Fishing licenses for those 65 & older (Colorado residents only) are $9.85. You do not need a habitat stamp 65 & older. Click the link below to see the requirements for a Senior Low Income Life Fishing License.
Senior Low Income Lifetime Fishing (65+) Colorado residents only $9.85 Here is the link to the page with all of the fees for fishing: https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/FishingSeasonDatesFees.aspx Sent from my iPhone www.rkhphotography.net Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Ft. Collins On May 14, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Debbie Tyber <[email protected]> wrote: Could you just clarify something for me. How much would it cost an over 65 individual to bird on state lands? I don't mind paying something to the state to maintain the wildlife areas, I just can't figure out how much that's not too excessive. Debbie Tyber Breckenridge > On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10:47:32 AM UTC-6, Adrian Lakin > ([email protected]) wrote: > All, > > Below is the response I received from CPW regarding the new SWA > hunting/fishing license requirement. I guess the only "good" thing to be > gleaned from the response is that they no longer require the extra $47 annual > fee for access to Jumbo Reservoir SWA, Lake Deweese SWA, Prewitt Reservoir > SWA, and San Luis Lakes SWA, but you will need the fishing license instead > that covers all SWA's and STL's. > > I will respond back to Bradley asking about the process to get a bill to the > legislature for a Birding Stamp/License. > > Thanks, > > Adrian Lakin, Mead, CO > > Reply from CPW and my original question to them... > > Hello, > > > > Thank you for contacting Colorado Parks and Wildlife. I understand you are > inquiring about birding on state lands. > > > > Your Colorado State Parks pass is valid for Colorado State Park which offer > great birding opportunities. However, the Parks and Wildlife Commission > approved a regulation change to protect the integrity of these properties for > their intended use—the perpetuation and conservation of wildlife and wildlife > recreation—regulation #900.C.1 has been added to require all persons 18 years > of age or older hold a valid hunting or fishing license to access any SWA. > Similarly, regulation #902.B.5 was added prohibiting access to STLs leased by > the Division to all persons 18 years of age and older who do not hold a valid > hunting or fishing license. Additionally, property-specific regulations were > modified accordingly, including removing the annual access permit requirement > for Jumbo Reservoir SWA (901.B.119(a)), Lake Deweese SWA (901.B.130(a)), > Prewitt Reservoir SWA (901.B.173(a)), and San Luis Lakes SWA (901.B.203(a)). > State wildlife properties can be found in our 2019 Recreation Lands brochure. > This new regulation will start July 1, 2020. > > > > We currently have an SWA permit for specific properties that already require > a hunting or fishing license. However, with the new regulations for wildlife > properties, we will no longer be offering an SWA permit for wildlife > properties and a hunting or fishing license will be required to access all > state wildlife areas and state trust lands. The SWA permit was not recognized > under the Federal-Aid Program as a valid hunting or fishing license. The > current SWA Access Permit system, used on only four SWAs, negatively impacted > the CPW wildlife finances. The monies generated from this access permit fund > lessens the following year’s Federal Aid monies used by CPW by the amount the > access permit fund accumulated. > > > > In order to create a new birding stamp or license, CPW would need to submit a > bill to the legislator to amend that state statute regarding valid licenses. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > -- > > Bradley Gabrielski > > Communication Center Wildlife Coordinator > > > Hunt Plan: 303.291.7526|Main: 303.297.1192|Fax: 303.866.5070 > 1313 Sherman St., 6th Fl, Denver, CO 80203 > > [email protected] I www.cpw.state.co.us > > > > **Please view the COVID-19 web-page for the most recent updates** > > > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 3:18 PM cpwinfo, DNR_wildlife > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, May 6, 2020 at 8:52 AM > Subject: CPW FAQ Question Submitted from Website > To: <[email protected]> > > > > The following question has been submitted through the CPW FAQ Ask A Question > page. > > I just heard about this new requirement that will be in effect July 1 and I > am concerned about this cost for us folks who use (very respectfully) the > SWA's and CPW-leased lands for birding. This seems a very excessive response > to try to discourage a few troublemakers while hurting a whole lot of people > who by nature are respectful of wildlife and the environment. Would it be > possible to issue a "Birding Stamp" or something similar that DOESN'T cost us > an additional $45 per year like the Fishing License and Habitat Stamp would? > I already pay $80 per year for my Colorado State Parks pass, so this > additional cost would really hurt. Thanks, Adrian Lakin Mead, CO > -- 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/1becee50-1c19-4af1-8cc3-c1e44de15de7%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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