The last few years there have been a few hundred people. Quite a few elected officials and a lot of their staffers come out for the free food. It's a great opportunity to shake hands and let them know that hunters are regular folks and some of us are willing to show up. It's generally an...
I actually spoke with him during a break at the last meeting in Denver. He's surprisingly well-spoken considering how little he speaks during the Commission meetings. They can't all be as outspoken as Robinson, but Otero could certainly speak up more often on behalf of hunters.
I get the joke, but you could attribute that quote to most animal rights people. I have heard it in-person, "I would rather run someone over on the road than a squirrel."
Latest on this is some (most?) conservation/hunting groups are asking the proponents of the new (stop re-introducing wolves) ballot initiative to stop. The new ballot initiative would not take effect until the end of 2026 when most, if not all, of the reintroductions will be done already...
Don't confuse the CPW staff with a few dishonest commissioners. Polis nominated them and the Dems (not all of them) and a few R's (if I remember correctly) in the Senate confirmed them. Just like SB3, they don't care about facts, they are going to push their holier-than-thou agenda as far as...
I called my Rep, Jeff Crank and told him I hunt, fish, camp, hike...everything on federal public lands and the short-term fix to budget issues is not worth selling public land.
His number is 719-520-0055
Since this is a hunting forum, I would like to suggest that we focus on the effects on CPW (and therefore on our wildlife, habitat, and hunting privileges) and not re-hash the 2A arguments ad nauseum.
As I understand it, they are going to steal from the Parks Cash fund (originally they were...