Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet January 12 - 13 in a virtual meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Travis Duncan
Statewide Public Information Officer
720-595-8294 / travis.duncan@state.co.us

DENVER – At a virtual meeting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will discuss regulations requiring reservations for big game and small game hunting in the Jefferson County portion of Golden Gate Canyon where hunting is permitted; permitting kiteboarding through special activity permits at Navajo State Park; changing the fee charged for exchanged licenses; modifying multiple GMU boundaries; and an annual review of big game regulations, including annual changes to season dates, limited license areas, and manner of take provisions for bighorn sheep, mountain goat, deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, moose and bear; amending the maximum allowable let-off percentage for handheld bows, amending the fluorescent orange/pink requirements during the overlapping archery and muzzleloader seasons, and a price study on the Keep Colorado Wild Pass.     

The CPW Commission will also discuss regulations making it unlawful for any person to place any olfactory attractant with the intent to lure gray wolves unless permitted by the division; regulations authorizing livestock owners and their agents to haze gray wolves to prevent or reduce injury to livestock; annual changes to waterfowl and migratory bird hunting seasons; and property-specific regulations for the new SKCK State Wildlife Area (SWA), Fish Creek SWA and the Big Springs, Brett Gray Ranch, Karval and Punkin Center State Trust Lands. The Commission will also consider its policy for naming CPW properties, the CPW Fishery Management and Hatchery System, and management plans for B-11 Roaring Fork and Eagle Valley, B-12 Gunnison Basin, D-40 Upper Rio Grande, E-35 Cimarron, D-36 Upper Rio Grande, and E-34 Upper Rio Grandeat its meeting on Wed., Jan. 12 and Thu., Jan. 13. The meeting will be streamed live on CPW’s YouTube page.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 12 and adjourn at 5 p.m. The commission will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Thu., Jan. 13 and adjourn at 3 p.m.

Additional agenda items include:

• Department of Agriculture update
• Department of Natural Resources update
• Financial update
• Awards and presentations
• Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) update
• Wolf Planning update
• Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program 2021 RFP update
• Species Conservation Trust Fund update 

A complete agenda along with all materials for public review for this meeting can be found on the CPW website. The public is encouraged to email written comments to the commission at [email protected]. Details on providing public comments for virtual meetings are available on the CPW website.

The commission meets regularly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation. Anyone can listen to commission meetings through the CPW website. This opportunity keeps constituents informed about the development of regulations and how the commission works with Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to manage the parks, wildlife and outdoor recreation programs administered by the agency. Find out more about the commission on the CPW website.

The next commission meeting is scheduled to take place on March 9 and 10.