Pods, I know this is a hunttalk thread but it has some interesting information.
New commission appointments
Fran Silva Blayney replaces Marie Haskett and John Emerick replaces Karen Bailey. https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/governor-polis-appoints-coloradans-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-commissionwww.hunttalk.com
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JFC dude…Did Sierra Club fail to aid Colo. chapter it might now suspend?
Three former state leaders say they were disappointed with national interventions.
Wow, who knew Sierra Club was such a bastion of patriarchy and white supremacy. Our new “Guides and Outfitters” rep on the CPW Commission left Sierra Club due to the rampant sexism and racism. Too woke for Sierra Club, but a perfect fit for Colorado Wildlife Commission under the Polis regime.
I believe this is correct, confirmation won’t be until early next year… ag committee might help us kill it, the fella out east is super responsive and a republican, the D’s on the committee are pretty hard to convince though… there is a very good article that I need to find. Minturn Anglers (pro hunters / good dudes) noticed this Blayney character didn’t have any permits to guide on any water and reached out, blayney ignored them, clearly they aren’t a legit guiding outfit or have been guiding illegally for a year total sham and disrespectful to the many great hunting and angling outfits in Co.
Man, you guys got a helluva fight on your hands. What a kick in the shins.Polis nominees to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission already face scrutiny
Governor Jared Polis's latest appointments to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission face scrutiny over political ties and lack of experience.www.coloradopolitics.com
Looks like 2 seirra club loons coming to the CPW, this will likely tip the scales of our ability to get anything meaningful from them, they will 1000% be up to some anti hunting BS…
It never ends man, doesn’t help that the governors husband is a rabid animal rights activist, I think Jared could care less but he appeases his husband with this insanity
I guess it’s probably more illustrative of my ignorance of the dynamics at hand in Colorado than anything else, but why, in a state with the current political climate that exists in Colorado, can’t state government simply close all hunting seasons? It certainly appears that the citizens of Colorado would not object, at least the majority wouldn’t. What other conclusion would one come to considering the results of past elections? Why does the current political structure feel that it has to nibble hunting to death in Colorado?
I don’t think they could out right close it, it still brings a couple billion to the state… but they are setting the stage for it, they don’t quite have a majority against hunting, it’s hard to say the most vocal and active people in the state are the uber activists
It wont stop. The tree people have to many deep pocket friends. They just keep coming and coming until it finally effects them. Problem is it will take years before that happens and they destroy Colorado.Governor Polis Appoints Coloradans to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission | Colorado Governor Jared Polis
DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis appointed Frances Silva Blayney of Colorado Springs and Dr. John Emerick of Redstone to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. These appointments reflect thoughtful stewardship of Colorado’s wildlife, natural resources, and outdoor recreation economy.www.colorado.gov
It seems that Gov Polis has appointed an “alleged” fly fishing outfitter that no one in the community has heard of as the “outfitters” representative on the CPW Commission. Frances Blayney was a leader in Colorado Sierra Club. Seems like her fly fishing business started in 2023. It was all really just a front by Wildlife Czar Marlon Reis to get a Sierra Club representative on the CPW Commission and ensure one less hunter sits on the commission. Colorado Sierra Club supported Prop 127 and HB 25-1258. It seems that Colorado Guides and Outfitters Association was shut out of the discussion. Time to fire up the phone lines and emails.
I actually think there is some trickle down from usaid and some of that taxpayer slush fund getting shut off, let’s see if the NGO’s can self support… I know the sportsmen are self funded so should level the playing field a bit
That’s only temporary, unfortunately. I’ve been on the planet long enough to learn the cyclical nature of politics.
If i remember it was a money thing, parks was broke, cdow was flush with cash…
Yea that’s about exactly what I imagined it was. Seeing all the dumb shit that the CPW social media accounts post is what got me thinking of this. Fish & Game got saddled with their cost and all they got in return was a bunch of libs in charge. Great.
Yep. If you think about from an oversight and policy making standpoint, it would allow the anti-hunting faction to gain seats on the newly combined parks and wildlife commission. The Governor could appoint anti-hunting activists to the “parks and outdoor recreation” seats further diluting the votes of the sportsmen seats. That is what is taking place now. Governor Polis appoints anti-hunting activists to the parks, outdoor recreation, at-large, and non-consumptive user seats. That gives them a significant voting bloc when a contentious issue like trapping, mountain lion hunting, etc comes up for a vote. Which is why Silva Blayney’s recent appointment as the guide/outfitter representative is so dangerous with her history of anti-hunting advocacy and leading role as a “super-volunteer” with Colorado Sierra Club. Colorado sportsmen and women have to push back on her and Emerick’s appointments when they come up for vote in the state senate.
