The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, a citizen board appointed by the governor, voted in January to shorten the season on trophy hunting mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) and to disallow electronic calls. Citizens raised many.
Coloradans love being outdoors, whether stargazing, birdwatching, or snowshoeing. We talk to strangers on hiking trails, swapping stories about the bald eagle or elk that was just spotted or the fish in the lake up.
Both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature in the first week of this year’s session approved an initial move to provide all 112 lawmakers with field offices and full-time staff.