VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 127!
Maintain science-based wildlife management by professionals, Reject ballot box biology
Maintain wildlife conservation and management funds. In Colorado >70% of funds to manage and conserve all wildlife (huntable or not) is from hunting /fishing license sales!
Removing hunting will increase taxpayer funded Mountain Lion removal that leads to waste of the animal, > 3000 mountain lions in California killed since end of hunting lions in that state
FACTS from Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mountain Lions and Bobcats are not biologically threatened, in fact they are abundant
Lynx are a nationally protected species, ZERO Lynx have been harvested by hunters or trappers
Bobcats and Mountain lions have increased in numbers since becoming huntable in 1965
Populations are at or above needed levels
CPW believes that current management practices provide stable populations
Higher conflict areas (DURANGO/Glenwood/Roaring Fork/Front Range) have less hunting
By Law hunters must prepare Mountain Lion for human consumption
Hound hunting allows selective harvest and decreases the number of female lions harvested <40% in Colorado vs 60% in states without hound hunting
Lions often evade hounds, data shows a significant proportion of lions treed by hounds are allowed to escape- selective harvest of mature males
CPW manages hunting based on population objectives, previous year’s harvest, equipment types, season length, all of which is based on the best available science
Mountain Lion harvest is highly regulated and limited to harvest objectives
FALSE Information from Pro Prop 127 groups
FALSE-Mountain lions/Bobcats/ Lynx are at risk
FALSE- Lynx are at risk of being trapped, FACT- ZERO known cases of accidental harvest
FALSE- “Trophy Hunting”- FACT- all Lions must be prepared for human consumption
FALSE- Hounds lead to “guaranteed kill” /increase female harvest
FALSE- Taking away management tools will solve a “problem” like Chronic Wasting Disease
FALSE- Top funders of opposition are Safari Club international – FACT-it’s Coloradoans For Responsible Wildlife Management
FALSE- Hunting Cats is a “Moral Issue”- FACT- Hunting is Human, Dogs were domesticated to aid hunting
FALSE- They only want to regulate Cat hunting- TRUTH- Stated goal is to end all hunting
FALSE- A stop to hunting will prevent Mountain Lion deaths- FACT- taxpayers will pay for mountain lion removal and their subsequent waste.
RESOURCES-
https://cpw.widencollective.com/assets/share/asset/u2g44shvci
savethehuntcolorado.com
Maintain science-based wildlife management by professionals, Reject ballot box biology
Maintain wildlife conservation and management funds. In Colorado >70% of funds to manage and conserve all wildlife (huntable or not) is from hunting /fishing license sales!
Removing hunting will increase taxpayer funded Mountain Lion removal that leads to waste of the animal, > 3000 mountain lions in California killed since end of hunting lions in that state
FACTS from Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mountain Lions and Bobcats are not biologically threatened, in fact they are abundant
Lynx are a nationally protected species, ZERO Lynx have been harvested by hunters or trappers
Bobcats and Mountain lions have increased in numbers since becoming huntable in 1965
Populations are at or above needed levels
CPW believes that current management practices provide stable populations
Higher conflict areas (DURANGO/Glenwood/Roaring Fork/Front Range) have less hunting
By Law hunters must prepare Mountain Lion for human consumption
Hound hunting allows selective harvest and decreases the number of female lions harvested <40% in Colorado vs 60% in states without hound hunting
Lions often evade hounds, data shows a significant proportion of lions treed by hounds are allowed to escape- selective harvest of mature males
CPW manages hunting based on population objectives, previous year’s harvest, equipment types, season length, all of which is based on the best available science
Mountain Lion harvest is highly regulated and limited to harvest objectives
FALSE Information from Pro Prop 127 groups
FALSE-Mountain lions/Bobcats/ Lynx are at risk
FALSE- Lynx are at risk of being trapped, FACT- ZERO known cases of accidental harvest
FALSE- “Trophy Hunting”- FACT- all Lions must be prepared for human consumption
FALSE- Hounds lead to “guaranteed kill” /increase female harvest
FALSE- Taking away management tools will solve a “problem” like Chronic Wasting Disease
FALSE- Top funders of opposition are Safari Club international – FACT-it’s Coloradoans For Responsible Wildlife Management
FALSE- Hunting Cats is a “Moral Issue”- FACT- Hunting is Human, Dogs were domesticated to aid hunting
FALSE- They only want to regulate Cat hunting- TRUTH- Stated goal is to end all hunting
FALSE- A stop to hunting will prevent Mountain Lion deaths- FACT- taxpayers will pay for mountain lion removal and their subsequent waste.
RESOURCES-
https://cpw.widencollective.com/assets/share/asset/u2g44shvci
Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
We focus on the public’s interests for maintaining a century-old track record of our natural resources, including wildlife, habitat, and farms and ranches.
savethehuntcolorado.com
