As a lifelong NRA Life member and Colorado resident, I am one of many hunters giving thanks to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), this time for standing with hunters as the latest member of the Colorado Stop the Wolf Coalition (CSWC). Earlier this week, the NRA became the latest organization fighting to stop the forced introduction of non-native gray wolves into Colorado through a ballot initiative being pushed by animal-rights extremists that is set for a vote in November. As America’s largest hunter-backed organization, the NRA’s involvement sends a message to hunters, regardless of whether they live in Colorado, that engaging in this issue is critical to the future of hunting and wildlife conservation.

“Fighting for the rights of hunters and every law-abiding citizen is what we are about,” said Erica Tergeson, director of hunting policy for NRA-ILA. “That’s…