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Not surprising. Why wouldn't people head to Utah or Wyoming? They don't have to worry about being in the state with guns for more than 72 hours...
Good, more animals for me and hopefully it will wake some folks up
I am with sniper this is a good thing. There will be more tags for all of us,we wont get shafted with preference points.
Less "hunters" shooting at me.lol. Fuck Public lands
Talk about short sighted...Quote:
Originally Posted by eppy
GOOD boycott colorado
Please explainQuote:
Originally Posted by junglerot
Good for them. [Beer]
Think about this Sniper- What are CO's biggest tourism industries? 1. Skiing, 2. Hunting, 3. Fishing. What happens when people stop coming to CO or even traveling within CO to hunt? You get mom and pop B&Bs, restaurants, etc. feeling the hurt from the reduced business. They can't blame the hunters, so they go after the legislators that put these idiotic laws in place. After about a few dozen or so angry business owners come banging at your door, you start to think that maybe you're not looking out for the state's best interest as an elected official... Or that's the intended consequences of a hunting boycott.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by brokenscout
As long a Colorado Parks and Wildlife don't start jacking up our prices for tags, I'll be OK with it. But any more Habitat stamps to validate a fricking licence I'm gona be pissed.
Maybe I can actually bag my elk this year!
Ronin13 makes a good point
I would think local hunters would be the ones boycotting CO hunting.
I'm seriously considering not buying a fishing license this year (the first time in 15 yrs). The less money I can give the state of CO the better.
You forgot the weed and wedding tourist. I quit hunting here 2 years ago. This is the most ridiculas place to hunt I have ever participated in. Wyoming, Nebraska and Missouri like my money. I will continue to support those wildlife departments.
Yep. Less revenue for less bureaucracy and wasted funds. You'll know what I mean when revenue that is supposed to go to the management of wildlife, when you start seeing gigantic shrines of meaningless art in our state Parks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ah Pook
Yep I am going to hunt WY and Nebraska and fish WY. I will not give this state shit. Unless your a pickle puffing pot head illegal you should not be buying anything from the state.
For you dimwits, small towns like Craig, Kremmling and others rely on out of state hunters. So this is going to hurt them real bad. On the other hand they may be able to start a small protest that elected officials might listen too.
But doubtful.
All we can hope is that those currently in office will be booted. And if you think less hunters in the woods is gonna make a difference in your chances,,, keep dreaming.
And what exactly do you think a democrat controlled state gov will do to make up the revenue? thats right, jack up the fee's on locals. Nothing about this is good except to hopefully teach the idiot dems and Fudds here a lesson.Quote:
Originally Posted by DSB OUTDOORS
If enough people refuse to buy tags the normal response is to raise the "Fee" to make up for lost income. Once you raise the price for a tag enough that the fudds start to howl then you point them to the dominoes that started it all.
Just like those stupid people in the ads that claim how they are all for the new laws (because they do not think it will affect them) well once the trickle down gets far enough.....
We all know the 2nd is not about hunting but this might be the time to bring attention on how the new laws WILL impact hunters.
Just a thought.
+2 on that. We should not be rewarding the state with our money after they just passed these laws. Yes the wildlife department is a division of the state, and as such, represent the problem. Guides, hotel and motel owners, diners, etc all need to be up there telling Denver these laws are wrong, and how they will hurt the hunting industry. Perhaps if all of these people were behind us, there might have been a difference. For the same reasons I will not hunt in kalifornia, or new yuck, or grace them with my tourism dollars, I will not do the same in kolorado for hunting. I will discourage anyone I know as well. We need to demonstrate the money impact we have here. Cutting off our hunting dollars, especially the out of state hunters, will make a noticeable impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
Remember folks, united we stand, divided we fall. Right now, the gun grabbers are banking on us being divided.
+1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
Fuck 'em. I refuse to give any more of my money to this state unless I absolutely have to. People may not realize just how much money is pumped into this state during hunting season. I spend on average $1k every season between my deer and elk hunts. I'm sure the out of state guys spend much more than that. If enough hunters don't show up, their absence (aka their $$$) will be noticed.
I'm going to miss being out in the field this year, but something has to give. I have contacted all of my out of state hunting buddies and tried to convince them to not come here this year, and also to let the DOW know why they aren't coming.
Unfortunately, libtard will turn Denver/Colorado into another Detroit and still claim it's a victory for social justice.
^^^Quote:
Originally Posted by eppy
And this is how we got here. Barack Obama got into office and stayed in office because of dimwits that only cared about what they got personally and to hell with the Constitution or taking a stand for what's right.
