Colorado Mule Deer Association CMDA Candidate Endorsements  Letter from Scott McInnis regarding his wildlife policy   Browning X-Bolt Medallion Rifles Raffle  Colorado Mule Deer Association is raffling 2 Browning X-Bolt Medallions, 270 Short Mag & 300 Short Mag.  Retail value of $1,039 each. The drawing will be held December 18, 2010.   The conservationist and sportsmen members of the Colorado Mule Deer Association remain focused on its mission by establishing the following goals: MAINTAINING MULE DEER HABITAT The CMDA believes that conserving mule deer habitat through conservation easement on winter range and migratory corridors is vital in maintaining mule deer populations. CMDA works with Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW), federal land managers and private property owners to manipulate habitat through controlled burns, mechanical means and reseeding to improve deer habitat. Learn about CMDA's habitat restoration work with Fecon head equipment from Riverbend Machinery.  PRESERVING OUR HUNTING HERITAGE Recruitment of hunters and anglers is crucial to sound wildlife management. CMDA supports youth education and getting kids and families outdoors. CMDA assists CDOW with youth big game and pheasant hunts. Learn more about CDOW Youth Hunts at Colorado Division of Wildlife - Youth Hunts.  CMDA has donated funds to the "Pathway to Fishing" program, which has taught over 11,000 kids throughout northwest Colorado how to fish. Learn more about Pathway to Fishing at Colorado Sportsmen Wildlife Fund.   Young Hunters Take Advantage of Private-Land Archery Hunt   Working for the Future: Sportsmen Play Role in Hunter Education   Auctioning Colorado Governor's Mule Deer License  ADVOCACY CMDA has led the way in restoring mule deer populations. We continue to keep vigilance on wildlife management practices that effect mule deer herds. This means we are an ever-present advocate at our state wildlife commission meetings and at our state legislative sessions. MULE DEER RESEARCH The most important research study in the west is the Piceance Basin Project. With our country's need for energy independence, natural gas development has centered in the heart of the largest mule deer herd in the world (the D-7 herd). The CMDA has committed over $100,000.00 to research and habitat restoration.  Video: "Sportsmen Have Always Been America's True Environmentalists"   Presentation: Piceance Mule Deer Research   Article: Focus on Piceance Basin   Article: DOW Biologists Studying Mule Deer Aging  Colorado Mule Deer Association needs your support to continue our efforts on behalf of mule deer. JOIN CMDA NOW! Photo credits (top of page from left to right): Stephanie Smith, Harold Williamson & Steve Sublette © Copyright 2010 Colorado Mule Deer Association. All Rights Reserved.