Ballot initiatives approved wolf reintroduction in 2020, banned lethal traps in 1996 and changed bear hunting in 1992
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Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Colorado doesn’t have a hunting problem
Trish Zornio’s opinion piece titled, “Trophy hunts and poaching of Colorado’s big game need to go extinct. Hunters should show some pride,” contained some good points. We agree that poaching or illegally killing wildlife is atrocious and we support Colorado Parks and Wildlife law enforcement officers in this effort. However, there were more than a […]
Posted inOpinion Columns
Zornio: Trophy hunts and poaching of Colorado’s big game need to go extinct. Hunters should show some pride.
If hunters were good enough at fair chase, they wouldn’t need to resort to cheap tactics and breaking the law
Posted inEconomy
CPW slashed hunting licenses to save wildlife. What about Colorado towns that rely on hunters?
Thousands fewer tags and shorter seasons means thousands fewer hunters and a lot less spending in towns like Craig, Meeker and Rangely
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado corner-crossing property legislation poised for comeback following Wyoming ruling
Colorado Rep. Brandi Bradley wonders if she should revive corner-crossing legislation after Wyoming judge dismisses civil trespass complaint against hunters
Posted inOutdoors
Troubling surge of poaching cases in Colorado has wildlife officers trying to keep up
Poaching numbers by nature are elusive, but last fall brought a discernible spike in wildlife infractions across the state
Posted inBusiness
Colorado ranches are trying to survive. The solution is selling more than beef, preserving land for more than cattle.
Ranchlands, which leases the Chico Basin Ranch southeast of Colorado Springs from the state land board, is finding other ways to make money
Posted inEnvironment, News, Politics and Government
Colorado lawmakers reject attempt to ban mountain lion, bobcat and Canadian lynx hunting
Colorado lawmakers on Thursday voted down a contentious measure that would have banned the hunting of bobcats, Canadian lynx and mountain lions in the state. Senate Bill 31 was rejected by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee during its first hearing at the Capitol, which lasted several hours because of the amount of testimony […]
Posted inEnvironment, News, Outdoors
An attempt to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado thrills animal activists, troubles hunters
When Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners in January 2021 allowed hunters in some areas to lure mountain lions with electronic calling devices, animal rights groups reacted with a new plan: asking lawmakers to ban hunting of Colorado’s wild cats. “That was it for us,” said Aubyn Royall, the Colorado director of the Humane Society of […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News, Outdoors
Texas man dies in hunting accident in southwest Colorado
DURANGO — Two hunters from Pennsylvania were trying to lure an elk in southwestern Colorado when one of them mistook a bow hunter for prey and fatally shot him, according to an arrest affidavit. Gregory Gabrisch, 31, of Houston, died from a gunshot wound in the San Juan National Forest north of Rico on Friday […]