Because one of the primary intents of the wilderness act and the creation of wilderness was to provide tracts of land untrammeled by man. So a guy could go there and not be assaulted by the human world. It’s a place of peace and a way to experience nature on its own terms free from human...
My experience from living in a Colorado mountain town has been the opposite of “don’t build it”. What has happened here is the wealthier folks will still come, pay over asking price for properties that locals can’t afford, and drive up the values further. Or they will rent said property for...
This^^^
With all due respect for other's opinions I believe if we want to play the blame game we should be blaming social media and its corrosive effect on culture. It would be impossible for any one person to live a completely virtuous life while fully engaging all of the aspects of it. So...
I think we are already starting to implement those ideas in various western states..scopes on MZ rifles being a good example. And the increased vocalizations around the long range hunting topic. If you spend anytime reading those threads you will find they all end up devolving into fighting...
I’m maybe a little late to this thread(party) but I see some value to it. The main value I see, and thanks to the OP, is that there is some thought to having a productive discussion to fixing a problem either real or perceived.
I’ve got to respond to this. The first 2 sentences are your take are not in any way related to science as we understand it. They are totally subjective. Why is the fact that we try to manage wildlife weird? Just for an example. It doesn’t seem weird at all to me. We as a species have a...
We are getting the message down here in CO. Dan Gates with Sportsman for Responsible Wildlife Mgmt believes CO is now the proverbial tip of the spear. If these initiatives succeed there will be a cascading effect throughout the conservation/hunting space. This affects all sportsman in every...
100%. All of it. Listen to this interview by Dan Gates “What is Trophy Hunting” (not about trophy hunting) : .
Ought to be essential for every sportsman alive.
That is an interesting assertion. I’ve been a resident for 34 years. With the crowding issues that have become magnified over the past 4-5 years my observation has been that access is one of the major contributing factors to the crowding issues. Our terrain includes the highest mountains of any...
My 13 yo son shot his first deer, a spike Muley buck, with a muzzleloader this past fall. It had a rear aperture sight with open bead front site. Both my boys were brought up shooting open sight .22lr. I think you learn to be more careful shooters starting that way
Plus it’s a bit of a surprise given they have been telling us for some time that they are targeting 1st phase release for Vail corridor, Aspen corridor or Montrose. Sheephorn area north to Radium swa is a major wintering area for mule deer and elk. I guess now they will get that stubborn over...
not totally dismissing it, just saying it is suspect. I live here and keep my eyes and ears open. Over the past three years I’ve spent upwards of 40 days in summer and fall in this unit. I spent a day checking out the wintering areas down near the Colorado last winter. Drove through the...
I am not believing there are 4700 elk in 15 and 27. Spent 5 days muzzleloader, 4 days 1st rifle and 4 days second rifle plus 2 days scouting during third rifle. I heard 6 or 7 rifle shots the whole time.
Ha ha. Laughing along with you. The joke continues. Likely will never get to hunt them. This whole initiative is predicated on a fantasy view of nature where a mythical balance occurs and hunters are the odd man out. The wolves take our place. The thing that is not acknowledged is that...
I hear all the time that CPW can’t change the NR allocations whether limited draw or OTC but I have never seen any financials to support that assertion. Sure NR bring in a ton of revenue, however would it not be extremely informative to know the actual financials we are talking about? Maybe a...