Is it only daily bag limit? Two per species? Seems unenforceable to me. What say you CO guys.
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/ne...-b--47--&gca-ft=219&gca-ds=sophi

It will be a logistical nightmare. We got lucky yesterday that they didn't ban fur sales. All we can do is reload and wait for next attack. It should be another eye opener as to what can happen!

Everyone here should read the article in my second post. This is becoming the new norm!

Here is a better article. https://club20foundation.org/2026/0...kyLKiwVO63xfZ_aem_82sXY6vfCvdk3IllvaizGQ

I read the article. Daily limit of two beavers? I guess I’d only be setting two traps out at a time? Gonna be tough to comply, and enforce.

We have season limits on beavers here in Pa. Depending on the zone, 20, 40 , or 60 beaver.

We have a one otter limit. Need a permit ( with a tag ), can only set 5 traps, only two can be body grippers. And the season is only a week long.

That is probably the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of a wildlife commission doing.
So stupid.
Did I read the correctly? (First Gentleman) Sooooo that makes the governor a queer?

Yep! Thanks for posting the article Monster Toms! Like you said, It shows what can happen and theres more to come.

You folks in some of the western states are DOOMED!!!

Correct we will only be allowed 2 of each specie daily.

Any state can be a victim of this madness, don't think anyone is immune!

Hate that you have to deal with such nonsense.
But it sounds like that will cause more trappers to throw in the towell,who is going to run a trapline to catch two animals per day,unless you are allowed extended multi day checks.

Too bad we couldn't have had a "moment of science" in Colorado. If I was a Coloradan I would have to give up trapping and/or move to another state. If the activity doesn't pencil out...I'm out.

There's no way a limit of two can make it work out economically.

I'll be in the Kingdom of God b4 that happens in Georgia.

Queer, Vegetarian, anti-gun, anti-fur, anti-trapping, and is "disgusted" by our lifestyle and wants it abolished. He's working hard on that while his Medicaid program for illegals is breaking the health care system in Colorado. He was raised in a wealthy neighborhood in LaJolla California and is a billionaire that has enough of his own foundations, trusts, and charities that he's able to NOT pay Federal income tax.

And that is the EXACT STATED GOAL OF THE PETITION. To "take away" the economic incentive for cage trapping. Conventional traps were outlawed in this state in 1996, only cage traps have been allowed since.

^^^Yes, I do get it. When we have legislators and governors that work out their personal vendettas against science based wildlife management we all are in deep trouble. It's happening all around us. Oregon is actually fortunate to have been able to defeat at least some of these efforts and keep trapping more or less as it has been for a long time. We look north and south and those states have not fared well.

In some respects, I think we have it better than OR.

I'm curious to what parts of a cage-trapping-only-state have it better than one that is not? I can guess that some of our recent trials and tribulations about closed areas for beaver trapping and marten trapping must be part of that. No matter what, it is obvious that we all are under attack.

Keep them states blue boys.
You’ll fight them from now on.
I’m with Swampwolf. I’ll be worm food before that sort of ridiculousness takes place here.

remove the gov next election

Then why do you keep voting for it???????????

Darn same the daily bag limit doesn't include politicans

Darn same the daily bag limit doesn't include politicans

You're pretty sure of your facts are you?

I thought you had previously said as much. If I am mistaken..... my apologies.

Put it this way, I did not vote for our current governor and will not be voting for her this time around either. But if the republican challenger is in complete lockstep with "you know who" I could not support that either.

Certainly not a huge fan of "you know who" either. But I did vote for him and would again if the election were today because what matters most is court appointments, and he's done splendidly in that department.

Vote " R " this time peeler

To me the state is a total loss. Oregon is next in line.

You do know any Republican gets a list from Federalist Society? Charles Koch of the famous Koch brothers. I say famous, cause I like them.

"McConnell’s mission
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has made confirming conservative judges his singular focus. In 2018 he described his goal at a gala of the Federalist Society, the four-decades-old legal network that’s become the pipeline for Republican judicial appointees: It’s “to do everything we can, for as long as we can, to transform the federal judiciary, because everything else we do is transitory.”"

Time.

I’ll hazard a guess that the Governor is a Democrat

Interesting, dirt!

If you have something specific to say...... then say it!! I do not have the bandwidth to disentangle your riddles!!!

Yes, I can trap beaver anyplace in the State. No bag limits on bobcat and after using cages for a lot of years now I don't consider them the hindrance that those with less experience do. I felt it was the end of trapping at one time but not so much anymore. You are right, we are all under attack. We are fighting some things right now. We all need to keep vigilant.

I hear what you're saying Bruce. My thinking is how the heck can I navigate the Siletz river with enough cage traps to make a decent daily beaver catch?

For that matter, how many coyotes can you catch in cage traps? Doubt you would have to limit your number of sets out to avoid going over your new limit in Colorado.



I find it interesting that the governor appointed THREE new commissioners for this meeting and NONE of them have been approved yet. But they were still allowed to present new proposals and be the deciding votes. What if the Senate doesn't approve them? Will these new regulations they passed still stand? I'm assuming they will, but I'm not so sure they legally should.

The meaning behind his quotes can be confusing.

In his first sentence maybe he's saying that Trump simply picked jurists from a list provided to him by the Federalist Society which is not a bad thing at all. I know the Society vetted Trump's list of SCOTUS nominees.

And of course Charles Koch gets the list, that's the least the Society can do in return for the massive donations they receive from Koch Industries (I like the Koch bros to).

As for the quote about McConnell's mission...if you figure out a hidden meaning there...let us know.

That's an interesting point. I bet a trapping organization concerning enough to fund a legal challenge to these new regulations could have them stayed and potentially reversed.

I find it interesting that folks from different states under Democrat leadership are arguing who's trapping rights have been beat down the least, as we all head toward that end.

And, back to the original question, it is definitely a loss. We can't declare a win when we are only averting further loss of our rights. Reversing the trend and regaining something would be a win.

BRUCE
Yes we can trap beaver anywhere in the state [/b]BUt[b] when the beaver relocators, that WSTA joined forces with, (half azzed endorsed@ your recommendation) get in your face and spring your traps because they relocated beaver to that area, can't really call that a win for trapping.

[quote=bearcat2]For that matter, how many coyotes can you catch in cage traps? Doubt you would have to limit your number of sets out to avoid going over your new limit in Colorado.


This pertains to hunting as well!

Humptulips and I have mutual respect for one another so I wouldn't call our banter on such things arguing at all. We're all pulling for each other here.

Don't get me wrong I respect him as well he has been successfully trapping a long time all I did was state facts. All which are verifiable via meeting minutes

WSTA never joined forces with the beaver relocators. As for them harassing you or springing your traps that has always been and still is illegal. We helped kill a bill that would have given them State grant money for relocations. They are certainly not happy with us.

Was not referring to your post.

According to an outfitter I hunted elk with for quite a few years, he blames this on these crazies who immigrated from places like CA. He said they feel it's immoral to kill any living creature. Their only exception being abortion of a human being.

I gave a ride to a Californian transplant living in southern Oregon one time. She was gardening and wanted to know of any plants that would discourage gophers. Told her I didn't know about that but knew some good pinch traps could help out. Was told that she would never hurt any living creature in her garden.

So, OK then.....lol. I'll bet spading her garden in the spring was a long and arduous task.