“It’s a hunting ban…The definition of trophy hunting is to intentionally kill, wound, stalk, pursue, or/and trap a bobcat or a mountain lion, intentionally kill wound. And I joke about this: I don’t know anybody that goes out and intentionally tries to wound anything. But intentionally kill, pursue, stalk, or entrap a bobcat or mountain lion—that is hunting. And the thing that should be concerning to people is that the way that this is written; they won’t be regulatory—they will be statutory. And a precedent can be set not only within our state, but other Western states and throughout the United States, for that matter, that if anybody wants to utilize similar language, they can capitalize on the inefficiencies or ineffectiveness of what we wouldn’t have been able to accomplish by allowing this measure to move forward…,” — Dan Gates, Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
In Episode 422 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Dan Gates from Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management – a 501 (c) 4 organization fighting bans on big game hunting. Dan talks about several ballot initiatives being mulled over in Colorado this year and how his state is center stage for the fight over the future of conservation.
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