09/10/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡
– 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐩𝐩
Here’s what you need to know about Colorado’s proposed “right to hunt and fish” Constitutional amendment—and why you should care even if you don’t live in Colorado.
Photo by Victor Schendel Photography
Hunting is a way of life for many of us, but it is also much more than that. It is the basis for a century-old conservation model, and a crucial component of the science-based wildlife management system and funding mechanism that has built and maintained the abundant wildlife resources we enjoy today.
In the last few years, I’ve watched with growing dismay as the anti-hunting movement flexed its muscles across the country, including in the state I call home. Here in Colorado, there have been multiple attempts to ban specific types of hunting via end-runs around scientific management protocols. Meanwhile, some of our state wildlife commissioners have openly boasted about voting their “values” and “feelings” over the agency’s science.
In some states, things are even worse. Oregon came frighteningly close this year to placing a measure on the ballot that would classify hunting, fishing, raising livestock for food, and even trapping rats and mice as criminal acts. The measure, IP 28, fell short of the required number of signatures to make the ballot—but it did get 104,262 validated signatures, which is scary enough, and its proponents are likely to try again next year.
Read more here: https://sportsafield.com/2026/the-right-to-hunt-and-fish/
