ACTION ALERT: CPW Commission vote on fur ban

[winmag]

This commission completely disregards biological science in favor of social science. They made no attempt to hide this. They looked CPW in the face and said no, we know better than you biologists, and we'll do as we please.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

This is extremely disappointing. But we, as the residents of CO, have to continue fighting to uphold our proud and historic traditions of hunting and trapping. It’s easy to think the fight is over, but it’s not. Polis is term limited. The next governor will likely be more friendly to sportsman. There are Democratic state legislators, like Dylan Roberts, on our side. We can’t give up based on this set back. We can’t give up based on any setback. We have to keep fighting for our rights. And for our Children’s rights. History will be on our side.

Agreed. We need to bring it up at every commission meeting, never let it go. Also use this as a data point to fight every single commission appointment in the state senate.

Why do we even have an agency with biologists if thy are just going to be ignored by the commission? It’s crazy.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Whats ironic - itd have been a lot better if they did ban the sale of antlers and not fur.

 

[OverlordBear]

Time to practice civil disobedience like Rosa parks to the CO residents. Time to lead a petition of wardens to refuse to enforce or investigate the regulation. How many trappers could be realistically trapped if they kept trapping animals with their traps that are effective for trapping. Then dispose of the animals but charge a recycle fee that is arbitrarily linked to a recycling market that ensures continued enjoyment of a recycled organic byproduct.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Good recap from Outdoor Life

Colorado Advances Fur Ban, Contradicting Public Opinion and Biologist Recommendations

Commissioners voted 6-4 to move forward a citizen petition that would ban the commercial sale of wildlife fur statewide.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[winmag]

The anti-hunter commissioners kept saying they need specific population data by species, and until they have that they want to ban the harvest of furbearers. Why would that even matter? There is already sound biological data that all furbearer species are stable in Colorado. That would just be another biological datapoint they’d cast aside.

It’s also worth noting that it was pointed out to the commissioners that there have been no surveys of the public, so there is no social science data to support a decision based on social science. Clearly they don’t care.

I’m not sure who in the room said it, but one of the people from CPW said “I don’t need to count every blade of grass in my yard to know that I have a lawn.”

 

[R.K.]

So what’s the next step? Is there any way to stop this?

 

[winmag]

I’m going to make shirts for the May meeting that say “Biological Science > Social Science”.

 

[trb]

What a joke. Ludicrous to ignore CPW recommendations for social science.

We need to start organizing now to engage the next governor, likely Bennet or Weiser, on the current composition of the Commission. It’s going to be a long road, and a lot of damage can be done before new appointments start to rebalance the commission.

 

[Cogreeny]

What happened to the blue haired science is real clowns? Here’s some real science used for hundreds of years.

Will not comply.

 

[Alpine01]

What a joke. Ludicrous to ignore CPW recommendations for social science.

We need to start organizing now to engage the next governor, likely Bennet or Weiser, on the current composition of the Commission. It’s going to be a long road, and a lot of damage can be done before new appointments start to rebalance the commission.

It is a joke. But it fits the trend that has been evolving for the last 8 years (and in reality the last 16 counting Hickenlooper) of methodically chipping away at 2A rights, hunting, and now trapping rights while embracing more and more "feel good" policies of the welfare state mentality. Colorado is getting exactly what they have voted for as it has swung deep blue. My prediction - it will take 30-40 years before the pendulum starts to swing back more towards the middle.

 

[TOGIE]

Remember, it was voted on to move into rulemaking, it has not been decided on, yet.

So, it's not yet true defeat, cannot let up on the gas.

Do I feel good about our chances? No, not really. But there is opportunity for at least some solid changes to the petition, it not ultimate denial.

It is nonetheless a huge slap in the face to staff (and sportsmen and women). Even our new director who I assumed was just another handpicked Polis-Reis lackey gave a very sound recommendation against the petition. Maybe just a cover to save face with sportsmen knowing how the vote was gonna go? I dunno.