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05-30-2023, 09:17
https://www.skyhinews.com/news/cpw-makes-big-cuts-to-big-game-hunting-licenses-in-northwest-colorado/
Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife warned hunters to expect major reductions in the number of big game hunting licenses issued for mule deer, elk and pronghorn in Northwest Colorado this year, and now that the figures are out, the agency is calling the cuts "unprecedented."
As a result, male and either-sex mule deer licenses have been cut by 5,000 - a 48% reduction - in the severe winter area that reaches across the northwest corner of Colorado. Meanwhile, hunting licenses for female mule deer have also been cut by as much as 94% with 2,900 fewer licenses being issued.
Additionally, Parks and Wildlife has reduced antlerless elk license allocations by 89% in the severe winter zone with public cow hunts also cut to the minimum of 10 licenses per hunt code.
Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife warned hunters to expect major reductions in the number of big game hunting licenses issued for mule deer, elk and pronghorn in Northwest Colorado this year, and now that the figures are out, the agency is calling the cuts "unprecedented."
As a result, male and either-sex mule deer licenses have been cut by 5,000 - a 48% reduction - in the severe winter area that reaches across the northwest corner of Colorado. Meanwhile, hunting licenses for female mule deer have also been cut by as much as 94% with 2,900 fewer licenses being issued.
Additionally, Parks and Wildlife has reduced antlerless elk license allocations by 89% in the severe winter zone with public cow hunts also cut to the minimum of 10 licenses per hunt code.