Ryan Sedgeley

Amendment 83 threatens to change how Colorado makes wildlife policy by giving hunting and fishing special constitutional status. Learn how this proposal could undermine science-based conservation, limit voters’ voices, and make it harder to protect wildlife for future generations.

Only 6% of Colorado residents purchase hunting tags. Even though these folks make up only a tiny minority, state wildlife agencies have historically been in the pocket of the hunting industry. This means that state agencies have managed wildlife exclusively for hunting interests, with other management priorities taking a secondary role.