50 YEARS AGO

March 11, 1971 – Low numbers of deer and an elk population that is not increasing as fast as the elk hunting pressure were the basic considerations on which the Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Commission based its dramatic changes for the 1971 big game hunting seasons. “We do not intend to preside at the liquidation of our deer and elk herds,” Harry Combs, chairman of the Commission, stated in speaking for the Commission. In departing the deer and elk hunting seasons, the Com...