Yes
IIRC, the changes, if approved in Jan wouldn’t take effect till 2028. Yes, the petition asked that the Commission “work toward” 90/10 like most of the other western states.
Heres the wording:
“Our petition is for the CPW Commissioners to follow the recommendation of the Draw Process Working Group and ignore the CPW Staff regarding the soft caps. Every other state in our nation operates under a hard tag cap system - why should Colorado be any different? It is...
No, that’s not how it works. The 75/25 only applies to the first choices in the primary draw. Nonresidents theoretically could draw all the 2-4th choice tags. Here’s a real example.
(479 residents applied for this tag, so there should be no potential that the tags will go unsold if the cap is...
Despite the fact that the DPWG is stacked with people who are likely to advocate for nonresident interests, they still recommended this change to CPW/the Commission.
This should tell you all you need to know.
I think most would agree that the CO system is FUBAR. And most residents don’t realize they aren’t even getting their 75% of the tags.
All this petition is asking for is for the commission to take the recommendation of the Draw Process Working Group (DPWG) that a hard cap be enforced.
Fairness.
Ouch, don’t compare CO to WY! 🤣
Thanks for the support. No ones pushing for 90/10 on d/e/a. Just pointing out that the current 75/25 % allocation is more than fair and not even being adhered to by the system.
Thoughts?
From the Colorado Resident Hunter Association:
Nearly all Western States reserve 90% of big game tags for their residents in their primary big game draw (90/10 tag allocation). Colorado only reserves 75% of its tags for residents (75/25). On top of the worst tag allocation of all...
Let it dry and see if those spots disappear. If they don’t, I’d get some fresh 40v peroxide. I scrub out the inside of the horn sheaths with a toothbrush, hot water and dawn.