Colorado - 5-year Big Game Season Structure

[marksjeep]

http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=6790

Saw this on CPW page and have not seen it posted here. Looks like some of the hotter topics include youth participation and archery/muzzleloader season overlap.

There are links to all of the relevant info in the above link, and an online form/questionnaire to provide input if you so choose.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Thanks for posting. Interested to see what they do with the archery seasons.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Guys I just took the survey and it took 10 minutes out of my day. The link is above in Marksjeep’s post. I encourage everybody who hunts in Colorado to take the time to fill out the survey and make sure CPW gets your comments.

 

[noharleyyet]

Thanks for the notice and prodding marksjeep and 'smallones.

 

[Dinkshooter]

question #16 should stump a lot of folks here.......................

 

[Khunter]

Done. Thanks for posting this

 

[Khunter]

question #16 should stump a lot of folks here.......................

Agreed. At least they have a text box to allow you to explain yourself.

 

[Bigjay73]

Pigs will fly unmolten snowballs through hell before CPW seriously considers capping elk tags. Nice that they ask how I feel about it though.

 

[Zach]

Agreed. At least they have a text box to allow you to explain yourself.

Gotta love CO...

 

[JoMo]

Thanks for posting.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Thanks for posting this but I fear the sportsmens opinions will fall on deaf ears.

 

[Flatrock]

question #16 should stump a lot of folks here.......................

Haha. Yea I bet they get some good comments about that one.

Is there lots of complaining going on about muzzy season running in the middle of archery season? Must be at least some of that since they asked a few of those questions. And maybe I missed it, but is there a date set when they'll publish the new season structure?

 

[Bigjay73]

Flat rock, there is no shortage of bitching about the way the archery/ ML season is setup here is Colorado. I wouldn't mind seeing it split up.

 

[Zach]

Flat rock, there is no shortage of bitching about the way the archery/ ML season is setup here is Colorado. I wouldn't mind seeing it split up.

and that is from both sides of the weapon choice.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Flat rock, there is no shortage of bitching about the way the archery/ ML season is setup here is Colorado. I wouldn't mind seeing it split up.

I've hunted rifle/archery/muzzy, would love to see archery moved up a week last week august to 3rd week sept, first rifle dropped and muzzy put in it's slot... so no elk hunting Sept 22- Oct 12.

 

[COEngineer]

The OP's link did not work for me. Here's one for the survey: https://www.research.net/r/8MQNS3F
And this is the CPW page with all the pertinent links on the right hand side: https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/SeasonStructure.aspx

I got an error when I clicked the "Done" button at the end of the survey...frustrating...I switched browsers and re-did the survey and it submitted fine (IE worked, Firefox didn't).

My response for #16 was "Yeti."

 

[Zach]

I've hunted rifle/archery/muzzy, would love to see archery moved up a week last week august to 3rd week sept, first rifle dropped and muzzy put in it's slot... so now elk hunting Sept 22- Oct 12.

I think a lot of the archery only folks are concerned with losing the number of weekends currently provided. If the number of weekends remains the same, then there doesn't seem to be an issue with splitting the seasons. Now, who gets the prime 3rd week?

 

[COEngineer]

Zach, my opinion is that the archery season (and thus all the other seasons, potentially) need to move later, not earlier. I killed a bull during the 3rd weekend in 2018 and it was 60+ degF at 10,000' elevation. Obviously, moving the season one week later would not have changed that situation, but I think if the warming trends continue, the concern about getting unspoiled meat off the mountain dictates moving the seasons later.

 

[vanish]

Who: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, CPW Commissioner Marie Haskett
What: Five-Year Big Game Season Structure meeting
When: 6 p.m., Jan. 7, 2019
Where: Mountain Valley Bank, 400 Main Street, Meeker

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Anyone know the next denver area meeting?

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Zach, my opinion is that the archery season (and thus all the other seasons, potentially) need to move later, not earlier. I killed a bull during the 3rd weekend in 2018 and it was 60+ degF at 10,000' elevation. Obviously, moving the season one week later would not have changed that situation, but I think if the warming trends continue, the concern about getting unspoiled meat off the mountain dictates moving the seasons later.

You raise a fair point about meat care, although I feel like the people who have issues with spoilage at 60-80 degrees would have the same issue at <55 degrees. Honestly, I'm more worried about improving the pump rather than the well in CO so I would like to see more unpressured time for elk during the peak rut.