Hi Tom "Maybe it's not a map error" ;-)
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org On Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 11:42:18 AM UTC-6, Tom Wilberding wrote: > > 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/ef05200b-1440-4005-80d8-54fca89c8414o%40googlegroups.com.
