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Hey sherm, how many days a season do you spend hunting wolves and how many have you killed? Surely you are doing more to help out with wolves then just griping on the net.

Not true. FWIW I am not a BHA member.


COLORADO WOLF STATEMENT
Posted by Colorado BHA | February 04, 2021
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the Public Trust Doctrine define fish and wildlife resources as the property of the people and managed by the state and federal agencies entrusted with their stewardship. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers acknowledges this model as the foundation of science-based fish and wildlife management and we support hunting, fishing and trapping as appropriate management tools. BHA does not endorse advancing wildlife management policies and decisions by state or federal legislation or voter referendums and ballot initiatives. We are obligated as an organization committed to hunters and anglers to advance sound stewardship policies that are guided by science over politics, emotion, and conjecture.

While the presence of wolves and evidence of natural colonization in Colorado has instigated passionate conversations, BHA’s policies related to wildlife management remain unchanged. We do, however, recommend the following actions be considered related to future wolf management needs in the state:

Update Colorado’s dated wolf management plan to incorporate new science, wildlife and habitat data, and the growing body of evidence that suggests natural colonization of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a reality in Colorado.
Direct the appropriate decision-makers to study, evaluate, and secure new sources of funding to support the financial burden of wolf management in Colorado including both the costs of additional staffing for wolf-related management activities and mitigation expenses for livestock losses.
Develop a plan to evaluate potential livestock depredations and community conflicts, provide for ongoing monitoring, and create a compensation program that mitigates livestock losses.
Direct the appropriate decision-makers to create durable policies for any new livestock compensation programs that protect state-based revenue sources provided by hunters and anglers (Game Cash Fund) and create legal compliance with and insulation for federal funds provided by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (Pittman–Robertson).
Facilitate cross-jurisdictional collaboration with neighboring states and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service related to future wolf management needs in Colorado.

I used to bow hunt...then everyone and their grandma started bowhunting. The september woods sounded like a cow calling contest...

The DOW really put it to the gun hunters last year when they shortened third rifle season so only 7 days, eliminating 2nd weekend of hunting. If you are a working stiff, you have to burn vacation to get any time in the woods. I wish they would just drop first rifle, make 2nd and 3rd season nine days again, and drop 4th season. The game numbers cannot sustain being hunted so hard.

The DOW really put it to the gun hunters last year when they shortened third rifle season so only 7 days, eliminating 2nd weekend of hunting. If you are a working stiff, you have to burn vacation to get any time in the woods. I wish they would just drop first rifle, make 2nd and 3rd season nine days again, and drop 4th season. The game numbers cannot sustain being hunted so hard.

The DOW really put it to the gun hunters last year when they shortened third rifle season so only 7 days, eliminating 2nd weekend of hunting. If you are a working stiff, you have to burn vacation to get any time in the woods. I wish they would just drop first rifle, make 2nd and 3rd season nine days again, and drop 4th season. The game numbers cannot sustain being hunted so hard.