CPW Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Shapefile Download

Updated December, 2025 OVERALL RANGE: An area which encompasses all mapped seasonal activity areas within the observed range of a population of sharp-tailed grouse. PRODUCTION AREA: An area that includes 90% of sharp-tailed grouse nesting and brood rearing habitat. This is mapped as a buffer zone of 2 km (1.24 miles) around dancing grounds. WINTER RANGE: Observed winter range of sharp-tailed grouse usually in a tall shrub vegetative type (greater than or equal to 2 meters); within 5 km of lek sites. Shrub height should allow feeding on buds by birds above normal snow depths. 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.