The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation tracked legislation and regulations throughout the 2025 Colorado legislative session and in CPW commission meetings because of its potential impact on wildlife, wildlife management and hunting.
Below is a recap of notable happenings:
- RMEF helped permanently reauthorize the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp Program, its top habitat priority during the session, to conserve wildlife habitat and ensure public access
- RMEF testified before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission, which agreed and unanimously adopted recommendations for the 2025 hunting season
- A new law protects the identities of those receiving compensation for damage caused by wildlife, including impacts of wolves
- RMEF volunteers attended Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol to support hunting and wildlife management
- RMEF unsuccessfully opposed a gun control bill, which is now law, that requires training and background checks for those buying semi-automatic firearms
- A new concerning law requires the formation of a working group to make recommendations about how state trust lands, which provide at least 770,000 acres of current hunting access, are used for conservation and recreation
- RMEF shined a light on efforts by extremists trying to place a reckless initiative on the 2026 ballot that would create an alternative commission to CPW and heighten protections for wolves and other predators