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Our call — vote YES
The measure
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment. Amendments 81–86 require 55% of the vote to pass. It establishes a right in the Colorado Constitution to hunt, fish, and take fish and wildlife through traditional methods, and establishes hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing fish and wildlife populations, while allowing the legislature and executive agencies to regulate it, per the Blue Book summary.
What YES does
A YES vote constitutionalizes the right to hunt and fish, subject to continued legislative and agency regulation.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves hunting and fishing as activities allowed under existing state and federal statute — privileges a future legislature could restrict or end.
The math
The Blue Book's fiscal analysis, as reproduced in the guide cited below, identifies no change to any tax, TABOR refund, or revenue destination for this measure. No dollar fiscal estimate is published for it.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Hunting and fishing are how Colorado funds and performs most of its wildlife management, and they are a way of life for much of the state. Putting the right in the constitution — with regulation expressly preserved — protects it from being regulated or campaigned out of existence. YES.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, List of Colorado ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_Colorado_ballot_measures
- Colorado 2026 State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book), Legislative Council Staff, as reproduced in the Colorado 2026 ballot measures guide — https://whipplewood.com/insights/colorado-2026-ballot-measures-guide/
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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