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Your American Hunting Traditions Are on the Ballot This November 5th. Make
Sure to Vote.





Colorado's Proposed Ban on Mountain Lion Hunting is a Warning to All American
Hunters



Dear John,



Anti-hunting groups have forced Colorado Proposition 127 on the November 5
ballot as an"Initiated State Statute" designed to prohibit hunting of mountain
lions and bobcats.



If passed, this initiative would destroy a long tradition of science-based
wildlife management and mountain lion hunting in the state of Colorado.



Sadly, the Colorado anti-hunting initiative is about more than mountain lions
or even a specific state. This attempted ban is a warning to all American
hunters that ant-hunting and anti-gun forces nationwide want to destroy our
firearms culture and hunting traditions.



The Colorado measure ignores the fact that populations of lions and bobcats
are healthy and thriving, and hunting is carefully managed by Colorado Parks
and Wildlife.Furthermore, the sweeping language used in this Colorado
initiative could be expanded in the future to ban the hunting of other game
animalslike deer, elk, and sheep.



California implemented a similar mountain lion hunting ban decades ago, and
the state now spends millions in taxpayer funds each year to pay
government-funded employees to control lion populations as hunters are no
longer able to participate in the wildlife management process.



California's experience tells us that if Colorado mountain lion hunting is
banned,it is likely that government-funded lethal removal will be necessary to
protect humans, livestock, and pets in many circumstances.



Anti-hunting groups won't stop with this Colorado initiative. While Colorado
lion and bobcat hunters may be the target today, anti-hunting groups have tried
to ban, and plan future attempts to ban, the hunting of many animals in other
jurisdictions across the Country.


 


 

Hunters throughout America must understand that these types of efforts are
never about science-based wildlife management. Leftist anti-hunters and
anti-gun groups just want to remove hunters from the process of wildlife
management and destroy the American hunting traditions.



A ban on hunting your favorite species could be coming to your state next.



As many as 10 million American hunters are not registered to vote, and many
other hunters don't go to the polls or don't vote for candidates who reflect
their values. Hunters everywhere need to get out and vote on November 5 for
candidates who will protect the American Hunting Traditions.



At Gun Owners of America, our Second Amendment Hunters
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American Hunting Traditions. Please visit our website (
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more involved in helping us protect hunting traditions in the coming months.


Kind Regards,



Mark Jones

Certified Wildlife Biologist®

National Director, Hunter Outreach

Buffalo, Wyoming



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