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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet October 9, 2025

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State of Colorado and Colorado Parks and Wildlife combined logo Joey Livingston
Statewide Public Information Officer
303-345-4658 / [email protected]
Date: October 2, 2025

Loveland, Colo — Next week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will convene for a hybrid meeting in Loveland. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, and adjourn at 4:20 p.m. 

A complete agenda along with all materials for this meeting is available on CPW’s website for public review. The meeting will be streamed live on CPW’s YouTube page.

The Parks and Wildlife Commission will open for final review regulations allowing producers acting under the direction of a licensed veterinarian to receive reimbursement for labor expenses for the treatment of livestock and livestock guard and herding animals injured by gray wolves.

The commission will also open for review of regulatory changes to implement SB 25-053 (Concerning the classification of bison as wildlife unless classified as livestock), including rules differentiating between wild bison as big game and domestic bison, the future regulated hunting of wild bison, and the payment of compensation for damage caused by wild bison.

Additional agenda items include:
  • Department of Natural Resources update
  • Department of Agriculture update
  • Strategic Plan Update & Workshop
  • Update on Senate Bill 24-212 (Concerning measures to facilitate the construction of renewable energy projects)
  • Vote on Real Estate Project #25-031 - Fee Title Acquisition - NE Region
The Consent Agenda includes:
  • A cleanup of a clerical error to regulation #304 with the regulatory filings between the January and March 2025 commission meeting to remove the ability to hunt coyotes on an unfilled big game license.
  • Final consideration to remove Aldrich Gulch State Trust Lands from the State Trust Land Hunting and Fishing Access Program, and three minor administrative cleanups to correct errors on other wildlife properties.
  • Northeast Region Deer Herd Management Plans (Step 2 of 2)
  • Real Estate projects 25-002 and 25-005
The public is encouraged to email written comments to the commission at [email protected]. Details on providing oral public comments for hybrid meetings are available on CPW’s website.

The commission meets regularly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation. 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. 

Learn more about the Parks and Wildlife Commission on CPW’s website.
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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.

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