Changes to Big Game Drawn process to highlight Southeast Region Sportsperson's Caucus on Feb. 10
Bill VogrinSoutheast Region Public Information Officer
719-466-3927 / [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2025
Coming changes to CPW’s Big Game draw to highlight SE Region Caucus on Feb. 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Changes to the Big Game Draw, recently adopted by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission and set to take effect in 2028, will highlight discussions at the CPW Southeast Region Sportspersons’ Caucus scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10, at the region headquarters.
Region Manager Frank McGee and CPW staff will outline the policy changes, which are designed to simplify the draw and more strongly favor Colorado resident hunters. The changes will impact how hunters will apply for big game hunting licenses in Colorado.
Another CPW Commission decision likely to spark hunter interest relates to a new policy aimed at stemming preference point creep.
“These were significant changes made by the commission at its January meeting and we want to make sure everyone understands them,” McGee said.
The caucus agenda also includes an update from CPW biologists on agency efforts to reintroduce lesser prairie chickens in far southeast Colorado as well as the status of the fisheries in the region.
“Our agenda is packed and that’s why caucus meetings are important to attend,” McGee said. “Caucus meetings are key to CPW’s ongoing effort to involve and inform hunters, anglers and all other outdoor enthusiasts about our work. We want to make sure their questions and concerns are being answered and addressed.”
The Sportspersons’ Caucus is scheduled at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10, at CPW’s Southeast Region offices in Colorado Springs and online, broadcast live via a Zoom webinar. To see the full agenda, visit this link: https://engagecpw.org/25843/widgets/94069/documents/63985.
The caucus will be co-hosted by Ron Goodrich and Roger Tucker, the region’s caucus delegates.
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What: CPW Southeast Region Sportspersons’ Caucus
When: 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
Where: CPW Southeast Region offices, 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, 80907 and broadcast online on Zoom. You can watch on Zoom at this link, or by scanning the QR code:
Info: Call 719-227-5200 for additional information or visit: https://engagecpw.org/sportspersons-roundtable
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.