By Shannon Lukens.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meets at 12:30 p.m. Monday to specifically discuss the Copper Creek Pack of wolves and what to do with them. This was the pack that was killing multiple livestock in Grand County. They were captured by CPW and put in a sanctuary for about six months, and then re-released in Pitkin County in January, where they started killing livestock again. CPW did capture one of the wolves and killed it.
Monday’s meeting is online and no public comment is allowed.
Colorado Cattlemen and Middle Park Stockgrowers sent a strong letter last week to the commission which said they told CPW this would happen, when they went against their own wolf plan re-releasing depredating wolves. Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association was also in on that letter, and they sent another one over the weekend. This letter asks that the pack be re-captured and moved back to a sanctuary, saying it is too little, too late, “And we see no end in sight.”
If the wolves can’t be recaptured, they are asking for a Chronic Depredation Permit, which is also the 10J Rule, which would give the ranchers the flexibility to respond “to the wolves’ escalating harassment and depredation of our livestock.” And they say that pack now has new pups.
It’s a 59-page document. The first 12 pages are in the link below.
- More on the Story – Holy Cross Cattlemen ask CPW for Chronic Depredation Permit
- Full Letter from Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association
- July 3, 2025 — CPW Commission receives a new letter about the Copper Creek Pack of wolves
It has been a busy holiday weekend with parades, some fireworks, and a drone show. Thousands were at the base of Steamboat Resort Friday night to watch two bands and the drone show. Parades were held in Steamboat Springs, Yampa, and Craig for the 4th of July.
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners has a work session today. The County Manager and legal team has an update for commissioners. The planning department has an update on the Unified Development Code and associated re-zonings.
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday morning. Reports are from Planning and Zoning, the Assessor’s Office, and from Human Resources on an employment offer for a Veteran Services Officer. Agenda
Holocaust survivor Asher Ben Basat is speaking in Steamboat Springs Monday night. Basat narrowly escaped the last transport to the Jewish concentration camp Treblinka, and lost many relatives in the Holocaust. Monday night is his story of survival, loss, and hope. There is an exhibit starting at 5 p.m. and the program begins at 5:30 p.m. at Wildhorse Cinema & Arts. The event is free, but please RSVP at JewishSteamboat.com/Holocaust.
About 3,000 people showed up to Howelsen Hill on the 4th of July to watch the 20th Annual Jumpin’ and Jammin’ Ski Jumping Extravaganza. Arthur Tirone with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club won the final elimination round of the ski jump competition. Steamboat’s Arthur Keller was second and Ethan Maines 4th overall. McKenzie Maines, also with SSWSC won the top spot for women and finished 5th overall out of the 84 athletes competing from clubs around the country and Canada.
More on the Story — SSWSC’s Arthur Tirone Wins 2025 Jumpin’ and Jammin’ and McKenzie Maines is Top Female
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