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You now must have a hunting or fishing license to hike in any State Wildlife Areas in Colorado
KKTV 11 News ^
| Jul 01, 2020
Posted on 07/03/2020 1:05:12 PM PDT by Ben Dover
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:05:12 PM PDT
by
Ben Dover
To: beaversmom; Drew68; GraceG
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:07:12 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
To: Ben Dover
Just a clever fundraising action by a broke state agency.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:07:16 PM PDT
by
glennaro
(Mask-wearing maintains the illusion of a "health crisis" ... and drives irrational fear)
To: Ben Dover
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:07:16 PM PDT
by
ptsal
(Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
To: Ben Dover
Why can’t they sell passes? I imagine you have to share a lot personal info to get a hunting/fishing license.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:10:52 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: KC_Lion
I thought it would make protesting hunting more expensive.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:11:31 PM PDT
by
the_daug
To: glennaro
I have a slightly different take on it. If these areas are dedicated gamelands for hunting and fishing, and have been historically maintained through hunting and fishing license fees, why should others be able to enjoy them on the backs of the hunters and fisherman who are paying for their maintenance?
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:12:28 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Ben Dover
Colorado needs to have it government overthrow, the liberals run out of the state and freedom restored.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:14:17 PM PDT
by
Levy78
To: glennaro
Good point ... I was just exploring the possible reasons for such a significant overnight change. Cheers!
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:14:36 PM PDT
by
glennaro
(Mask-wearing maintains the illusion of a "health crisis" ... and drives irrational fear)
To: Ben Dover
And government people have no idea why they are despised.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:14:55 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
To: the_daug
Freepers should be cheering this move (as most probably already have the requisite licences). Once a critical mass of non-hunters (or, worse, anti-hunters) are traipsing through those woods, they will start to protest against hunters being there too.
To: Ben Dover
Just a tax by another name. Why doesn’t CO cut some damn lazy-ass government employees instead? Taxes are used to expand the state and can control the productive people. F’n government workers need to experience what it like to fend for themselves instead of being leaches on people that actually make this country great. (sorry for the rant, I’m in a mood right now)
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:16:04 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
To: glennaro
Just a clever fundraising action by a broke state agency.
Yep weeks ago it,was predicted that every tax, fee, violation gov’t has anything to do with is going to be hiked and expanded because gov’t shut down the economy and now must raise cash.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:17:26 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
To: KC_Lion
No, its not tyranny. If you are going to use certain lands you have to help pay for its up keep. Just like those who pay to hunt or fish. It makes more since then taxing people who will never use it.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:19:54 PM PDT
by
MCF
(If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
To: KC_Lion
Good, let the bike riders, bird watchers and tree huggers pay their fair share for once.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:20:58 PM PDT
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Joe 6-pack
I have a slightly different take on it.I agree......
To: ConservativeInPA
"Just a tax by another name." Unless I'm misreading the article, this is about as fair and voluntary a "tax" as a tax can be.
Per the article, "Because these properties have always been open to the public, not just to the hunters and anglers that purchased them and pay for their maintenance, many people visit these properties and use them as they would any other public land."
Simply put, these areas have been historically maintained exclusively through licensing fees paid by hunters and anglers, yet open to the public at large. All this measure is doing is asking anybody who wants to use the land to become part of the population that has maintained it. Don't want to pay the "tax"? Go hike somewhere else.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:22:57 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Joe 6-pack
For what it's worth, I don't hunt or fish here in Michigan but I purchase the permits anyway as a senior.........
It allows me to shoot invasive species of house sparrows and starlings as well as tray nuisance animals such as coons and possums..........
To: Joe 6-pack
Q: Will the money really go to maintaining the state wildlife areas? Or will be siphoned off to be spent elsewhere? In which case the hunters, fishers, and hikers all oughta be pretty damn mad.
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:26:12 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: Ben Dover
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posted on
07/03/2020 1:26:54 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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