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Posted on: November 16, 2023

[ARCHIVED] Hunt to close Sky Mountain Park trails

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PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. – Five trails at Sky Mountain Park will close for the fourth rifle season, Nov. 22-26, while an elk hunt occurs in a portion of the park.

Cozyline, Airline, Incline, Skyline Ridge and Ditchline trails will all be closed to public use during the hunt for safety reasons. Closure signs will be posted. Highline, Lowline, Viewline and the downhill-only Deadline Trail will remain open.

Five hunters are chosen each spring through a lottery. The hunt is limited to cow elk and takes place on about 1,200 acres in the heart of Sky Mountain Park – an area that stretches between Snowmass Village and Highway 82, between the Brush Creek and Owl Creek valleys.

The management plan for Sky Mountain Park makes a provision for limited hunting to assist Colorado Parks and Wildlife in managing the elk herd in Game Management Unit 43. The hunt also increases elk movement and prevents a refuge effect in the park that could negatively impact the habitat through overuse and intensive browsing.

Most of Sky Mountain Park closes to all public use for the winter, starting Dec. 1, to protect wintering wildlife. The winter closure extends through May 15; the park reopens on May 16.

Contact: Gary Tennenbaum | Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Director | gary.tennenbaum@pitkincounty.com or 970-920-5355

La cacería cerrará los senderos de Sky Mountain Park

Cinco senderos en Sky Mountain Park se cerrarán durante la cuarta temporada de caza con rifle, del 22 al 26 de noviembre, mientras se lleva a cabo una caza de alces en una parte del parque.

Los senderos Cozyline, Airline, Incline, Skyline Ridge y Ditchline estarán cerrados al uso público durante la caza por razones de seguridad. Se colocarán carteles de cierre. Los senderos Highline, Lowline, Viewline y el sendero exclusivamente descendente Deadline Trail permanecerán abiertos.

Cinco cazadores son elegidos cada primavera a través de una lotería. La caza está limitada a alces hembra y tiene lugar en aproximadamente 1,200 acres en el corazón de Sky Mountain Park, un área que se extiende entre Snowmass Village y la autopista 82, entre los valles de Brush Creek y Owl Creek.

El plan de manejo de Sky Mountain Park establece una disposición para la caza limitada con el fin de ayudar a Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) a gestionar la manada de alces en la Unidad 43 de la Gestión de Juego. La caza también aumenta el movimiento de los alces y evita un efecto de refugio en el parque que podría afectar negativamente el hábitat debido al uso excesivo y la navegación intensiva.

La mayor parte de Sky Mountain Park se cierra para todo uso público durante el invierno, a partir del 1 de diciembre, para proteger la fauna invernal. El cierre de invierno se extiende hasta el 15 de mayo; el parque vuelve a abrir el 16 de mayo.

Contacto: Gary Tennenbaum | Director de Espacios Abiertos y Senderos del Condado de Pitkin | gary.tennenbaum@pitkincounty.com o 970-920-5355

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