Big Game License Allocation Group Identifies Issues to Review

The Big Game License Allocation Working Group met recently in Salida and made headway in identifying concerns with the current license allocation procedures in Colorado.
 
The committee has identified a number of issues for discussion and resolution. Some of those include the percentage of licenses issued to residents versus nonresidents, youth and landowner licensing, auction and raffle licensing and concerns related to improving the preference point system.
 
Minutes from the meeting and additional information can be found on the Division of Wildlife (DOW) Web site at: http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/biggame/license_allocation/.
 
This was the second meeting of the group which is working to evaluate the big game license allocation process for deer, elk and pronghorn and make recommendations to the Director of the DOW and the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
 
There are two more meetings of the group scheduled. The next meeting will take place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 13 and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 14 at the community center in Buena Vista at 715 East Main Street in the Pinion Room.
 
The DOW values public input and interest in the proceedings. Public comment throughout the proceedings will be accepted through e-mail at: licenseallocation.wildlife@state.co.us. There may also be some time at the end of each meeting for public comment.
 
Once the working group meetings are finished, there will be a series of eight meetings, in July and August, designated for public comment on any proposed recommendations. These meetings will take place throughout the state. Any proposals the committee develops will also need to be approved by the Wildlife Commission. Public comment is always accepted and encouraged at commission meetings. Due to the minimal number of committee meetings and the lack of time to develop proposals, the DOW wants to encourage as much public comment as possible be submitted through e-mail, through the committee representatives, and during the public input meetings designated for that purpose.
 

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