By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun
The commission voted 6-5 to set daily bag limits to two animals per person for 17 species.
Colorado trappers can no longer kill unlimited numbers of fur-bearing animals including mink, bobcat and coyote after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to limit them to two animals per species per day at its monthly meeting in Ignacio on Thursday.
The vote came after months of fighting between animal advocacy and pro-hunting groups, and the decision went against a recommendation by CPW staff and Director Laura Clellan, who had recommended a daily limit of four to 15 animals depending on species.
The new limit will affect a small number of hunters or trappers, as the vast majority of trappers take only a few animals each season, according to CPW.
While the commission took action to limit the number of fur-bearing animals hunters and trappers could bag, members did not ban the commercial sale of fur, voting to end discussions of a petition that had called on CPW to do so.
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