01-09-2007, 04:11 AM
Our licenses went up last year by over 50%.
But it was the first increase in 15 or more years.
I think it was a good thing.
Actually the fishing license itself went up only 25% but there was a new Habitat Stamp requirement added ($10.25)
All fisherman and hunters are required to have the stamp. Any nonfishermen/hunter that access "State Wildlife Aareas" are required to have a stamp also.
From the DOW website
"The loss of habitat is the single most significant cause of wildlife population decline in Colorado. Recognizing the need to preserve Colorado's wildlife habitat for future generations, a group of sportsmen and conservationists took its idea of a habitat stamp program to the state legislature, where it was enacted into legislation and signed by Gov. Bill Owens."
"Funds from the sale of .... stamps will be used to benefit wildlife by preserving habitat. It is estimated the stamp program will raise $2.3 million each year. In adopting the stamp, the legislature expressed a strong desire to prevent habitat loss and fragmentation in Colorado's sagebrush communities where a variety of wildlife currently thrives.
A citizen committee appointed by the governor will review projects and make funding recommendations to the Colorado Wildlife Commission yearly."
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But it was the first increase in 15 or more years.
I think it was a good thing.
Actually the fishing license itself went up only 25% but there was a new Habitat Stamp requirement added ($10.25)
All fisherman and hunters are required to have the stamp. Any nonfishermen/hunter that access "State Wildlife Aareas" are required to have a stamp also.
From the DOW website
"The loss of habitat is the single most significant cause of wildlife population decline in Colorado. Recognizing the need to preserve Colorado's wildlife habitat for future generations, a group of sportsmen and conservationists took its idea of a habitat stamp program to the state legislature, where it was enacted into legislation and signed by Gov. Bill Owens."
"Funds from the sale of .... stamps will be used to benefit wildlife by preserving habitat. It is estimated the stamp program will raise $2.3 million each year. In adopting the stamp, the legislature expressed a strong desire to prevent habitat loss and fragmentation in Colorado's sagebrush communities where a variety of wildlife currently thrives.
A citizen committee appointed by the governor will review projects and make funding recommendations to the Colorado Wildlife Commission yearly."
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