Hunting groups quit Colorado

Outdoor Partnership

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

ree hunting groups resigned from the Colorado Outdoor Partnership last week, citing “serious concerns” about the group’s direction and the ability of Colorado Parks and Wildlife to lead the collaboration.

“Concerns surrounding wildlife and habitat have been increasingly underrepresented, not responded to, and often ignored,” reads the resignation letter sent this week by leaders of the Colorado Out tters Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management. “And our e orts to revitalize the conversations have not been taken seriously.” e Colorado Outdoor Partner- ship was formed in 2016 by CPW and then overhauled in 2020 by Gov. Jared Polis as a vehicle to “meet conservation and recreation challenges head-on through thoughtful planning, strategic investment and engagement with regional and statelevel partnerships.” e partnership includes more than 30 organizations representing outdoor recreation, conservation, hunters and anglers, environmental education, ranching and government. e group works to blend recreation and conservation in a sustainable way that supports economies and quality of life while protecting natural resources. e resignation of hunting and angling groups from the partnership reveals a growing schism in Colorado’s wildlife community as recreation access takes a more prominent role in resource management discussions.

“If it’s not recreation, it’s DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion.) And if it’s not DEI, it’s wolves. And

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