Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas
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Even if the property doesn't have fishing opportunities, a license is still required.
Ira Sanders
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Ira Sanders
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Habitat Stamp
The purchase of a Habitat Stamp ($10) provides the core funding for the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program (CWHP). Anyone applying for, or buying a hunting and fishing license in the state of Colorado, must also purchase a Habitat Stamp. The Habitat Stamp provides the means for CPW to work with private landowners, local governments, and conservation organizations to protect important fish and wildlife habitat and provide outdoor spaces.
REASONS TO SUPPORT THE HABITAT STAMP
Since 2007, the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp has grown into one of our state’s most important conservation programs and has:
- Conserved 253,000 acres of key wildlife habitat
- Secured 121,500 acres of public access
- Protected approximately 36 miles of fishing access
Norm Lewis
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A common misconception among some anglers and hunters is that fishing and hunting licenses come with a free rescue from Colorado Search and Rescue in the event that one is needed. While it is true that a basic search and rescue operation is delivered at no charge, any operation requiring a helicopter or ambulance evacuation would incur charges from the operator, for which the victim is responsible.
The origin of the misconception is perhaps because 25 cents of the cost of hunting and fishing licenses goes into a Colorado Outdoor Recreation Search and Rescue (CORSAR) fund, leading some to believe that this is a kind of insurance card. And while the CORSAR fund reimburses search and rescue volunteers for things like fuel or food used during a rescue operation, or for equipment that is damaged or needs replacing, the fund does not pay for ambulance or helicopter services. The rescued individual must cover those costs.
“Through CORSAR fund grants, search and rescue teams and sheriffs can purchase equipment or send team members to search and rescue training courses,” according to the SAR website. “The CORSAR card is not ‘insurance’ nor is ‘insurance’ needed. When Colorado’s SAR carry out a search and rescue mission, they won’t bill you but you may incur costs such as ground or air ambulance.”
Hikers and bikers who use the backcountry but do not buy hunting or fishing licenses have the option to purchase a Colorado Outdoor Recreation Search and Rescue Card, known as the “CORSAR Card.”
Purchasing a CORSAR card is not necessary to receive search and rescue services. “But if a financially strapped county or SAR team accrues extraordinary costs over time, it may be difficult for them to properly respond to your emergency,” states the website.”
Jan G
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YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REIMBURSE SEARCH & RESCUE IN COLORADO AT ANY TIME!
Colorado and the vast majority of states do not charge for search and rescue services. Only New Hampshire can and does charge for Search & Rescue. For more information on this see: https://www.facebook.com/NoChargeforRescue
Colorado’s CORSAR card is NOT insurance. It allows people to think they are covering their rescue costs. At the end of the year each SAR group sends a bill to the state on how much they spent on SAR’s that year and they are partially reimbursed by the CORSAR fund. There is no guaranty that you will not get billed if you have a CORSAR card, but again, counties don’t charge for SAR. SAR in Colorado and most states is controlled by the County sheriff.
There is NO CHARGE for helicopter operations either. If the helicopter is a military helicopter it comes out of their training budget. If it is a medical helicopter, then it can be billed under your medical insurance. However all of the medical helicopters in Colorado are extremely limited in what they can do not days and ONLY pick up medical cases, not rescues. In the extremely rare instance now days that a medical chopper does assist in a rescue, they do not charge for it.
I’m the former attorney for the Mountain Rescue Association and a lot of the local SAR groups. I’m also one of the admins of the Facebook page mentioned above.
We/Sheriffs/SAR groups have learned that when people think that SAR costs they wait and do not request help, putting everyone at greater risk. Please get the word out to everyone to keep everyone safer that SAR in all states but New Hampshire is free. #BoycottNH
Jim
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Subject: Re: [cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas
So, if you are over 65 and don't have a habitat stamp and search and rescue services comes to your aid, are you covered or do you have to reimburse for those services?
Ira Sanders
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