I can support this. If enough birders participate, maybe we can convince CPW that there are a lot more people interested in observing White-tailed Ptarmigan than shooting them.
Maybe they'll introduce a "birding stamp"? Erik Hendrickson Cortez, Colorado On Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:38:48 AM UTC-6, Pam Piombino wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Peg Rooney <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:32 AM > Subject: [ACC] Hunting/Fishing license required to enter SWAs starting > July 1 > To: Unknown <[email protected] <javascript:>> > > > *CPW Commission requires a valid hunting or fishing license to access all > State Wildlife Areas and CPW-leased State Trust Lands* > > DENVER – A valid hunting or fishing license will be required for everyone > 18 or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State Trust > Land leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. > > The rule change was adopted unanimously April 30 by the Colorado Parks and > Wildlife Commission. > > “By policy, state wildlife areas are acquired with hunter and angler > dollars, and are intended specifically to provide wildlife habitat and > wildlife-related recreation,” Southeast Regional Manager Brett Ackerman > told the commission at its meeting. “This rule is aimed at curtailing > non-wildlife-related use of these properties. > > At the meeting, Ackerman presented examples from across the state of the > increasing use of state wildlife areas inconsistent with their purpose, > including set up of temporary residences, vehicular use on big game winter > range, vandalism, and other uses detrimental to wildlife and > wildlife-related uses. > > “There’s certainly an impact on staff and resources, potential public > health impact, degradation of habitat and displacement of wildlife,” > Ackerman told commissioners. “There is a pattern of non-wildlife related > issues we’re seeing out there.” > > Beginning on July 1, 2020, anyone entering a state wildlife area or state > trust land leased by CPW must hold either a valid hunting or fishing > license in Colorado. > > Ackerman emphasized that, “As with all new regulations, especially one as > far reaching as this, our policy is to first educate. Especially when > talking to constituent users of state wildlife areas, we want to help > people understand why we’re taking this action. We’re not seeking to catch > people off guard and write them tickets. We want to curtail non-wildlife > use of these properties and return them to their original intended purpose.” > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Audubon Colorado Council" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8be08980-dfaf-405c-b36e-9755eecdcf04%40googlegroups.com.
