FAQs - New!
Leave a comment using our guestbook tool on the main Draw Process Working Group page (all comments are public and subject to review). Draw Process Working Group members will be able to review and consider these comments throughout the process.
- The Working Group work sessions are viewable to the public (streamed live via the CPW YouTube page). All are welcome and encouraged to tune in and learn more about what is being discussed during each work session.
How were the Draw Process Working Group members selected?
CPW received over 175 applications from the public for the Working Group, and had a very competitive and impressive candidate pool. Seven internal CPW Draw Working Group staff members independently reviewed each application to help rank and determine the top candidates, with the final selection of members made by the CPW Director. CPW selected eight public members (two nonresidents/outfitters, five residents, and one sheep/goat/moose representative) for the Draw Process Working Group. These members of the public represent a broad range of interests in hunting management and big game conservation, and are a diverse and inclusive group of hunters and outfitters from various backgrounds, perspectives, and geographic regions in Colorado. The names, affiliations, and bios of each Working Group member is posted on our Draw Process Working Group members page. These eight public members joined the five CPW staff members and three Commissioners to form the complete sixteen member Draw Process Working Group.
How can I be involved in the process?
What is the schedule for upcoming Draw Process Working Group meetings?
Meetings for the Draw Process Working Group will consist of four separate day-long work sessions (to be held in a central location or rotating around the state). Each work session will focus on one topic per meeting with staff sharing outcomes from the lean process related to that topic as well as results from the recent public outreach efforts already conducted on that topic to help facilitate the conversation. These work sessions will be open to the public to listen in on (via the CPW YouTube page), with an opportunity to provide comments afterwards on Engage CPW via the guestbook tool. The topics to be covered during each work session include:
1. Primary Draw/Draw Methods
2. Preference Points
3. Weighted Draw and Weighted Preference Points
4. Reissue Process
Outcomes or main discussion topics from each work session will be shared with the Commission as a part of a stakeholder panel workshop presentation. Potential alternatives, if identified, will also be shared with the Commission during these workshops. The main purpose of the workshops is to share working group insights with the Commission as well as 1) identify specific problems that should be addressed and 2) establish firm objectives.
Work sessions and Commission workshops will be spread out throughout the calendar year 2024, with one meeting taking place almost every month. We will alternate months with a work session one month, followed by the Commission workshop on that topic the following month. See below for a more detailed schedule of the work sessions and Commission workshops. We will continue to update this schedule throughout the duration of the process.
October 2023: Draw Process Working Group kickoff meeting - complete
January 2024: Draw Process Working Group Work Session #1 - complete
February 2024: Draw Process Working Group Work Session #2 - complete
March 2024: Commission Meeting Workshop #1 - date TBD
April 2024: Draw Process Working Group Work Session #3 - April 4, 2024
May 2024: Commission Meeting Workshop #2 - May 29, 2024
June 2024: Draw Process Working Group Work Session #4 - date TBD
July 2024: Commission Meeting Workshop #3 - date TBD