CO Mountain Lion Ballot Initiative: Continuous Updates

[SAJ-99]

Yes, removing freedoms from citizens always leads to great results.

Folks need to think pretty critically here on the next steps. Right now, everything I've seen from you chuckleheads would make we not want to fund you. This thing died with a margin that should worry everyone. Rather than simply pretend like it was a massive dismissal of the anti-hunting crowd, people would be well advised to continue the positive, well thought out approach that the coalition led on for further educational efforts.

Those guys won because they kept it above board and kept the shenanigans to a minimum. Grace, humility and kindness do far more to move people on these issues than bravado and boner pill models.

There are a lot of posts on how well funded “they” are and yet hunters can’t seem to organize themselves into a cohesive group with a coherent message if their sport depended on it. Constantly putting out fires.

 

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There are a lot of posts on how well funded “they” are and yet hunters can’t seem to organize themselves into a cohesive group with a coherent message if their sport depended on it. Constantly putting out fires.

I think the wolf force reintroduction was a wake up call (omitting one organization who failed to step up), I believe there was a much greater, concerted effort by conservation / hunt based organizations this go around.

 

[SAJ-99]

I think the wolf force reintroduction was a wake up call (omitting one organization who failed to step up), I believe there was a much greater, concerted effort by conservation / hunt based organizations this go around.

But is it not an instance of putting out a small fire and then waiting for the next one to pop up, which we know it will? I don’t like playing “prevent defense”, which is what it feels like.

 

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But is it not an instance of putting out a small fire and then waiting for the next one to pop up, which we know it will? I don’t like playing “prevent defense”, which is what it feels like.

My understanding is several organizations have joined together to counter the recent and others that will likely sprout.

Example, this was originally a Colorado Wildlife Deserves Better. Since, it's been re-created as a general, "Wildlife Deserves Better".

Why it's kept a bit lower key? I questioned that early in this thread, calling out organizations and asking people to ask their organizations what they've ponied up and if the answer isn't to your satisfaction, question why you support that organization.
I pm'd a leader of an organization and it was implied there is a unified operation in place.

 

[sneakem]

They did a survey a while back and about 60% of people are indifferent either way with hunting and the pro-hunting and anti-hunting crowd roughly split the other 40% fairly equally. The majority actually has to have their opinion swayed one way or the other, that why it's important to put a good message out... and not look like a bunch of clowns...