May 5, 2021 Commissioners Meeting

[COEngineer]

The Youtube feed is stuck on the intro screen. I don't hear or see anyone. Just me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFSRXdYaOs

 

[RobertD]

Looks like it hasn't started yet?

 

[vanish]

We are experiencing technical difficulties
live streaming to YouTube.

Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting: May 5-6, 2021

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board, appointed by the Governor, which sets regulations and policies for Colorado’s state parks and wildlife programs.

cpw.state.co.us

 

[vanish]

Just read through the agenda.

17 3:35 (I/A) Katie Lanter, Policy and Planning Supervisor Big Game License Allocation & Preference Points - Path Forward

I hope the stream is up by then as that's potentially a big deal.

 

[Oak]

Just read through the agenda.



I hope the stream is up by then as that's potentially a big deal.

There is an associated doc on the website that looks like an invitation for the Commission to kick the can down the road a while longer.

 

[Oak]

They are live on Facebook now if you have an account on that hellsite.

 

[Pelican]

There is an associated doc on the website that looks like an invitation for the Commission to kick the can down the road a while longer.

CPW proposing to link the allocation issue with potential changes to the points system is a nice touch also. That should serve as a sufficient distraction to make sure no substantive changes occur to the allocation percentages.

 

[COEngineer]

Here's the FB link: https://state.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5144ed31c5f2ba642e0393361&id=3d7936a980&e=d7ade394eb

 

[Oak]

Paraphrased, the website crash on application deadline "turned out to be a benefit to sportsmen. Instead of several hundred not able to apply, several thousand more people applied."

"They sure did. It pushed us over the 700,000 mark."

 

[Pelican]

Paraphrased, the website crash on application deadline "turned out to be a benefit to sportsmen. Instead of several hundred not able to apply, several thousand more people applied."

"They sure did. It pushed us over the 700,000 mark."

 

[jlmatthew]

I no longer care what they do, just another notch on reasons to leave list.

 

[Zach]

I no longer care what they do, just another notch on reasons to leave list.

You've been saying that for 10+ years.....lol

 

[Zach]

Worth watching the replay?

 

[BoulderBulls]

Did they comment at all on the preference point agenda item?

 

[COEngineer]

Did they comment at all on the preference point agenda item?

Yes, I believe they decided to slow roll any changes. They will do some big survey and then a public comment process, so no changes for at least 2 years (McDaniels thought even that was optimistic). I understand the desire to get it right the first time, instead of the yearly cluster the past 3 years. However, I would have voted for updating the 3-year period used for determining the high preference point units (currently fixed at 2007-2009). Why wasn't that made a rolling 3-year period from the get-go??

 

[jlmatthew]

You've been saying that for 10+ years.....lol

True!
And I really don't care what CPW does. Just keep all the crap west of I-25. Of course after the next three years with increased tags and late seasons there wont be any deer remaining west of I-25 so I'm sure they'll go to work on ridding the eastern half of deer.

 

[BoulderBulls]

Yes, I believe they decided to slow roll any changes. They will do some big survey and then a public comment process, so no changes for at least 2 years (McDaniels thought even that was optimistic). I understand the desire to get it right the first time, instead of the yearly cluster the past 3 years. However, I would have voted for updating the 3-year period used for determining the high preference point units (currently fixed at 2007-2009). Why wasn't that made a rolling 3-year period from the get-go??

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a hurry up and wait situation. I'll be sure to participate in the meetings or surveys whenever they roll that out

 

[Zach]

True!
And I really don't care what CPW does. Just keep all the crap west of I-25. Of course after the next three years with increased tags and late seasons there wont be any deer remaining west of I-25 so I'm sure they'll go to work on ridding the eastern half of deer.

I was referring to the part about you leaving CO.... I'm not holding my breath yet.

 

[Oak]

CPW proposing to link the allocation issue with potential changes to the points system is a nice touch also. That should serve as a sufficient distraction to make sure no substantive changes occur to the allocation percentages.

Yes, I believe they decided to slow roll any changes. They will do some big survey and then a public comment process, so no changes for at least 2 years (McDaniels thought even that was optimistic). I understand the desire to get it right the first time, instead of the yearly cluster the past 3 years. However, I would have voted for updating the 3-year period used for determining the high preference point units (currently fixed at 2007-2009). Why wasn't that made a rolling 3-year period from the get-go??

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a hurry up and wait situation. I'll be sure to participate in the meetings or surveys whenever they roll that out

It looks like we might see changes implemented in 2023 or 2024.

 

[BoulderBulls]

It looks like we might see changes implemented in 2023 or 2024.

Any idea on how folks could get involved early on this fall in the focus group sessions? I've taken the surveys and gone to the public meetings in the past for big game season structure (very good people watching in those crowds I might add), but would love to get involved on the ground floor this fall if anyone knows if thats possible.