Colo. boycott over gun laws fails to materialize

A threatened Colorado boycott by hunters opposed to the state’s recent legislation meant to curtail gun violence has failed to materialize.

The Denver Post reports that the boycott was a bust, now that the state’s primary big game hunting seasons have closed.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says they are up about 5,000 licenses over last year at this time.

The initial figures are a positive sign for Colorado’s $1.8 billion hunting and fishing industry.

Colorado last year collected $38 million in elk and deer licenses from nonresidents, compared with $7.6 million from in-state hunters.

With the largest elk herd in the nation, Colorado is the only state that offers an unlimited number of over-the-counter bull elk licenses to out-of-state hunters.