On May 31, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) member Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado held a bill signing ceremony in Grand Junction to celebrate the adoption of HB 1275, legislation that will allow the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to acquire 1,800 acres of land for the development of a large-scale shooting facility in …
Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Signs Shooting Range Bill Read More »
On Wednesday, April 23, hunters, anglers, recreational shooters and trappers from throughout the state joined the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus for ‘Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol’ in Denver. Intended to bring sportsmen and women together with policymakers, this year’s celebration of the Centennial State’s outdoor heritage was a tremendous success. Representatives from the organizations participating …
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On Tuesday, January 21, CSF Western States Manager Andy Treharne joined state fish and wildlife agency experts, outdoor industry leaders and members of the sportsmen’s community in Denver, Colorado to discuss the future of hunter and recreational shooter recruitment and retention during a gathering of the Council to Advance the Hunting and Shooting Sports. As …
CSF Works with Sportsmen’s Community to Develop Strategies for Recruitment and Retention Read More »
Last month, the Northern Colorado Front Range Sports Shooting Management Partnership was established through cooperation between Boulder County, Clear Creek County, Gilpin County, Larimer County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the U.S. Forest Service. The Partnership was formed to develop a landscape-level, multi-jurisdictional strategy for recreational sport shooting throughout northern Colorado’s Front Range. Participating partners …
Colorado Recreational Shooting Evaluation Underway Read More »
2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Colorado
On September 12, CSF’s Western States Manager Andy Treharne attended a sportsmen’s roundtable meeting hosted by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus member Senator Mark Udall (CO) in Denver, Colorado. The meeting served as an opportunity for Senator Udall to solicit the opinions of Colorado sportsmen and women on a wide variety of conservation-related topics and highlight his …
Annual spending by Colorado sportsmen and women is two and a half times more than the combined revenues of the Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, and Denver Nuggets ($1.2 billion vs. $463 million). Every five years in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey on hunters and anglers, CSF produces a report on the economic …
Summary Many sportsmen and women depend on federal lands managed by agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for access to activities like hunting, fishing and recreational shooting. As these agencies develop strategies to manage federal lands, it is critical for those who support these …
Summary In recent years, Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use has increased rapidly across the country.The unmitigated consequences of such growth not only threatens the environmental health of the lands used in OHV recreation but also threatens to eliminate future OHV opportunities. Some states have taken steps to provide adequate funding for sustainable OHV management and …
Introduction Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in farmed and free-ranging deer, elk, caribou, and moose. The disease was first recognized in 1967 as a clinical ‘wasting’ syndrome of unknown cause in captive mule deer in Colorado. CWD belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies …
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