CO Mountain Lion Ballot Initiative: Continuous Updates

[jimss]

It looks like momentum and representation is gaining to defeat this!

 

[Ben Lamb]

It looks like momentum and representation is gaining to defeat this!

Don't stop, even if you think you got it. Opposition doesn't quit - you can't either. Leave it all on the field!

 

[elkduds]

Don't stop, even if you think you got it. Opposition doesn't quit - you can't either. Leave it all on the field!

Posted again on local Nextdoor yesterday. 9 comments so far, all opposing 127. In Canon City.

 

[jimss]

Here is an interesting article by the CPW that answers several questions in regard to cats and cat hunting in Colorado.

https://www.rmef.org/app/uploads/2024/02/Bobcat-Lion-Lynx-Management-FAQ.pdf

 

[elkduds]

Cabelas and Bass Pro Shops emailed their customer lists encouraging No vote on 127. I take back some of the bad things I've said about them.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

A Brief History of the Anti-Hunting Playbook

In less than a week, Colorado residents–nearly all of whom have no wildlife management training–will head to the ballot box to determine whether or not the trusted professionals of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) may continue to use hunting as a method to manage mountain lion and bobcat...

www.themeateater.com

I thought this was timely and well-done. Sort of puts all this in perspective, the ramifications of these issues. Regardless of the outcome of Prop 127 election, these folks aren’t going to stop in their quest to eliminate hunting. They have too much money and too many full-time employees.

 

[jimss]

Speaking of big $, I wonder how much they paid Tom Pool and Dan Ashe to run their TV ads for them? It would be interesting to know if this info is public knowledge.

 

[ammo]

Convinced 5-10 people at a halloween party on Friday to vote no!

 

[trb]

View attachment 347511Convinced 5-10 people at a halloween party on Friday to vote no!

Good lord that might be the best thing I’ve seen on HT this year. Incredible work!

 

[Bluffgruff]

I went through my list of people who I gave game meat to over the last couple years, about 20 people. Most were already voting no, but I caught a couple people who weren't going to vote on 127 and got commitments for a "No" vote from them. Still a few people who haven't voted out there who can be on the good side of this issue.

 

[WIbiggame]

Really dumb outsider question. Is the voted on Tuesday? Sorry for my ignorance

 

[perma]

Really dumb outsider question. Is the voted on Tuesday? Sorry for my ignorance

Yup

 

[Southern Elk]

I guess YouTube thinks I live in Colorado. I got a vote yes ad with a video of a couple guys shooting a lion out of a tree with a handgun.

 

[COEngineer]

Really dumb outsider question. Is the voted on Tuesday? Sorry for my ignorance

Colorado has mail-in ballots, so people have been sending them in for weeks now. However, anyone can vote in-person on Tuesday at a polling station (if they already mailed in a ballot or lost theirs, the in-person ballot will be the one that is counted).

 

[perma]

Give’m hell today, CO.

 

[Oak]

You can follow official results here at 7pm.

 

[elkduds]

When compared to underwhelming opposition to wolf reintro, our responses to the cat ballot BS have been impressive overall. Several national orgs have joined the fray, including one that was silent on wolves (BHA). Retailers Cabelas and Bass Pro emailed opposition to 127 to their mail lists. HOWL and Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management have both grown their organizations in opposition. We've been active in opposition on social media, and even discussions @ Halloween parties (brilliant, @ammo}. I have a good feeling about beating this, this time, and in the process learning how to organize our collective political voice. Thanks to all who took on the challenge to make a difference. Win or lose in CO today, we aren't finished. Big threats remain to our sport and public lands.