CPW Ring-necked Pheasant Shapefile Download

Updated December, 2025 CONCENTRATION AREA: Areas within the overall range where pheasant densities are at least 200% greater than in the surrounding overall range. OVERALL RANGE: An area that encompasses all known activity areas within the observed range of a pheasant population. This information was derived from Colorado Parks and Wildlife field personnel. Data was captured by digitizing through a SmartBoard Interactive Whiteboard using topographic maps and NAIP imagery at various scales (Cowardin, M., M. Flenner. March 2003. Maximizing Mapping Resources. GeoWorld 16(3):32-35). These data are updated on a four year rotation with one of the four Colorado Parks and Wildlife Regions updated each year. These data are not updated on a statewide level annually.