Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are increasing enforcement to better protect deer and elk herds in the Billy Creek State Wildlife Area between Ridgway and Colona.

Commissioners held a work session May 26 with officials from CPW to discuss updates, including moving a closure gate, at the wildlife area, which covers more than 5,000 acres off U.S. Highway 550.

The area was purchased by the state to give wildlife a safe place to survive late winter and early spring. It’s closed to the public f...