CPW White-tailed Deer Shapefile Download

Updated December, 2025 CONCENTRATION AREA: Corridors of riparian habitat along river or stream courses that support higher populations of white-tailed deer, serve as travel corridors and are considered critical habitat for white-tailed deer. HIGHWAY CROSSING: Specific highway areas near riparian habitat zones that have historically been sites of substantial white-tailed deer mortalities. OVERALL RANGE: The area which encompasses all known seasonal activity areas within the observed range of a population of white-tailed deer. WINTER RANGE: That part of the range of a species where 90 percent of the individuals are located during the average five winters out of ten from the first heavy snowfall to spring green-up, or during a site specific period of winter as defined for each DAU. 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.