Colorado Hunting - public land??

[walleye vision]

Hey CO Guys, got a few questions that someone may be able to answer. I currently live in Minnesota, but may be making the move to Colorado in the next year (my old lady is the cause of the move). Anyway, I was curious if any of you are waterfowl or upland bird hunters. I do a lot of that kind of hunting back here in Minnesota, relying primarily on public lands for my hunting opportunities. My main question is: how much access is there to public hunting land/duck sloughs? I've heard through a not so reliable source, that there is a lot of pay-to-hunt areas in Colorado, which i hope is not true. Secondly, how is the duck and upland hunting in Colorado? I assume most of it is done in the east, but honestly have no idea as to the quality of hunting. Oh, one last thing. I'm a huge Ice-fisherman, and was wondering how many lakes can be fished hard-water style, are the fish taken through the ice primarily trout, and how long is one able to icefish there during the winter. Well i think that is all for now, but I may have some more questions later.

Thanks guys,

WV

[Gilles]

Hey dude, relax Colorado is a outdoorsmans paradise. The upland and waterfowl opportunities are excellent. My e-mail is [email protected] feel free to contact me if you have any questions and let me know what corner of the state your moving to. We can icefish at a few lakes in late November and from December to mid March its game on.

[Dan DAN the fisherman]

Lots of trout through the ice. Come teach me how to ice some Eyes. Lots of Blue Grouse up in the Mountains. Doves, ducks ,Geese are abundant. Pheasant hunting is tough, unless you have a good lease or a friend with some decent property. Doesn't sound like you big game hunt, but you will. Feel free to contact me. Dan Mahoney.

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[viddles456]

I can't say anything about the ice fishing as I haven't gone yet but the waterfowl hunting is good here. Lots of public places, check out the book "Guide to Colorado State Wildlife Areas" and you can surely find a place to go. I'm a MN native and just moved here this past year, the hunting opportunities are endless......you will not be disappointed.

[Gissert]

The Colorado DOW has an excellent webstie. Lot and lots of infomation on there.