Hick combined DOW and Parks now they have no money and want to soak the hunters/fishermen more.

[zulu01]

Sportsmen are NOT happy.

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/spor...fees/89582376/

[CS1983]

Petersburg said he's heard the same gripe from other regions' hunters, but said enforcing a licensing or use fee for hikers and mountain bikers would be difficult.

Um, no it wouldn't. No more than enforcing for hunters. Subaru Outback? Bernie 2016 sticker? "COEXIST" sticker? Constructive intent of hippyness and hiking follows. if in the woods, check their license. Giggity.

[funkymonkey1111]

Poll on this issue on denverpost.com today

[Erni]

Um, no it wouldn't. No more than enforcing for hunters. Subaru Outback? Bernie 2016 sticker? "COEXIST" sticker? Constructive intent of hippyness and hiking follows. if in the woods, check their license. Giggity.

Bull. All you have to do is park a ranger at a trailhead and all the hikers will come to you. And they all wear bright colors so they are hard to miss. Hunters you have to track down, but that's easy?
TL;DR version: nuhuh, cant do that that will upset too many people.

[CS1983]

Bull. All you have to do is park a ranger at a trailhead and all the hikers will come to you. And they all wear bright colors so they are hard to miss. Hunters you have to track down, but that's easy?
TL;DR version: nuhuh, cant do that that will upset too many people.

Let them eat Mountain House cake.

[ACE2GOOD]

Went on and found that DenverPost poll. That is crazy. All the Anti-hunters and hippies are voting Yes on it. 521 for Yes, 499 for No.

[zulu01]

Opinion column by State Senator Leroy Garcia. A Democrat against raising fees!

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/30...hing-licenses/

[hurley842002]

Um, no it wouldn't. No more than enforcing for hunters. Subaru Outback? Bernie 2016 sticker? "COEXIST" sticker? Constructive intent of hippyness and hiking follows. if in the woods, check their license. Giggity.

I'll keep that attitude in mind, as I hike waaaay more than hunt, and I fit none of your stereotypes listed.

[CS1983]

I'll keep that attitude in mind, as I hike waaaay more than hunt, and I fit none of your stereotypes listed.

I'm in the same boat. I haven't hunted in 3 years+. My point, frankly, is that the liberals need to pay out their pierced noses such that they feel the stupidity of their being OK w/ this sort of behavior by the "government".

It's easy for them to be OK w/ something they don't do getting hamstrung. A lot harder when their hobbies get taxed into oblivion.

[trlcavscout]

I havent bought a hunting or fishing license in colorado since the gun law fiasco. I dont even buy sporting goods in colorado anymore. Wyoming gets all my license and sales tax money now and they appreciate it. My wife and kids get hunting and fishing licenses in Woming as well, same as my step dad and nephews and my friends and coworkers that i hunt and fish with. I will gladly pay more for a license in a common sense state. But i refuse to spend a fricken penny on sporting goods or licenses in colorado. Being only 10 miles more to go to cheyenne then to fort collins i usually go to cheyenne for groceries and most of my shopping as well. If colorado never got another cent out of me that would be great. If the market stays good we are selling our house in may and moving to cheyenne. Its just a drop in the bucket but i used to buy the parks pass, boat registration, habitat stamp, small game and fishing combo, elk, deer, antelope and turkey licenses every year, so for me alone that was what $300 or so a year to the state? Plus my families, plus how ever many other sportsmen who have done the same. I couldnt care less about colorados money problems.

I do spend a $100 or so in nebraska ever year as well, they have tasty turkeys!