Weird email from CO

ScottR · Jun 5, 2018

Firearrow said:
Got an email that said there was an issue with app for elk. I only put in for points and it said I was unsuccessful, and that my payment didn?t go through because of some unknown issue. There was instructions and a link for me to go to to pay to fix this issue.

Has anyone else gotten this email? It just sound kind of fishy to me. I tried calling CO fish and game this morning but wasn?t able to talk to anyone because I was at work and couldn?t stay on the phone to long.

Call them, with all the data stuff that happens don?t risk any link clicking.

Don K · Jun 5, 2018

I read on another forum there is all kinds of people having issues.

ScottR · Jun 5, 2018

Firearrow said:
Ok so just got another email that said to disregard that first email. Everything is good again.

Oh the joys of technology...

AT Hiker · Jun 5, 2018

It?s not all good on my end. They charged me for points when I have a fishing license.
Guess I will be making a phone call soon.

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IowaBuck · Jun 5, 2018

What a mess this year...

JimP · Jun 5, 2018

AT Hiker said:
It?s not all good on my end. They charged me for points when I have a fishing license.
Guess I will be making a phone call soon.

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Did you have the fishing license last year or is it this years license? It is my understanding without going back to find and read it that you need the previous years annual fishing license to qualify not to have to pay the PP fee.

AT Hiker · Jun 5, 2018

JimP said:
Did you have the fishing license last year or is it this years license? It is my understanding without going back to find and read it that you need the previous years annual fishing license to qualify not to have to pay the PP fee.

No I didn?t and neither did I have a tag, so that might be the issue. I need to read deeper then.
Thank you.

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JimP · Jun 5, 2018

AT Hiker, I went back and found it and you do have to have the previous years annual fishing license. It's on page 18 of the guide book:

8. $40 PREFERENCE POINT FEE. Hunters will be
automatically assessed $40 per species ($30 for
resident deer and pronghorn) for a preference
point unless they have purchased one of the following:
an annual fishing, small-game, resident
combination small-game and fishing, furbearer
or a big-game license in the previous year, or a
current limited license in the draw for the same
species for which they seek a point.
The point fee is waived for youth, lifetime
license holders, free senior annual fishing license
holders and residents who are in the military on
active duty outside Colorado.

So look at it this way, you are set for next year if you just want a point or points or put in for the draw and don't draw the tag.

AT Hiker · Jun 5, 2018

Thank you for saving me the time of looking that info up Jim!
I?m headed to CO to fish later this Summer so I?m not to concerned. I was just hoping to save some money. Next year I am set for sure.

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mallardsx2 · Jun 6, 2018

I called the licensing center at 8:01 and there was 31 people ahead of me. I hung up. lol

Ikeepitcold · Jun 6, 2018

Ya I would definitely call before you pay.

graybird · Jun 6, 2018

Unless CPW have changed some things, I thought if you either held a license(tag) the previous year for a certain species, or at least tried to draw either a tag or a point, you were exempt from the preference point fee.

My father and his hunting buddy were each charged the $40 for a point, even though they tried drawing a tag last year and were unsuccessful. The last time they drew their tag was in 2016.

JimP · Jun 6, 2018

I have the rule posted in post #11 above.

You have to have an annual fishing, small-game, resident
combination small-game and fishing, furbearer
or a big-game license in the previous year.

Or you will be charged the PP fee.

graybird · Jun 6, 2018

Yes, I understand that all those things, but it is this statement ......
or a current limited license in the draw for the same species for which they seek a point.

JimP · Jun 6, 2018

graybird said:
Yes, I understand that all those things, but it is this statement ......
or a current limited license in the draw for the same species for which they seek a point.

But did they hold a limited license for the same species? You stated that they were not successful last year so they didn't hold a license for last year and haven't purchased or gotten one in the draw this year that is limited.

It is some strange wording in the way that CPW puts it.

graybird · Jun 6, 2018

JimP said:
But did they hold a limited license for the same species? You stated that they were not successful last year so they didn't hold a license for last year and haven't purchased or gotten one in the draw this year that is limited.

It is some strange wording in the way that CPW puts it.

2016 ... Successful draw
2017 ... Not Successful and not accessed the $40 fee
2018 ... Not Successful and accessed the $40 fee

In years past, as long as you were at least attempting to either draw a tag or accumulate points in the previous year for a particular species, you were not accessed the preference point fee. Now, as it reads, they basically give you one "free" year the year after you draw a tag and then it starts costing you. Doesn't seem all that fair to those who are hunting units that require multiple points versus those who are drawing tags with either 0 or 1 point.

Think I'll give CPW a call. Hopefully, I'll get someone intelligent enough to answer and accurately explain my questions.

JimP · Jun 6, 2018

They just started charging the few a few years ago.

Weird email from CO

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