Hunters say they're boycotting Colo. over gun laws

[junglerot]

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.

Talk about short sighted...

[sniper7]

Talk about short sighted...

Please explain

[Ronin13]

Please explain

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.

[bowhunter]

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.

[DavieD55]

Yep I am going to hunt WY and Nebraska and fish WY. I will not give this state shit. Unless you're a pickle puffing pot head illegal you should not be buying anything from the state.

+1 Here is to the rest

[streetglideok]

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.

+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.

Remember folks, united we stand, divided we fall. Right now, the gun grabbers are banking on us being divided.

[TennVol]

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.

+1.

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.

[junglerot]

Please explain

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.