ALT A large mule deer buck in a grassy field.

ALT A bull moose tangled in a hammock between trees lays on the ground.

ALT A fisheries biologist in waders holds a large cutthroat trout while standing in a high alpine lake.

ALT The Colorado Outdoors magazine cover with the title text and an image of a pronghorn buck in a grassy field and the text "2026 Hunting Guide" underneath.

ALT A wildlife officer walks through a field near a fence line and checks the fence while a UTV is parked nearby.

ALT Two vertical images side by side, on the left a wildlife officer walks through tall grass along the edge of a forest, on the right a wildlife officer stands beside a large pond and large section of cattails.

ALT A wildlife officer exits a truck in a wooded area during the early morning.

ALT A black bear on a mountain hillside with bold text over "Bears DO NOT need our food They stay wild on their own, not with people in the way"

ALT A family walks down a paved sidewalk through a field with their son in a track chair being guided by the father.

ALT A man pushes his son in a large stroller up a flexible metal and fabric mat on a sandy swim beach a state park in the mountains while his family follows behind.

ALT A family rides on a large paddleboard in the middle of a mountain lake while their son and daughter sit in the middle of the board and relax.

ALT A man plays peek-a-boo with his son in a track chair in the shade from a large tree at a state park.

ALT A wildlife officer and his dog stand atop a scenic overlook with sweeping views of a canyon and large cliffs with mountains in the background.

ALT A wildlife officer and his dog pose for a portrait while the officer leans on the back of his truck and the dog sits in the truck bed.

ALT Fish hatchery staff unload nets and buckets full of fish from the back of a truck in a parking lot at a historic brick-built fish hatchery.

ALT A bucket full of trout swimming around.

ALT An adult and kitten lynx walk in the forrest in Colorado.

ALT A scenic mountain meadow at sunrise with large trees and a dirt road winding through the meadow with a white border and CPW logo and the text "FREE state park entry Monday, August 3"

ALT Four rectangular stickers featuring artistic representations of some of Colorado's state parks on a wooden table, the stickers feature mountain landscape and wildlife, a starry night sky and hiking along a mountain trail.

ALT A hand holding a rectangular sticker featuring artistic representations of all of Colorado's state animals, with a pile of similar stickers featuring state parks below the hand on a wooden table.

ALT A hand holding a rectangular sticker featuring an artistic representation of Harvey Gap State Park, including a wading bird, large lake and colorful clouds, with a pile of similar stickers featuring state parks below the hand on a wooden table.

ALT A burned forest after a wildfire with smoke rising above a steep canyon and large burned trees on the hillsides.

ALT A hand holding a golden colored trout above a bucket of creek water with another couple fish in the bucket below.

ALT Two women wearing life jacket and holding paddles near a lake smiling and raising the paddles above their heads with the text "Three cheers for the proper safety gear!"