Have to speak my peace.

[vossman]

Shame on you for making sense. Unfortunately I think it's only gonna get worse.

[roberth]

Your wish is my command..........

We like "Thumper and Dumplings"

Now I'm all hungry..again.

[UncleDave]

Bambi and mashed taters!

[brutal]

Your wish is my command..........

hahahaha I see what you did there.

[brutal]

Someone tell me more about this "hunting" you speak of.

Is that like when I walk around in the mountains for 5 days with a heavy rifle every October the last 3 years?

[Lars]

Someone tell me more about this "hunting" you speak of.

Is that like when I walk around in the mountains for 5 days with a heavy rifle every October the last 3 years?

and this is why we call it hunting not killing��

[osok-308]

Hunting to many people is inconceivable, yet they walk into a grocery store and buy a package of burger without second thought. They claim that hunting is murder and cruel and evil, yet buying beef is okay. So they went to Whole foods or sprouts and bought free range, antibiotic, hormone free beef and feel good about that decision, good for them. But guess what, a bullet still went through that animals head and then it was butchered and processed the same way that my elk was. The beef that you eat is raised for one sole purpose, to put food on your plate. The elk that currently fills my freezer has never known a fence or enclosure of any kind, it ate only the pure green grass and feed that mother natures summer sun provided. It was taken humanely and with Great respect. Yes there are people out there that hunt merely for sport, and while I do not agree with that, it is THEIR CHOICE, many of us do not need to hunt to fill the freezer but we so choose to do so out of tradition, family ties, and for the love of the outdoors.


We as hunters are the leaders in wildlife conservation. Our hunting dollars do more to improve wildlife habitat and secure a future for these animals than any of these "celebrities" would ever dream of doing. Organizations such as the Mule Deer Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and many others are funded and operated by hunters and hunters dollars. This money goes back into the ground as ground reclamation and habitat improvement to better aid in the survival of the wildlife. If we are all just cold blooded killers than why would we continue to donate time and money to further help these species survive and grow?

This describes why I will continue to hunt for the rest of my life and will continue to defend those that do. The bullet that came out of my rifle is no less humane than the one that put down that "free range" cow. Having worked on a ranch and knowing what constitutes free range is what drives me even more towards wanting real free range meat in my freezer.

[Ronin13]

Specific animals huh, so the Forest Service knows better than Mother Nature which animals need to go?

The arrogance of our stupid government.

I believe some of these "specific" animals would be either non-native or invasive species. Did you know that elk are not native to CO? And with the limitation of their "natural" predators (I use that term loosely because before modern time since they weren't here there aren't really any natural predators) due to urbanization and development, they have become overpopulated which puts the species at risk of famine and disease. Thinning the herd will actually help them. I don't usually put a lot of faith in our government, but DOW does do a lot of good in my eyes.

[Lars]

I believe some of these "specific" animals would be either non-native or invasive species. Did you know that elk are not native to CO? And with the limitation of their "natural" predators (I use that term loosely because before modern time since they weren't here there aren't really any natural predators) due to urbanization and development, they have become overpopulated which puts the species at risk of famine and disease. Thinning the herd will actually help them. I don't usually put a lot of faith in our government, but DOW does do a lot of good in my eyes.

Just curious what you mean that elk are not native to Colorado? Elk migrated to this continent during the last ice age and have been here ever since. While they were almost exterminated in the early 1900's due to over hunting, they were never completely wiped out and have recovered greatly.

[crays]

Just curious what you mean that elk are not native to Colorado? Elk migrated to this continent during the last ice age and have been here ever since. While they were almost exterminated in the early 1900's due to over hunting, they were never completely wiped out and have recovered greatly.

And, they were very prominent on the plains in the early days, prior to westward expansion of "civilization".