Colorado quadrupled it's wolf population last week.

[TheTone]

Hunting $ were not touched for wolf reintro, per CPW. The legislation took funding from other sources, still tax $.

Including staff salaries to go to Canada and do all the capture work? I have my doubts.

And I’m sure work being done once they’re in state is largely being done with existing funds.

 

[elkduds]

Including staff salaries to go to Canada and do all the capture work? I have my doubts.

And I’m sure work being done once they’re in state is largely being done with existing funds.

I heard direct assurances during my last 2 years on Sportsmen's Roundtable meetings that the entire budget for wolf reintro including staff included no license $. The specifics are available by searching HT for Colorado Roundtable. What you choose to believe is your prerogative.

 

[TheTone]

I heard direct assurances during my last 2 years on Sportsmen's Roundtable meetings that the entire budget for wolf reintro including staff included no license $. The specifics are available by searching HT for Colorado Roundtable. What you choose to believe is your prerogative.

I hope you’re right and they’re sticking to it

 

[Khunter]

Rumored likely release locations are NW of Silt, Rifle Creek SWA, and S of Newcastle, Garfield Creek SWA...

nope, as stated by CPW released in Eagl and Pitkin. Not in Garfield County.

 

[LuketheDog]

nope, as stated by CPW released in Eagl and Pitkin. Not in Garfield County.

Sure, I believe them...

 

[Dsnow9]

 

[SFC B]

No such thing as wolves in CO (how long did we have to listen to THAT lie).... only extra large coyotes.

 

[huntnpack]

Why did he mention NRCS as a partner in the reintroduction?

 

[Oak]

Why did he mention NRCS as a partner in the reintroduction?

NRCS is helping with site assessments and other aspects of conflict minimization for ranchers.

 

[JAG]

When are they going to introduce them to Estes Park and Denver?

 

[Dsnow9]

When are they going to introduce them to Estes Park and Denver?

They won’t. That was part of the ballot measure

 

[Tcal719]

That was a big use of license and PR dollars. What a great use of hunters money. I’m so happy Colorado couldn’t find something better to use that money on

Seriously we have bigger problems!

 

[Mtn Dawg]

This has been covered here and in many other platforms but not given enough emphasis. 1_ too many people don’t understand that the primary focus of the folks that introduced the original bill ( and the 127 mtn lion bill) is to systematically eliminate hunting as a wildlife management tool. 2_. This is being used as a tool to eliminate public land livestock grazing by ranchers. 3_ Wolves and mtn lions are being utilized as political weapons by keying on their iconic nature to fool the uninformed non hunting public to support their goals.