The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation expressed disappointment after Colorado Amendment 83 failed to receive more than 55 percent of the vote required to amend the constitution. The defeated proposal would have granted a constitutional right to hunt, fish and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods while treating those activities as the primary method for managing populations and preserving the state's scientific regulatory authority. Protections for nongame wildlife, endangered species and animals illegal to hunt under federal law would have remained, and trespass on private property would not have been authorized.

Sportsmen and women fund 85 percent of Colorado Parks and Wildlife management activities in fiscal 2024-25 through license fees and excise taxes on equipment, support approximately 25,000 jobs and generate billions of dollars in economic activity for rural communities. CSF will continue working with the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus and conservation partners so hunting and fishing remain part of Colorado wildlife management.