Salida Gunshop

11/09/2026

If you hunt, fish or carry in Colorado, a lot changed in the last two weeks.

CPW just finalized 2027 license fees, a new e-license system and a new preference point fee. The feds are reviewing Colorado's wolf rules. Third r***e season opened with mandatory CWD testing in some units near Salida.

We cover all of it on Salida Signal, our local news page.

Bookmark it for your morning coffee so you're never the last to know 👇
https://salidagunshop.com/awareness/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sc-web&utm_content=salida-signal

11/09/2026

Prairie dogs don't read fence lines.
A citizen petition would ban prairie dog shooting on federal public land in Colorado, including the Pawnee and Comanche National Grasslands and BLM ground, while leaving private ranches alone.
Shut down management on the public side and those colonies keep expanding onto the neighboring ranch. The pressure lands on the families working the land.
If you ranch, hunt, or care about working lands, make your voice heard.
Follow Salida Gunshop for more Colorado wildlife and community updates.
Full headlines episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2VeBOmeYmw

11/07/2026

Bears across Colorado are starving heading into winter.

Well-meaning neighbors leave food out for a skinny bear. That bear loses its fear of people, gets into a garage or a car, and wildlife officers end up with no good options left.

Keep bird feeders down, trash locked, and pet food inside. Keeping bears wild is how we keep them alive.

Follow Salida Gunshop for more Colorado wildlife and community updates.

11/07/2026

Six yeses, five noes, motion carries. On Thursday, Nov 5, the CPW Commission voted 6-5 to advance a zero bag limit for prairie dogs on Colorado public land. This is step one, and a final vote is still coming. Full breakdown on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9H1MiWBr9Cs
Tell the Commission where you stand: https://salidagunshop.com/take-action?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=short&utm_campaign=prairie_dog_cpw_nov2026&utm_content=9H1MiWBr9Cs

11/05/2026

Cooler mornings. Changing leaves. Gear coming back out of storage.

Before the hunt, take some time to inspect your equipment, clean your optics, organize your pack, and make sure the essentials are ready to go.

Because when the moment finally arrives, you want your attention on the hunt, not your gear. 🦌🔭

Gear up for the season

11/04/2026

Yesterday Colorado voted, and the results were clear. Democrats won big from Salida to Washington, and Amendment 83, the right to hunt and fish, fell short.

We'll be honest. Some of these results worry us, and we'll keep you informed on every bill that affects hunters, fi***rm owners and the businesses you love. But we also want to say congratulations to the winners. We hope Colorado and our country prosper.

Here's what we believe: the folks who walk through our doors don't all vote the same way, and they never have. Hunters, farmers, veterans, teachers, first-time shooters, mothers, people on both sides of the aisle. What we share is far bigger than an election. We love this valley, the wildlife and the freedom to enjoy the outdoors.

Nothing changes for hunters this season. Your tags, your seasons and CPW's rules are the same. And our door stays open to everyone, the same as always.

But we'd be doing you a disservice if we didn't say this plainly. The pressure on hunting and gun ownership in Colorado is very real, and it's growing quickly. Every legislative session brings new limits on what you can own, where you can carry, and how you can hunt.
Those decisions are made by the people who show up.

We see your comments: "My vote doesn't matter."

Well... This election is what it looks like when too many of us sit it out.

So talk to your friends, your family and your neighbors, and keep talking until they vote. Knock on doors if you have to. We cannot do this alone, and we were never meant to.

Not sure where to start? Take our 2-minute Take Action quiz. Seriously. It's easy and will point you to the one best thing you can do this week that makes a real difference 👇
https://salidagunshop.com/take-action/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sc-web&utm_content=blue-wave-quiz

Let's keep talking to each other, not past each other. If the next few years make life better, wonderful. If not, we'll all have another say soon enough.

We broke down what the results mean for Salida, Colorado and gun owners here 👇
https://salidagunshop.com/blue-wave-2026-election-salida-colorado-gun-owners/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sc-web&utm_content=blue-wave

Thank you to those who did show up to vote. We thank you for your ongoing support.

- The Salida Gunshop Team

11/03/2026

Just the facts, ma'am!

A commenter told us Amendment 83 is unnecessary, bankrolled by out-of-state trophy hunters, and hands hunters special rights nobody else gets.

Yes. Hunting and fishing are allowed under state law *today,* but state law can change. Amendment 83 makes them a constitutional right for the People of Colorado, and the state keeps its authority to regulate for sound science, public safety and future opportunity.

Election Day is today. Vote YES on 83 before polls close at 7 PM MT.

11/03/2026

Happy Election Day, Colorado! When political ads use extreme emotional buzzwords to push your buttons and divide neighbors, Salida herbalist Katie Surber says the most powerful thing you can do is pause, refuse to be manipulated, and bring both heart and science back into the conversation.

Watch the full episode ("If You're Pro-Science and Anti-Hunting... | Amendment 83, Food & Hormones") on the Salida Gunshop YouTube channel 👉 https://youtu.be/iMByoLcekl4

11/03/2026

Are you voting on the ads or on the text?
The No on 83 ads talk about what 83 could do. The official state ballot booklet says 83 results in no immediate change to existing state law or regulations, and the full text is one page on the Colorado Secretary of State website. Colorado voters from Glenwood to Colorado Springs, read it and vote.
Comment with your take, share this with a Colorado voter, and vote Yes on 83 by 7 PM Nov 3.
More on Amendment 83: https://pyrost.net/?ref=3&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sydney-a83-memes

11/02/2026

With Election Day tomorrow across Colorado, who should ultimately guide how our elk, deer, and bear populations are managed: out-of-state political campaigns, or the Colorado Parks and Wildlife field biologists who study the herds every single day?

Watch the full conversation ("If You're Pro-Science and Anti-Hunting... | Amendment 83, Food & Hormones") on the Salida Gunshop YouTube channel 👉 https://youtu.be/iMByoLcekl4