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Elevenmile will open with boat inspections

Elevenmile Reservoir will open to boats at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, with State Parks crews and volunteers standing by to inspect craft standing ready to launch.

DENTRY: Deer, elk licenses getting cut back

Some hunters who bargained on hunting doe deer and, in a few cases, cow elk, might have to rethink their plans in the wake of a bitter winter in southwestern Colorado.

DENTRY: Duck hunting cutbacks to be proposed for South Platte

It's no secret to anyone who has hunted along the South Platte River lately that all is not ducky. Waterfowlers have suffered fortunes more conducive to napping than Duck a la Orange.

ACORD: Ptarmigan Lake a high oasis

Around this time every year, when the city gardens begin to bloom but the snow still lingers on the mountaintops, my thoughts turn to Ptarmigan Lake.

DENTRY: Patience in short supply for 'motorized morons'

A pair of aging veterans crept into the heart of Rocky Mountain turkey country and found . . . ATV tracks and ruined gobblers.

DENTRY: Nature lovers ride to rescue

A cavalry made up of sportsmen, conservation groups and San Luis Valley residents have charged to the rescue of public lands along the upper Rio Grande just days before those lands were to be sacrificed to energy development.

Waiting for caddis hatch? Don't

Advice for fans of the renowned Arkansas River caddis hatch: skip work. Run away from home. Play hooky.

NORDHAUS: Shift gear for Mom's Day

There are better ways to celebrate the mom in your life than cards and chocolate. Get her something she can use instead - gear.

DENTRY: Small lake home to big bass

Stalker Lake looks more like a pond, which in fact is what most locals two miles away in Wray call it: Stalker Pond.

DENTRY: Frozen Antero could be a fish out of water

The ritual fishing opener at Spinney Mountain Reservoir this morning should provide happy distraction from a certain worrisome mystery a stone's throw upstream.

DENTRY: Spinney Reservoir to open Wednesday

The ice has been slow to retreat, but Spinney Mountain Reservoir finally is good to go for its festive season opener, State Parks officials say.

DENTRY: You're likely to miss your calling

Turkey hunters and locals along the lush South Republican River seem to agree that spring is slow in coming this year.

DENTRY: Future cloudy for key hatchery

Turnaround time isn't much more than two weeks for Colorado's pampered walleyes.

DENTRY: Turkey hunt enjoyable despite no bird . . . yet

Turkey hunting was going about as well as you might expect, for a slightly off-kilter, full-moon Sunday.

BOULBOL: Even casual cyclist can conquer century ride

Even the casual mountain biker, with some endurance experience, can conquer the 100.

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