Colorado Outdoors - the Podcast for Colorado Parks and Wildlife

S3E4: 3.4 – Fishing Colorado in the 2026 Drought

Summer is in full swing, and anglers across Colorado are looking for opportunities to set a hook into the mouth of a fish across the state’s incredible array of lakes, rivers and small streams. But with the state facing

3.3 – Pagosa Springs Mentored Turkey Hunt

In this episode of the podcast, CPW Digital Media Specialist Forrest Czarnecki returns as a guest host to bring listeners into the field for a CPW mentored turkey hunt near Pagosa Springs. Czarnecki pairs up with CPW vol

3.2 – Corners for Conservation

Deep into Colorado’s pheasant season, Corners for Conservation properties provide healthy winter habitat and welcome the next generation of hunters. Wading through a tangle of chest-high grasses on a cold morning. Pheasa

3.1 – Range Riding with CPW’s Max Morton

To kick off the first episode of Season 3, host John Livingston sits down with CPW Wildlife Damage Specialist Max Morton, who assisted the agency in standing up the range rider program in 2025. Range riders are eyes and

2.16 – Big-game hunting chat with Andy Holland

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is currently in the middle of big-game rifle hunting seasons, and the Colorado Outdoors Podcast returns this month for a wide-ranging chat with CPW Big Game Manager Andy Holland. A passionate

2.15 – Extreme Botany: Colorado's Rare Plants

Colorado Parks and Wildlife now has the authority to study and conserve the state’s native invertebrates and rare plants in a comprehensive manner, which has strengthened Colorado’s ability to protect biodiversity. In 20

2.14 – Pollinate Your Mind: Colorado's Native Bees

In 2024, Colorado passed House Bill 24-1117 which placed the management of invertebrates and rare plants under CPW’s wildlife umbrella. In the next two episodes, we are going to dive more into CPW’s management of inverte

2.13 – The Good Dam Podcast

Colorado Parks and Wildlife owns and operates the largest inventory of dams in the state of Colorado. The water impounded is used for purposes such as downstream irrigation, fisheries management and aquatic operations, a

2.12 – CPW's Expanding K-9 Program

In April 2024, Colorado’s 2024-25 Long Appropriations Bill opened the door for a new Colorado Parks and Wildlife statewide K-9 program. The new statewide K-9 program will have a lead K-9 Supervisor and five K-9 handlers

2.11 - 10 years of lynx monitoring in southwest Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently concluded a 10-year monitoring of lynx in the Southwest Region of CPW. In this episode, learn more about how CPW monitors the elusive population of wildcats. Wildlife Research Scienti

2.10 - At Home in Nature: A book on the History of Colorado's State Parks

Earlier this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a new coffee table book titled “At Home in Nature: A History of Colorado’s State Parks.” It’s truly a must-have for those interested in our state’s natural and cult

2.9 - Nontoxic Bullet Replacement Hunting Program

Colorado’s first rifle season will open Oct. 12 this year, and hunters across the state are getting prepared and sighting in at local ranges to get perfectly in tune to take their shot this fall. With that in mind, it’s

2.8 - Explore more with COTREX

COTREX puts information about all of Colorado’s trails in your hands, thanks to a collaborative effort by land managers at every level. More than 230 land managers have contributed to COTREX data to detail 45,076 miles o

2.7 – Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Summer is here, and the high-water season for recreational paddlers has reached Colorado’s iconic rivers. While Colorado manages 43 state parks, the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is among the most unique in that it

2.6 – LIVE from the Partners in the Outdoors Conference

In this episode, recorded from the Partners in the Outdoors Conference at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, we hear from a few partner organizations in attendance and what the theme “We are Better Together,” means to th

2.5 – Colorado Wolf Reintroduction

In this episode, go behind the scenes with CPW staff from the capture team in Oregon and the release team back in Colorado as 10 gray wolves were translocated to the state in December 2023. While the Colorado gray wolf r

2.4 – Species Conservation - A Chat with Tina Jackson

2.3 – Hunter Outreach with Bryan Posthumus - Nov. 15, 2023

CPW Hunter Outreach Coordinator Bryan Posthumus joins the show to discuss the 2023 hunting seasons, CPW's novice hunt program opportunities and how his work fosters the next generation of hunters who help fund CPW's cons

2.2 - CPW Director Jeff Davis - Oct. 5, 2023

On May 1, 2023, Jeff Davis was appointed to the position of Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife by Governor Jared Polis. He came to CPW from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, where he had served since 2

2.1 - Co-existing with Bears - Aug. 30, 2023

Every year, bears attracted to human food sources damage property, vehicles and even homes. Bears don’t know they’re doing anything wrong. They’re just following their super-sensitive noses to the most calories they can