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The Middle Park deer herd has been above it’s population objective range of 10,500 to 12,500 for almost a decade and managers are proposing expanding the population objective range to 10,500 to 14,000. By increasing the upper end of the objective while maintaining the lower end, managers will be able to better manage for both average and severe winters, while continuing to provide excellent hunting opportunities for both bucks and does.
The D-9 Data Analysis Unit covers more than 2,300 square miles and is approximately 75 percent public land. The proliferation of all forms of outdoor recreation, land development, and fragmentation by roads and trails has the potential to impact habitat quality and quantity for the Middle Park deer herd. Although Middle Park has not been affected at the same rate as other deer herds in Colorado, the concern remains high that if not kept in check, loss of quality habitat could eventually negatively affect this herd. Although Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prevalence remains low in D-9, this disease continues to be a concern for managers.
The herd management plan for pronghorn is also available on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Hunting/BigGame/DAU/DRAFTPLANS/PH37_DRAFT_HMP.pdf
The Middle Park pronghorn herd has grown in recent years to an estimated population of 800 animals. Challenges of development and increasing outdoor recreation are also concerns for managers in regard to the pronghorn in Middle Park. Another proposed change in this new plan would be the addition of hunting GMUs 15, 26, and 231. Those units to the west of the current plan boundaries are being considered for inclusion in the PH-37 Data Analysis Unit because of recent documented migration between Toponas and Middle Park.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife sets management objectives for big game herds in Colorado and uses those objectives to set hunting regulations for specific areas. Herd management plans recommend population objectives as well as guiding the preferred ratio of bucks-to-does in an area. Data Analysis Unit plans, like the one for the Middle Park herds, are crafted in consultation with public lands agencies, affected county commissioners, landowners, and interested members of the public. Public comments allow individuals, organizations and partner agencies to weigh in on proposed management decisions.
Public comments for the D-9 deer management plan are being accepted through Friday, June 26. Comments on the PH-37 pronghorn plan will be accepted until Thursday, July 2. To comment on the proposed management plans, email comments to biologist Bryan Lamont at [email protected] or mail comments to Bryan Lamont, CPW, 346 Grand County Road 362, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451. To gather additional public comment on the PH-37 pronghorn plan, CPW is also requesting the public to complete the following survey: https://tiny.url.com/PH-37-HMP-survey.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about big game management or the specifics of the management plans for the Middle Park deer herd, can view copies of all approved and pending herd management plans at the links above or by searching “DAU plans” at cpw.state.co.us.
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Colorado Seeks Input on Long Range Plans for Middle Park Deer/Pronghorn Herds
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 06/04/20
News # 13607
Wildlife managers and biologists with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are preparing long range plans for the deer and pronghorn herds in Middle Park.
The proposed herd management plans cover the area around Kremmling, Grand Lake, Granby, Winter Park, Frisco, and Breckenridge. CPW managers refer to the area as Data Analysis Unit D-9 for mule deer and Data Analysis Unit PH-37 for pronghorn. The plan areas cover Grand and Summit Counties. The areas are currently composed of hunting game management units 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, and 371.
The proposed deer herd management plan is available for review on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at
