May 1, 3, 8, 10

– 2006 Hunter Education Classes, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 – 10 p.m., Montrose Rod & Gun Club, 1211 6450 Road, Montrose, Colo., $10 Fee. Participants must attend all four consecutive classes. PH: 970-252-6000

May 12

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– Mesa County Cattlemen’s Association meeting, 7 p.m., Jockey Club Bldg., Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, Colo.

May 12 – 14

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– Hotchkiss Sheep Camp Stock Dog Trials, 1:30 Friday, May 12, 7 a.m. Saturday & Sunday, May 13 & 14, Hotchkiss, Colo., PH: 970-921-7671, 970-872-6265 or 970-872-3226, or visit http://www.hotchkisschamber.com

May 13

– Western Colorado Team Penning Association team penning, Delta County Fairgrounds Event Center, Hotchkiss, Colo., PH: 970-872-3390

May 13 – 14

– 11th Annual Lions Club Car Show, in the lot of Zack’s Barbecue, Hotchkiss, Colo., PH: 970-872-3226

June 9 – 11

– Rocky Mountain Mule Days, Montrose, Colo. PH: 828-684-6828

June 30 – July 1

– Ride for the Brand Longhorn Cattle Drive & Working Ranch Rodeo, Colorado Springs, Colo. PH: 719-635-7776 http://www.westernjubilee.com

July 14 – 23

– 106th Annual Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo, Gunnison, Colo. PH: 800-274-7580, http://www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com

August 12 & 13

– Gold Rush Days, Buena Vista, Colo. PH: 719-395-6612