Just a reminder fellas. Application Deadline is less than a week away. Get em in by Tuesday April 2nd.
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Just a reminder fellas. Application Deadline is less than a week away. Get em in by Tuesday April 2nd.
A GREAT IDEA FOR HUNTERS (IN OR OUT OF STATE) AND GUN OWNERS TO HIT COLORADO IN THEIR POCKET BOOK OVER THE EGREGIOUS WAY THEY HAVE TREATED US:
We all know how much money hunters and gun owners contribute to the State of Colorado every year, especially in the form of HUNTING TAGS. Well, how about this year we hit em HARD WHERE IT HURTS MOST - THE POCKETBOOK!
Go ahead and fill out your normal paperwork for your tag and enclose it in the envelope, but DO NOT INCLUDE A CHECK! Instead, send a little (or LONG) note inside letting the state know EXACTLY HOW WE FEEL about the egregious assault on our gun rights by the legislators and the "GOVERNOR."
Some people are saying "well if we don't buy the tags, then out of state hunters will" (giving the state even more money)... Well, guess what? You have a until the day before your season begins to get a refund on the tag(s).. (and if you used points you can refund the money or the points)... So even if we bought the tags JUST TO HOLD THEM here in Colorado, and then get a refund it will have the same effect, and will actually have even MORE EFFECT! Think about how much impact that would have on this situation!!
LET US PLEDGE TO ONE ANOTHER TO DO THIS for one season, THIS SEASON, and show the guys in Denver that WE MEAN BUSINESS, and we will HURT THEIR BUSINESS as a result of the way we have been (and continue to be) treated.. I ask each and every one of you to do the "INCONVENIENT THING" this one year, forego the "big hunt" this ONE TIME, and use this as an opportunity to show Colorado that not only are MAGPUL, THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL, and others pulling out of this (once great) state, but WE THE PEOPLE, THE HUNTERS, and GUN OWNERS are going to do the same!
Another thing to keep in mind is that yes this may impact outfitters here in Colorado (and that is the ONLY downside that I can foresee), but hunters many times have not gotten involved in the gun rights fight because, quite frankly, it "doesn't usually affect their hunting rifles" etc... Well AR-15 owners and others also LOVE OUR HUNTING RIFLES, but we have been "taking most of the lumps" in this battle and maybe it's time some others get involved... Not all hunters but many have sat on the sidelines for FAR TO LONG! We are all going to have to take some hits here in this war, so PLEASE GET ON BOARD....
WE NEED TO FORM A UNITED FRONT ON THIS AND PLEDGE TO DO THIS PLEASE!
Please DO THIS, SHARE THIS and LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO in the State Capitol, your local City Councils, in the Senate, the Sheriffs, The BLM, DOW, and ANYONE WE CAN GET THIS MESSAGE OUT TO..... (may have to "cut and paste to share)...
To all of my brothers and sisters in this fight,
Sincerely,
Derrick S
A lot of folks depend on elk and deer meat to feed their families throughout the year. I don't really think the DOW cares if you put in for tags or not, because plenty of people will regardless.
I can hunt white tail 2 hours away in Nebraska for $55 (out of state), I can also hunt antelope, deer, Elk and turkey in WY/Nebraska. I have no reason to support colorado.
I've been hunting in this state for 13 seasons. I've done the math many times (just ask my wife) and it is cheaper to just buy your meat from Wal Mart. Not as much fun, but much cheaper in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by clworth22
I'm not hunting in CO this year and I encourage all hunters not to hunt here either. The DOW can choke on their tags as far as I'm concerned.
I still want to go hunt, so I will put in for my tags. Although, my family (father) and all his friends, many are not coming in from out of state because of recent events.
Neighbor and his buddies are going out of state to Nebraska and Kansas.
Unfortunately it is going to impact the state, and DOW will be hit the most. We'll see what happens. No tags, no money spent in the state on fuel, food, lodging, taxidermy, equipment.
