New CPW Commissioner

[foxtrot]

Thank you, that is helpful. While there is some overlap in hunting issues from CO to NY, we do not have mountain lions or wolves, so the conversation is different here, and I'm catching up on it. In NY, deer are overrun, about ~1 million any given year, with hunters taking ~250,000...it's well established that hunting is a management tool at least for that species. I've waded into the research a bit on hunting predators as a management tool and am finding mixed results, especially for the mountain lions. Basically, hunting the older males destabilizes populations, leading to more urban conflict. Do you have good sources on this for me to look into?

 

[COEngineer]

Thank you, that is helpful. While there is some overlap in hunting issues from CO to NY, we do not have mountain lions or wolves, so the conversation is different here, and I'm catching up on it. In NY, deer are overrun, about ~1 million any given year, with hunters taking ~250,000...it's well established that hunting is a management tool at least for that species. I've waded into the research a bit on hunting predators as a management tool and am finding mixed results, especially for the mountain lions. Basically, hunting the older males destabilizes populations, leading to more urban conflict. Do you have good sources on this for me to look into?

 

[COEngineer]

And let's be honest, Polis could have resurrected Aldo Leopold, made him commissioner, and we'd still complain about it.

I suspect you haven't been paying attention. There is not a single legitimate hunter on the commission that controls hunting regulations in CO.

 

[COEngineer]

Quit? No. Have realistic expectations and realize that unless there is a BIG swing in demographics of those moving in and out of CO that the future for gun rights and hunting in CO is not good. If anyone has a belief that those currently in power in CO (and likely for the foreseeable future) are in any way pro-hunting, or even disinterested, I would say they are living a bit of a fantasy.

What are your realistic expectations and how do you suggest we advocate for them?

 

[grasshopper]

This is why we should already be advocating w Bennet and Weiser to restore sportsperson influence to CPW directorship and BOC.

How about you just get Victor Marx elected?

Holy crap the dems the just killed a bill to make sex trafficking a felony, and introduced a bill to legalize prostitution. Demons are running the state in all agencies and the legislature.

 

[The_Coloradoboy]

Glad I left the state when I did is all I gotta say about it at this point…

 

[elkduds]

How about you just get Victor Marx elected?

Holy crap the dems the just killed a bill to make sex trafficking a felony, and introduced a bill to legalize prostitution. Demons are running the state in all agencies and the legislature.

Like it or not, they still will come January. The larger the coalition of sportspeople including hunters, the harder we are to ignore. The bigger a target it is during primaries, the better for our cause. Because of his power to appoint CPW Commissioners, the Governor's is the most impactful voice for our cause. We must expand, monetize and increase public volume coming from our advocacy groups.