Hunters who stalk big game in western Colorado can find valuable information in the 2009 hunting guides that are now posted on the Colorado Division of Wildlife web site.

The 2009 versions of Big Game Hunting in Northwest Colorado and Big Game Hunting in Southwest Colorado can be found in the "Hunting" section at http://wildlife.state.co.us.

Included in the guides are hunting statistics from the 2008 seasons, hunting tips, regulation advisories, important dates, phone numbers for DOW and federal agency offices, descriptions of terrain, hunting outlook information and more. The Northwest Guide also includes information on bear and moose hunting.

Hunters can also obtain printed versions of the guide. For the Northwest guide, send an e-mail with your mailing address to: Randy.hampton@state.co.us, or call (970)255-6162; for the Southwest guide, joe.lewandowski@state.co.us, or call (970)375-6708.

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Last year, my friend Scott and I planned up a hunting trip to New Mexico to hunt on his brother-in-law's ranch near Truth or Consequences. On the first afternoon of the season, he and I ventured into the mountains behind the ranch house. We split up, with Scott taking the first ridge and I headed further back to the second one. I was carrying my trusty 7600 Remington 270 pump.