Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet Jan. 8-9, 2025
Joey Livingston
DENVER — Next week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will convene for a hybrid meeting in Denver. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 8 and recess at 5 p.m. The commission will reconvene at 8 a.m. on Thu., Jan. 9 and adjourn at 5 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.
Summary of agenda items
The Parks and Wildlife Commission will open for final consideration of regulation modifications for deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep and bear, as well as quotas for bighorn sheep and mountain goats. The Commission will also consider annual changes to game bird and waterfowl seasons including season dates, bag and possession limits and manner of take provisions.
The commission will also open for final consideration of statewide changes including season dates, limited license areas and changes needed to implement 2025-2029 Big Game Season Structure (BGSS) policy changes. In addition, the commission will open for final consideration of removing the ability to take coyotes by a hunter with an unfilled big game license. The commission will also open for final consideration of draw policy modifications for draw methods, preference points, and the draw reissue process.
The commission will open for final consideration of annual changes to season dates and harvest limits for mountain lion statewide and modifying the harvest limits and group compositions for mountain lion hunting to implement the East Slope Mountain Lion plan.
The commission will also open for annual review of Chapter P-4 (Snowmobile Regulations) including regulations pertaining to increasing registration fees.
The Parks and Wildlife Commission will also discuss the Wolf Citizen Petition and consider whether it should adopt CPW’s written recommendation.
Additional agenda items include:
- Department of Natural Resources update
- Department of Agriculture update
- Financial update
- Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program - 2024 RFP update
- Species Conservation Trust Fund
- Wolf Program update
- Colorado Energy Office presentation
- Castlewood Canyon State Park update - Draft Park Management Plan
- Outdoor Equity Grant Program Annual Report
The public is encouraged to email written comments to the commission at [email protected]. Details on providing 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.