Welcome to Kaffiru cast everyone. I'm here with Frank the tank across the table from me and

someone that I think is going to make for an incredible podcast. He's a very informational

wealth of knowledge on things that are important to us and that's Steve Hilde.

Thanks for coming on. Thanks for having me and Steve here told me what he did about 45 seconds ago and there's not a chance in hell that I'm gonna be able to repeat that

So why don't you tell all the listeners what you do for us here at this data Colorado?

Sure first and foremost I am a volunteer and I serve on the board of directors of the Colorado Bow Hunters Association and my role is

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Liaison and I typically interact on a

day-to-day basis. It seems like quite a bit recently with

CPW staff and with the Parks and Wildlife Commission who are the regulatory body of CPW. I also serve on the

sportsman's round table as an elected delegate from the Northeast region and that's a diverse group that comes together to discuss

all sorts of issues. So that sportsman's round table that would be the diverse group would be everything from fishermen to hunters,

bow hunters, everything in between, tighters as well like or just mostly just when say sportsman just fishermen and hunters.

I would say fishermen and hunters, you know, there's a rep on there that's even with the Colorado Hawking Club. So that body, I think it's

13 of those of the body is appointed by the director of CPW and

from four regions, I believe we have eight elected delegates. So it's my peers that elected me. Gotcha. And then for those

listening that maybe aren't up on on this if you're like me and I don't know what's going on in the world because I don't watch the news.

The CPW is the new D O W basically it used to be the division of wildlife and now it's Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Correct. And

from from what I've gathered with my last 45 minute conversation here with Steve what you will be able to enlighten us on is the potential.

Some of the options getting thrown out for the new five year structure, which is getting ready to be voted on. Yes.

That some of the history behind what has gone on in the past years here in Colorado as well as maybe explaining some things.

Maybe from your own history to actual data from what you've dealt with about application fees price increases season dates, quotas, things like that preference points.

You kind of dive into all of that and at least maybe not have data for it, but maybe data of what's gone on in the past and your own views of what maybe should go on in the future. Did I hit that all right or

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