Proposition 127 would ban mountain lion, bobcat hunting in Colorado

A rescued mountain lion named Buddy at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, photographed on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Cats Aren’t Trophies and the sanctuary held a behind-the-scenes tour and press conference celebrating a successful petition campaign to place a ban on mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping on the state's 2024 ballot. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) — A rescued mountain lion named Buddy at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, photographed on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Cats Aren’t Trophies and the sanctuary held a behind-the-scenes tour and press conference celebrating a successful petition campaign to place a ban on mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping on the state’s 2024 ballot. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 10, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 10, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Colorado voters will decide via Proposition 127 whether the decades-old hunting of mountain lions and bobcat trapping should be banned. Here's an explainer of the ballot measure.

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Proposition 127 would ban mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado. Here’s what you need to know.

Ballot initiative has drawn fierce opposition, while supporters highlight trophy hunting as concern

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