The Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado River below the Loma put-in, which is part of a State Wildlife Area. (Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun)Rule approved last month applies to State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Lands, which can contain popular stretches for boating and other recreation
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Exposing the Big Game 
The onerous part of requiring a hunting or fishing license for non-extractive recreation is not the price, it’s that the revenue is identified as hunting/fishing in origin, and maintains the mythology of those groups financing anything outdoors. That mythology means that tree-huggers don’t deserve a “seat at the table,” and a small percentage of the population will maintain total control over the agency. Coloradoans should demand that CPW create special permit to reflect the funds coming from the non-killing community.
This Mouse finds it an interesting idea that an agency can purchase land for a subset of users, claiming that their license fees paid the freight for the land. “What,” one might ask, “was the compensation to the Wildlife Public Trust?” Wildlife belongs to all, yet the agency apparently was selling it to hunters and fishers to buy land for hunters and fishers. Hmm? Scamming the citizens of Colorado.
Great comment!