"When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered, yes - remembering that it was one of the best parts of my education - make them hunters."

Henry David Thoreau, 1854


“A citizen who shirks his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little better than the criminal who threatens it.” - Robert Boatman


Friday, June 5, 2015

We are reaching out to you because of your past participation with Colorado
Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in issues of interest to sportsmen.  CPW is
accepting applications for a two-year membership to the statewide Colorado
Sportsmen’s Roundtable now through 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 24.  We would
encourage you to apply or pass this information on to others you think
would be interested.

Responsibilities of members include: 1) Participating in a half day
in-person meeting twice a year at meeting locations that rotate around the
state. 2) Participating in conference calls every two to three months. 3)
Sharing information and ideas with other sportsmen and CPW staff including
the Director and Leadership Team members on pressing issues. The two-year
term runs from August 2015 until August 2017.

Volunteering for the Sportsmen’s Roundtable is a great opportunity to share
information with CPW on recreation and management issues that are relevant
to hunters, anglers, and trappers. Be an integral part of the conversation!

Fill out the application available online <http://goo.gl/forms/N9E0sTceJ7>.
For more information about the process, please visit our website at
http://cpw.state.co.us or contact Jody Kennedy at (303) 866-3203 x 4671 or
jody.kennedy@state.co.us.

Hunters and anglers are vitally important to Colorado Parks and Wildlife
and to the successful management of Colorado’s wildlife. Sportsmen are
directly affected by the agency’s fish and wildlife management decisions
and provide much of the funding for wildlife conservation in the state. CPW
encourages effective channels for consulting with the state’s hunters and
anglers through the Sportsmen’s Roundtable and Regional Sportsmen’s
Caucuses.

The Sportsmen’s Roundtable is a statewide panel comprised of 16 statewide
members appointed by CPW and at least two delegates from each of the four
Sportsmen’s Regional Caucuses. Members meet in person twice a year to help
the agency by sharing information, discussing important topics and
identifying emerging issues or concerns. The four regional Sportsmen’s
Caucuses hold meetings twice a year that are open to all local hunters and
anglers to discuss regional issues that are then shared with the statewide
Roundtable.

The Colorado Sportsmen’s Roundtable is made up of individual members who
represent a broad range of interests related to hunting, fishing and
trapping in Colorado. These interests include, but are not limited to,
small and big game hunting, sport fishing, outfitting and other
sportsmen-dependent businesses.

We appreciate your participation with CPW in the past and hope you will
consider this opportunity or share it with others.

Thank you,

*Craig Giesecke*
*Planning Assistant*
*Policy and Planning *

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