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Guide to Colorado State Wildlife Areas

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Dennis McKinney's "Gude to Colorado State Wildlife Areas" is a terrific resource for those who hunt, fish, and otherwise enjoy Colorado Wildlife areas. It is the first compendium that I am aware of which lists all of the wildlife areas and provides good directions to them. Some of these areas have been difficult to locate before this book came out, so it's worth the money if that was all it did.
There's much more than directions The "Guide" provides a synopsis of the kind of terrain and cover found in each wildlife area, and which kinds of activities are allowed, or desired. It also lists the size of the areas and other public areas nearby.
It's also nicely illustrated...many of the photos are quite lovely.

I gave the binding of this book a good workout the first day I received it. Dennis McKinney gives a wealth of information on Colorado's SWAs. I moved from the Upper Penninsula of Michigan to Colorado Springs and was wondering where I could hunt deer, elk, waterfowl, and small game (This book is going to have me doing more fishing too). This book gave me exactly what I needed. It provides sizes, locations and directions, type, quality of fishing and hunting, and regulations of all State Wildlife Areas. He even provides useful tips like maybe needing a 4WD vehicle to access certain areas. If you want to hunt and/or fish in Colorado and are wondering where to go, start with this book. Contains many nice color photos as well.

This book is excellent. The writing is superb and the photography exceptional. I ordered a copy for myself, and I am now purchasing extra copies for Christmas presents.

Hunting and Fishing is the focus of this guide. Wildlife viewing is a third, but more distant focus. The list of wildlife often refers you to the birds and animals listed under hunting. This guide could have been so much more if there had been better and more detailed wildlife information. I would have also enjoyed information on habitat and plants. On the other had this guide does a good job on the rules, camping information, directions and has some interesting general information. I imagine that fishing and hunting enthusiasts would love this guide. As a wildlife enthusiast I am moderately disappointed.

I know, I know it sounds like I'm writing a commercial. However, the books I've seen by Westcliffe Publishers on the outdoors in the Rockies have all been superb. Great layouts, attractive photographs, and a TON of helpful information -- simple, direct, detailed -- in a solid binding that can take some punishment in the car or in a pack.

This resource takes the guesswork out of visiting the various state wildlife areas in Colorado. I have already found several new favorite places to hunt, fish, and camp. Every Colorado outdoorsman should own this book.

The pictures and information are great, and the way the book is organized makes finding the various SWA's in your area easy. My only complaint is that I wish there was more information on each area. The addition of maps of each SWA would make this book perfect.