partners dole out $1.3 Million for Colo. elk habitat

A bull elk harvested by Howard Richards Sr. adorns the Hall of Warriors in the Leonard C. Burch building. The elk mount recently had its fur cape replaced. The original fur had begun to deteriorate with age after 42 years. Howard’s daughter, Krista, harvested an elk and provided the new fur cape for her father’s mount.

Fri Feb 26th, 2021

Richards shares history of trophy bull elk

“Hogan in the Snow,” ca. 1985. Painted by Robert Draper (Diné [Navajo], 1938–2000). Chinle, Navajo Nation, Arizona.

Wed Dec 30th, 2020

Christmas across Indian Country, during the pandemic and before

Wildlife Biologist Aran Johnson carefully removes the hide from a harvested elk, before the animal is sent in for processing. The elk hides are also made available as part of the Tribe’s designated hunter program.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Harvesting on behalf of the membership

A record number of Southern Ute tribal members participated in this year's January Cow Elk Hunt, 40 in all. This is certainly related to the difficulty in finding scarce elk on the reservation during the regular tribal member seasons due to an unusually warm winter.

Fri Feb 2nd, 2018

Migration patterns shift with unseasonably warm weather, lack of snow

On Sunday, Feb. 3 helicopter pilot Mark Shelton, owner and operator of Native Range Capture Services Inc., worked with crewmembers David Rivers and Donnie Wackerman to radio-collar a cow elk in the Washington Flats area of the Southern Ute Reservation. The animals are singled out, captured by net, collared, and released to rejoin their herds in the wild. The data collected helps in wildlife management decisions essential to the long-term welfare of the migratory species, on and off the reservation.

Fri Feb 8th, 2013

Tracking elk using today’s technology

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