Soaring interest in Colorado’s big-game hunting seasons — for animals like deer, elk and bear — far outpaces the number of licenses that state wildlife officials have to offer, driving business for outfitters and raking in cash for the state.
“And you don’t want to get shot. That’s just not personally the experience I’m looking for,” he added with a chuckle.
The fee system used to require prospective hunters to pay for the entire license upfront just so they could apply, Livingston said. For moose, that’s a $347 fee for Colorado residents and $2,544 for out-of-state hunters. If your number was picked, the state kept the money; if it wasn’t, you’d get a refund.Now Colorado only requires an annual small-game license , an application fee and a habitat stamp to apply for a moose license, Livingston said.
Not only did the more-affordable applications draw new hunters to Colorado, Oesterling said, but so did the pandemic. But five years ago, her sister convinced her to take part in a women’s hunting trip in Wyoming. The experience connected McGarvin O’Melia with Drennen, who had just gotten his first shotgun before he passed away.Hunting taught her self-sufficiency and independence. It taught her to push herself out of her comfort zone. Plus, “it was badass,” McGarvin O’Melia said with a laugh.
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