Potential delay in Colorado wolf introduction

[Deadfall]

I agree, I wonder how long it will take to find out the direction they will go?

100 percent the government already knows! Could be reasoning for the bill. Either way that is really awesome foresight by Colorado game folks.

 

[Ynothunt41]

Great Job all!!! Howl keeps raising the goal as people keep sending feed back. I am very impressed with HOWL!

 

[Bowhunter50]

That’s great. I just checked and they have 1405 out of 1500. Let’s keep it moving!

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Based on the email I got today, they already voted on the bill.

 

[justin davis]

Based on the email I got today, they already voted on the bill.

Oh yea?

 

[Finn16]

Based on the email I got today, they already voted on the bill.

Could you please copy and paste the email? Thanks.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

It was voted on in natural resources committee, hasn’t made it to a floor vote yet.

 

[Still Hunter]

Go boys go! Slow that wolf deployment to a CRAWL!!'

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Bayou is correct, I needed to read the email closer.

 

[UncleBone]

Just hit them with the howl. Still need a good bit of people to meet the goal.

 

[robby denning]

I'm late but filled out the HOWL link on post #17

 

[Back Country Hunter 2]

I was there at the capitol and testified before the ag committee in favor of both bills.

255 should pass in the senate as it was supported on both sides and was passed in committee 7-0.

256 did pass in committee 5-2. It will be interesting to see if it passes.

 

[Ynothunt41]

Looks like the bills goes to the appropriations committee on Friday.

 

[Aaron W]

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023_Senate_Calendar.pdf

Not sure if that link will work or not. See pages 10 and 11 for SB23-255 and 256. I think folks can attend this but perhaps somebody else can verify. I know very little about this process but the representatives need to hear from folks that want to take a reasonable approach to this.

 

[Aaron W]

To verify, the bills will be on the agenda of the Appropriations Committee this Friday, April 14th. What happens here? What is the purpose?

“The Senate Appropriations Committee conducts hearings on bills that change expenditures or revenues and affect the budget.”

“for those bills that have previously had a hearing the Committee does not customarily take public testimony.”

Do we need to contact the Appropriations Committee? Is this an important part of the bill process?

 

[ROKnROAL]

As a Western Canadian, where wolves have always been prevalent, I really don’t get the hand-wringing and doom-sayers about wolves. We have huge herds of elk, plenty of deer and moose, in areas where wolves have been since the beginning of time. No bad effects whatsoever. Is the concern because it will be a new predator that the prey species will have no experience with, so they will be easy pickings which leads to reduced numbers? Livestock predation? I don’t get it. Plenty of cougars and sometimes grizzlies where these wolves are planned to be reintroduced, these should already show what predators do in the area.

Not trying to say who is right or wrong, just wondering why it is such a big issue compared to my experiences in a place where wolves are and always have been.

 

[sistae93]

As a Western Canadian, where wolves have always been prevalent, I really don’t get the hand-wringing and doom-sayers about wolves. We have huge herds of elk, plenty of deer and moose, in areas where wolves have been since the beginning of time. No bad effects whatsoever. Is the concern because it will be a new predator that the prey species will have no experience with, so they will be easy pickings which leads to reduced numbers? Livestock predation? I don’t get it. Plenty of cougars and sometimes grizzlies where these wolves are planned to be reintroduced, these should already show what predators do in the area.

Not trying to say who is right or wrong, just wondering why it is such a big issue compared to my experiences in a place where wolves are and always have been.

It's also surprising to me. Can't say I'm thoroughly read up on the actual research, but it seems that bringing ecosystems closer to how they existed for hundreds of thousands of years before the last 300 or so generally pans out well for the overall balance of wildlife we all appreciate so much.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Keep sending those emails!!!

 

[Raghornkiller]

As a Western Canadian, where wolves have always been prevalent, I really don’t get the hand-wringing and doom-sayers about wolves. We have huge herds of elk, plenty of deer and moose, in areas where wolves have been since the beginning of time. No bad effects whatsoever. Is the concern because it will be a new predator that the prey species will have no experience with, so they will be easy pickings which leads to reduced numbers? Livestock predation? I don’t get it. Plenty of cougars and sometimes grizzlies where these wolves are planned to be reintroduced, these should already show what predators do in the area.

Not trying to say who is right or wrong, just wondering why it is such a big issue compared to my experiences in a place where wolves are and always have been.

I think it would be different if we thought we had any chance of being allowed to manage them in the future.

 

[Okhotnik]

environmentalists use the EIS process to delay essential projects all the time - occasionally for decades. This is a great opportunity for hunters to use that same play.

Its a shame a very well funded public land supposedly for sportsmen won't do anything to help despite millions in their budget