Hello birders,
Regarding the new license requirement at SWAs, Barb and I recently bought fishing licenses online. We keep them in the glove box of my car, so that when we bird at any Colorado SWA we can grab them and carry them, to avoid the eventual $139.50 fine. A "Resident Senior Fishing Annual License" cost us $9.85 each, so $19.70 for two. We’re happy to contribute this amount to the state to maintain Colorado’s beautiful SWAs. The state says that the reason for this new license policy, effective today, is to reduce the number of visitors to Colorado SWAs. Too many people cause the wildlife to flee. The state says it wants to “protect and conserve” wildlife at these spots. (ready for harvest?) 😊 So far the state does not say that you have to only hunt or fish when visiting an SWA, just carry the annual license. I hope that does not change, which would ban birders from SWAs. Hmm. In that case, carry a collapsible fishing rod? Here is a map of Colorado’s 350 SWAs: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Pages/WildlifeAreaMap.aspx BTW, on this map under the "Recreation" tab I checked "Bird watching" and the filtered map show only two SWAs. I assume that is an map error. Here is more info: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/07/01/colorado-state-wildlife-areas-hunting-fishing-license/241323/ Good birding, Tom Wilberding Littleton, 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/a2f1606f-bda6-44cb-bbf0-537a08124373o%40googlegroups.com.
