If you visit the Colorado Bowhunters Association website, the survey will appear on your home page.
Last season, an act of gross negligence by a muzzleloader resulted in the death of a bowhunter in Dolores County. The Colorado Bowhunters Association is collecting input on an issue recently raised by Colorado Parks & Wildlife: “Should there be changes to the season hours or fluorescent orange/pink color requirements to address conflict between hunters archery and muzzleloader?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s preferred solution is OPTION 1.
The CBA strongly supports OPTION 4: Status Quo. We look forward to working with CPW staff to better educate hunters on how to stay safe during overlapping seasons. (One idea is to add a short certification to remind out-of-state hunters that muzzleloader season overlaps with archery. Anyone buying a muzzleloader or archery tag may need to answer a few questions.) simple)
The CBA could also support OPTION 3 if it doesn’t result in shortening the days of the archery season. The four alternatives listed by CPW are:
OPTION 1
Require archery deer, elk, bear, and elk hunters to wear a solid fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink during the overlap period during the September archery and muzzleloading seasons west of I-25 on land public only. This includes a minimum of 500 square inches of solid orange or pink that must be worn as an outer garment above the waist, part of which must be a head covering visible from all directions.
OPTION 2
Require archery deer, elk, bear, and elk hunters to wear a solid fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color during the overlap period during the September archery and muzzleloader seasons west of I-25 . This includes a minimum of 500 square inches of solid orange or pink that must be worn as an outer garment above the waist, part of which must be a head covering visible from all directions.
OPTION 3
Separate the regular archery and muzzleloader seasons by date. This may include shortening the days of the archery season or extending the muzzleloading season into October.
OPTION 4
status quo
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PLEASE TAKE 2 MINUTES TO ANSWER THE SHORT SURVEY.
Take the survey here
***REMEMBER TO CLICK SUBMIT ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE SURVEY***
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More information: The next meeting of the CPW Commission is scheduled for January 12-13, 2022 and will be held virtually. Public comments are due by January 7 at 12 pm MT. Find out more about how to contact the Commission here.
Read the full CPW Issue document: https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Commission/2021/November/Item.18-Ch-W-2-Issues.pdf
Learn more about the Colorado Bowhunters Association here.