I'm sorry, but I think the state needs to feel the hurt. It will affect many businesses, especially small ones. My family and friends have several businesses related to hunting, and they will feel it. The economy is in the tank for these related businesses right now. Not sure they will feel much more of a loss.
I could possibly be affected by it as a government worker of this state. But we're already in a bad spot now. Same situation, can it be worse? Yes, but how much more, little room left to lose more.
I'm still applying for my tags, and will go hunt if successful in the draws.
Biggest thing that will hurt me is the fuel cost. A few hundred miles @ 12mpg X $4.00 gallon. OUCH! [Rant1]
This^^^^ the dam truthQuote:
Originally Posted by ChunkyMonkey
Basically what Ronin started with. Alot of people are going to feel the pain from the lost revenue to the state. But screw them, right? As long as it makes it easier for you to get your tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
Out of state hunter boycotts hurt more than you think. The CPW charges out of state hunters a far larger fee for big game tags. So a single out of state hunter boycotting hurts like a dozen of locals not buying.
Do what you like but I'm not giving up my hunting privledges voluntarily. You should boycott buying any guns and ammo in CO as well along the same lines. Dont do any classes with our guys on the board, etc. You are only hurting the people that we need on our side forcing them out of the state or looking for a new job. Heck, you should boycott cabelas, bass pro, gander, jensens, MGT, bear arms, and all the rest of them. Make them feel the pain for the recent legislation as well. They pay taxes to Colorado. Make them feel the hurt so they will call their legislators.
If you honestly think hickenlooper, the democrats, or any of them give a flying fuck if you spend your money on hunting here or not you are sorely mistaken. You will see them and the media claim it as a victory for reduced gun sales, accidents, or whatever other bs they come up with.
They will counter that money with pot tourism, the increased taxes they are going to get from those people, the California people moving in. Wait until the people who rely on hunters and and their money (who just so happen to be our people) can't afford to stick around in this state. Then the California folks can buy up the nice mountain properties. That will be nice....
Again, have fun with your boycott, I'll be up in the mountains hunting this season.
Oh and don't forget how your monetary impact will make the democrats cringe....just like how they gave a flying fuck about magpul and the $85 million they were on track to dump into Colorado this year. You don't get that they don't give a shit about you, the money you spend, the gas you save, the tags you didn't buy. They will Charge you more "fees" on your license plates, more gas tax on your fuel, extra conservation stamp fees, and then be excited more animals are alive and they can employ professional officers to control the populations and feed the homeless.
Although I don't have a dog in the hunting fight (haven't been hunting in about ten years), I'm with Sniper on this. Not just the points he made, but how much are some of you willing to suffer in order to try and prove a point, to a group of people that don't give a sh$t if you hunt or not, in fact most of these fruit cakes would prefer we left Bambi alone.
Damn Sniper basically beat me to it lol
There is little point in boycotting one thing in the state, if you aren't leaving the state all together. Unless you put that money aside and do not spend it AT ALL, or spend it on a cruise or other out of state vacation, chances are that money is still going to get spent here. A hunting boycott is akin to posting on Facebook that everyone should not buy gas next Wednesday. Or boycotting Wal-mart and then shopping at Costco.
As others have pointed out, out of state hunters boycotting Colorado hunting is more likely to be noticed. They are bringing in money that would not otherwise be spent here.
+1 Here is to the rest [goFyourself]Quote:
Originally Posted by bowhunter
Aww heck, I'm going to do what everyone else says and throw in the towel. It wont make a difference, so I'm going to just vote straight democrat ticket in 2014 just 'cause it wont make a difference. That is what I'm seeing.
The Marxists in Denver could care less about a hunting boycott. If CPW/CDOW doesn't get enough revenue, they will raise license fees on residents.
Remember, they believe guns, ALL GUNS, are bad. They want all guns confiscated from the citizens. That is their ultimate goal.
Non-resident hunters staying out of Colorado is fine since they won't be bringing their "evil guns" into Colorado. Resident hunters not hunting is fine since the "evil guns" won't be out in public.
The recently signed gun control laws are just the beginning. They are laws targeting law-abiding citizens and have nothing to do with crime.
I do HATE the idiotic "one week" or 9 day hunting seasons in CO. Having grown up in MT with 4 or 5 week seasons, I got spoiled.
No you will notQuote:
Originally Posted by osok-308
Sniper hit it on the head. The only ones that will be affected are the small businesses that depend on the hunting tourism, the people who most certainly do not support the laws and the counties that have publicly refused to enforce the new laws. The state doesn't give a crap. They'll still get their money one way or the other.