I hate to say it but the CDOW does not harass hunters. Every once and a while they may get a little cross with aperson, but that comes more from the public. I have never had a negative run in with an officer here in CO. Also they did not take away spring bear hunts, or trapping. The DOW had nothing to do with it. Instead they were againdt it. It was passed because voters in this state allowed it to happen. Again not the CDOW but if you were of voting age it was your fault. I was in high school when it happened and was very active trying to fight against the issue. Unfortunately when I was going door to door fellow hunters said "I do not trap, or bait, or have dogs." Simply put it was not the DOW. -t was boulder, pitkins, and eagle counties.
As far as where you hunt if it is Front Range area then the more likely issur is running dogs with so much private and so many tree huggers. Houndsmen I know say it is getting less appealing to run due to all the houses, subdivided ranches, and other people out recreating.
Walking out a lion can work. I managed to do it 2 days ago. Be prepared to walk all day if needed. Also, cold calling can work, just have to call cat country a lot. Very low chances, but it did work for me 3 years back. It is hard but fun. In all my time out I have only ever seen 5 lions in the wild total. They are awesome to watch. We watched a mother and a cub working over mole borrows. She was teaching the cub to dig the moles out. That was up the poudre canyon about 5 yrs ago.
