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Parks and Wildlife Commission upholds three license suspensions tied to alleged private‑land elk take
Summary
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously upheld license suspensions for Deborah, Earl and Joseph Sherman after a hearing officer’s summary said investigators found footprints and drag marks indicating the elk was removed from private land; commissioners voted to affirm the hearing officer’s recommendations for each separate case.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 14 to uphold three separate license suspensions connected to an October 2024 incident in which agency officers allege members of the Sherman family removed a bull elk from private land.
For the record, state hearing examiner Steve Cooley told the commission that on Oct. 27, 2024 a lessee of the 4 M Ranch reported a trespass after a hunting guide saw three people—later identified as Deborah, Earl and Joseph Sherman—shoot a bull elk…
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