The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Caoimhin Connell, owner and operator of Forensic Applications, speaks during the second of three public presentations Tuesday at Mountain West Insurance, 100 E. Victory Way, about methamphetamine. The event, sponsored by Communities Overcoming Meth Abuse, featured the Bailey-based forensic hygienist speaking about warning signs to look for and how the community can keep itself safe.

Mike Swaro, Colorado Division of Wildlife district wildlife manager, talks with young hunters Levi Wolfe, right, 13, and Travis Meyers, 12, about their kills during a DOW-sponsored youth hunt Saturday. The DOW holds the hunts to teach children about the value of hunting. It was the first time the boys had been big-game hunting.

District Wildlife Manager Mike Swaro, left, interviews Mike Pierce, of Sutter, Calif., about his kill in Fuhr Gulch. Pierce says he’s been coming to the area to hunt with friends for about five years.

Division of Wildlife Officer Mike Swaro reads from notes on his hand about his next stop Saturday morning. Swaro said he knows it’s hunting season when his hand is covered in ink.

Division of Wildlife Officer Mike Swaro looks out across the Yampa Valley early Saturday morning from the top of Duffy Mountain.