SEPTEMBER WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING
CRAIG, Colo.–The Wounded Warrior Program, Five-Year Review of Fishing Regulations and a cooperative agreement with the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation headline the agenda for the Colorado Wildlife Commission’s Sept. 9 workshop in Craig.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites, 300 S. Hwy. 13.
The Commission will finalize regulations and big-game license allocation pertaining to the Wounded Warrior Program. As set forth in Colorado Senate Bill 10-211, the Wounded Warrior Program provides free deer, elk and pronghorn licenses to members of the United States Armed Forces who have sustained severe combat-related injuries while serving in post-Sept. 11, 2001, overseas deployments. The program applies to servicemen and women who are residents of or are stationed in Colorado.
The Commission will also continue its Five-Year Review of Colorado Fishing Regulations. Every five years the Colorado Wildlife Commission reviews all fishing regulations to ensure that the Division of Wildlife continues to meet fisheries management objectives and recreational needs of anglers. The regulations establish allowable methods of take, season dates, size requirements and bag/possession limits at waters throughout Colorado.
Commissioners will receive a final report on the 2005-2009 Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation Cooperative Agreement and be asked for their concurrence on a request to proceed with a new agreement. The Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation was founded in 1989 to raise funds for wildlife-related projects, such as Colorado’s lynx restoration project. CHFI is proposing to raise funds to support DOW’s Outdoor Education Center in Gunnison under the new agreement.
In addition, DOW staff will discuss the Troublesome and Williams Fork elk management plans in Grand and Summit counties. DOW staff will address herd health, sex ratio objectives, habitat and other related issues in Data Analysis Unit E-8 (Game Management Units 18 and 181), and Data Analysis Unit E-13 (Game Management Units 28, 37 and 371).
Members of the public who are unable to attend Commission meetings and workshops can listen to the proceedings through a link on the DOW’s website. This opportunity is provided to keep constituents better informed about the development of regulations by the Commission and how they and DOW staff are resolving issues facing Colorado’s wildlife.
To access the live audio feed during the meeting, click on the "listen to live audio" link at the bottom of the "Wildlife Commission" webpage at: http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeCommission/ . Broadcasts are only available during the meeting.
The agenda for the September Commission meeting is also located on the "Wildlife Commission" webpage at: http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeCommission/Archives/2010/September92010.htm.
The Colorado Wildlife Commission is an 11-member board appointed by the governor. The Wildlife Commission sets Division of Wildlife regulations and policies for hunting, fishing, watchable wildlife, nongame, threatened and endangered species. The Commission also oversees Division of Wildlife land purchases and property regulations.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
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