Ballot Initiative to neutralize CPW and eliminate hunting/fishing in Colorado

[bayoublaster7527]

This is much worse than Prop 127. Blatant attempt to create an organization that will circumvent CPW commission authority in an effort to eliminate hunting and fishing in the name of “rewilding”. This could be the end of hunting and fishing in Colorado if this is allowed to pass. The powerful anti-hunting activists in Colorado are no longer nibbling around the edges. They want the whole thing. They want a separate governing body that renders the current commission powerless.

Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation Commission | Colorado General Assembly

leg.colorado.gov

@Howl For Wildlife
@robby denning

 

[taskswap]

Sorry, which one are you talking about?

 

[Trogon]

I would like to know who drafted the bill and who is funding it

 

[bayoublaster7527]

It appears to be a ballot initiative that would go to voters in 2026. Based on the draft document they will receive initial funding from the state general fund and then operate off of fees and/or fines paid to the state for violating “corridors” and/or “keystone” species.

 

[Acorn]

Wow…definitely not beating around the bush anymore. The proposed commission would take over wildlife management in the event that CPW were to be defunded or dissolved “to ensure uninterrupted conservation efforts”. Sounds like phase 1 of their plan is to set up a weak and basically purposeless commission, and then phase 2 is defunding CPW to usurp the throne.

 

[Hnthrdr]

We already have an absolute joke of a commission, all but maybe 1-2 even hunt or fish or have ever done it in their entire lives… many political animal rights activists actively sit on our game commission right now… the whole things stinks. Plus we are 1.2 billion in debt as a state and they want to create an absolutely worthless and redundant bureaucratic office that will only cost the tax payer more money, very on par for Colorado democrats…

 

[robby denning]

This is much worse than Prop 127. Blatant attempt to create an organization that will circumvent CPW commission authority in an effort to eliminate hunting and fishing in the name of “rewilding”. This could be the end of hunting and fishing in Colorado if this is allowed to pass. The powerful anti-hunting activists in Colorado are no longer nibbling around the edges. They want the whole thing. They want a separate governing body that renders the current commission powerless.

Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation Commission | Colorado General Assembly

leg.colorado.gov

@Howl For Wildlife
@robby denning

thanks for the tag.

I'll be talking to Dan Gates here soon. he's always got clarity on this stuff

 

[highcountrymuley]

"Ensure continuity of wildlife protections by granting WECC the authority to assume
CPW's and other state conservation agencies' responsibilities if they are defunded, disbanded, or rendered nonfunctional due to legislative action ..."

The commission's title sounds good, goals sound good, etc. ... until you read into "assuming the powers of CPW "- JUST IN CASE they are defended or rendered nonfunctional due to legislative action.

Wow, this is scary... never know what dumb sh#! will end up on a ballot initiative anymore. Between this in CO and Utah's massive price increases to nonresident hunters, you have to wonder if their goals are really to eliminate hunting. Sucks. What the heck was wrong with the old system of res and non-res hunters pumping millions of dollars into local economies each year?! How the heck are they going to make up the money we provide?! A mountain bike stamp? Hiking permit?! That ain't gonna do it...

 

[2buffalo]

The document says "Current Status Withdrawn".

 

[bayoublaster7527]

I heard they withdrew, made a minor change to the verbiage and resubmitted.

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They will be fighting this in the Secretary of State Title Board and Colorado Supreme Court first. And good lawyers aren’t cheap….

 

[CoMulies]

It’s absolutely mind boggling and infuriating that they are allowed to submit this bullsh*t every single year. There needs to be some kind of moratorium after a ballot initiative fails so they can’t just keep throwing sh*t at the wall.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

It’s absolutely mind boggling and infuriating that they are allowed to submit this bullsh*t every single year. There needs to be some kind of moratorium after a ballot initiative fails so they can’t just keep throwing sh*t at the wall.

Needs to be an overwhelming majority vote too, 2/3 rather than simple majority 50/50. If that were the case they'd quit wasting money.

 

[CoMulies]

Took a look at the Cats Aren’t Trophies website, our good friends behind Prop 127. They have a public letter to CPW regarding their recent vote against HB1258. Based on their sentiments there, I’d say there’s a better than decent chance those same lunatics are behind this one as well.

 

[UKwildcatfan]

Frigging commie lunatics.

 

[thisguy]

Sickening to read through that act. They want 2 million to become operational and then they would plan on being fully funded by fines. Wow

 

[redtop65]

This is a Globalist bright idea, I seen WEF talking about it like the ghouls they are.
https://globalrewilding.earth/

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Took a look at the Cats Aren’t Trophies website, our good friends behind Prop 127. They have a public letter to CPW regarding their recent vote against HB1258. Based on their sentiments there, I’d say there’s a better than decent chance those same lunatics are behind this one as well.

What’s interesting is CPW had nothing to do with HB 25-1258 getting killed in committee by a 10-3 vote. They have to remain somewhat apolitical. Those were the people’s representatives from the State House that completely rejected it.

So the CATS folks have reflagged as Colorado Wildlife Alliance. They show up in force to every CPW Commission meeting making false accusations. They also have a podcast Wildlife Wire.

 

[cuerro viejo]

I feel like CO has as higher probability of loosing hunting then Cali does at this point. Sad

 

[CoMulies]

What’s interesting is CPW had nothing to do with HB 25-1258 getting killed in committee by a 10-3 vote. They have to remain somewhat apolitical. Those were the people’s representatives from the State House that completely rejected it.

So the CATS folks have reflagged as Colorado Wildlife Alliance. They show up in force to every CPW Commission meeting making false accusations. They also have a podcast Wildlife Wire.

Doing some more digging, it seems like the main culprit behind all of these movements is Samantha Miller, a California native (or at least went to college there) and Grand Lake resident who has bounced around a number of non-profits who’s main objectives are to end hunting. She helped stopped the WA spring bear hunt in ‘23, was the campaign manager for Prop 127 in CO, and seems to be the founder or founding member of the new Colorado Wildlife Alliance. Go figure.

 

[chasing_animals]

As a CO resident, this is incredibly frustrating. Thank you for bringing this to our attention