Do you guys really think the democraps in denver give a shit if you boycott hunting? I'd bet most of them are extremely anti-hunting and would celebrate people not hunting. They've already shown they don't care about the state losing money over stupid laws.
Maybe they don't care about people not hunting. I bet they do care about revenue being lost by the state.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAR31
boycott and we can find out if they care. (probably not, but who knows??)
Got me and the boys tags put in tonight now the waiting begins...
I put in today also, if I actually believed boycotting would hurt anybody but me I would have done it. Honestly the $45 they wouldn't have got from me is nothing.
I need to edit one of my selections. Can I just call the DOW?
Gas? Food? Ammo? Gear? Meat processing? Hotel? Campground fees?Quote:
Originally Posted by TAR31
It's not just the price of your tags that are being put into the economy...
But you guys want to hurt the government right...so what portion of that money is really affecting them? And what portion is hurting people like us?
I believe so. I remember a pop-up or a notification when I did mine online that you had until XXX date to make corrections. I THINK it was about a week after the deadline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I decided to put in for a deer tag for the same unit as my elk tag. I saw tons of deer last year (including on my own land for the first time). Hey, if it gets late in the season I'll take a deer. Elk is so much better though.
I got the "Server is too Busy" screen for the last few hours. I wonder why. [LOL]
As long as Elk got in there, I'm cool.....
Service unavailable.
Yup, tried about 2100 and got the same thing. All the way till 0000. Fail on my part for not doing this earlier.
Looks like some of you will be hoping for OTC leftovers...
FWIW, I just got mine in today but did it early. So I was an early procrastinator.
Well...now it is saying OCI ERROR at checkout and not running the card.
I got mine in a while ago but waited for my wife and little brother in law....might have to fill out the paper ones and get them in the mail.
IMHO, the people that will get get hurt should voice their displeasure with their elected representatives - e.g phone calls, emails, letters, voting for someone else...Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
You don't think they did that very thing? You believe the democrats listened to the people, tallied the emails, listened to the people with the facts in their arguments as they testified in front of them, to the companies who told them they would take their tens to hundreds of millions out of the state if they passed the laws?Quote:
Originally Posted by TennVol
How about the next legislative session we ban the mags all together and that way the people who were grandfathered in will voice their opposition and they will send emails and call and vote for someone else too....
You have until midnight TONIGHT (4/2) to put in for your elk/deer tag. Not yesterday at midnight. Previous posts look like some are a bit confused.
I put my deer tag in this afternoon at about 1300 without any problems.
Good luck!
I put mine in the old fashion way. I only pick doe cause bucks and elk are hard to find in the area i hunt.
I screwed the pooch Again !!!!!!!! Missed the deadline!! [Bang] I'm hoping for left over tags. Still have OTC archery for Elk and Deer. Not a total loss yet.
DAMNIT!!!!! 2nd year in a row I missed the deadline. [fail] Guess I will try to do the leftover tags too. Son of a... [hammer]Quote:
Originally Posted by DSB OUTDOORS
Ya, my second as well. I'm such an asshole!! [facepalm][gohome]Quote:
Originally Posted by Akyla
I even texted you as a reminder! Damnit Dave!Quote:
Originally Posted by DSB OUTDOORS
Let me make this as simple as I can - vote the fu**ing Dems out of office in 2014.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
All the people that will get hurt by a boycott should remember the money they lost and then vote for the GOP next year. And they also should convince all of their friends, neighbors and relatives to do the same.
So you should not spend any money in CO at all. Boycotting hunting to show the democraps will do just as much to help us as their stupid laws will do to prevent crime.Quote:
Originally Posted by TennVol
I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAR31
I know and I thank you for that. I thought the dead line was the 12th for some stupid reason. [Bang]Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
There, fixed for me!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DSB OUTDOORS
You still Dont get it. Re read my previous posts.Quote:
Originally Posted by TennVol