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McCombie: Initiative 82 revives push to restrict hunting, override expert conservation

NRA Hunters' Leadership Forum, Approved, Commentary, State / June 6, 2025 / Animal Rights Activism, Ballot Initiative 82, Colorado Wildlife & Biodiversity Protection Act, Hunting Rights, Keystone Species, Livestock Losses, Wildlife Management, Wolf reintroduction

Colorado anti-hunters are making yet another push to wrest control of that state’s wildlife from wildlife professionals. This time, it is the recently proposed Ballot Initiative 82, the “Colorado Wildlife & Biodiversity Protection Act.”

At its core, Initiative 82 would create an independent commission parallel to the current Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission. This independent commission would then draw up legal protections for unnamed “keystone species” and assess financial penalties for any violations of these protections.

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Message still matters: How Caliber Contact’s Pollie-winning campaign helped defeat Colorado’s Prop 127

When Colorado voters rejected Proposition 127 in 2024, they didn’t just weigh in on mountain lions and bobcats – they delivered a decisive verdict on who should shape wildlife policy. In the state’s first failed wildlife ballot measure since 1992, 54.7% voted no.

Behind that result was an award-winning campaign by Caliber Contact, a Republican firm that reframed the issue through a values-driven lens by tapping into safety concerns, protective instincts and the voice of everyday Coloradans – over celebrity advocates.