That process seems ripe for corruption. The governor could appoint anti-hunters who vote against science-based wildlife management for nearly a year before they get the boot. Why not have the governor make recommendations and then have the senate vote on them before they actually sit on the...
So how does this appointment and approval work? Haven't Beaulieu and Skiba been on the commission since last summer? Does the governor appoint them and then a year later the senate votes to approve or reject them? If that is the case, haven't they been voting their biased agendas without senate...
I have always been an advocate of writing elected representatives about issues such as this one. My email went in this morning. But the "realist" in me asks, what are the odds we can stop this misuse of power by our governor considering 2/3 of our state senators are democrats? And before someone...
Marie Haskett was the voice of reason at this meeting. I applaud her hanging in there when she is clearly outnumbered. It's tough to win a battle when the enemy has infiltrated your ranks.
Commissioner Tutchton is either very naive or being very deceptive about why the ballot initiative to ban...
I admit to broad brushing the political party thing - being a voter for nearly 50 years kind of does that to a person that pays attention. I will also admit I don't really trust politicians from either party. It's a damn shame one man can have the kind of power Polis does.
I've watched many of these meetings and asked myself, how many of these commissioners are advocates for Colorado sportsmen and many times I felt like the answer was none of them. Until we get a republican governor, if we ever do again, this isn't going to change. It's sad that wildlife...
That is a point to ponder for sure. Another one is by adding wolves, eliminating lion hunting and reducing bear harvest, there won't be much left to hunt which is a pleasing thought to many - some of which are on this commission.