Here is what the annual increase is based off.
Basis and Purpose:
H.B. 00-1448, which was passed into law in May 2000, provided for the annual adjustment of nonresident
big game license fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI): "The nonresident big game fees
described in subsection(1.4) of this section shall annually be adjusted in accordance with changes in the
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder consolidated
metropolitan statistical area for all urban consumers, all goods, or its successor index." §33-4-102 (1.6)(b)
C.R.S. Consumer Price Indices for the Denver-Boulder metropolitan statistical area are compiled by the
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The chart below shows the average CPI for the first half of each
year.
Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers
Denver-Boulder-Greeley Metropolitan Area
First Half, 2000 171.40
First Half, 2001
Annual Percentage Change
180.70
5.4%
First Half, 2002
Annual Percentage Change
184.60
2.2%
First Half, 2003
Annual Percentage Change
187.80
1.7%
First Half, 2004
Annual Percentage Change
186.50
-0.7%
First Half, 2005
Annual Percentage Change
189.20
1.4%
First Half, 2006
Annual Percentage Change
196.30
3.8%
First Half, 2007
Annual Percentage Change
201.30
2.5%
First Half, 2008
Annual Percentage Change
208.70
3.7%
First Half, 2009
Annual Percentage Change
207.40
-0.6%
First Half, 2010
Annual Percentage Change
211.00
1.7%
First Half, 2011
Annual Percentage Change
219.10
3.8%
First Half, 2012
Annual Percentage Change
222.96
1.8%
First Half, 2013
Annual Percentage Change
229.14
2.8%
Cumulative Percentage Change (Rounded) 33.7%
Source: U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
A lesser reduction has been applied to non-resident antlerless elk licenses under statutory authority
granted in 33-4-102 (1.6) C.R.S. These licenses have historically been reduced to encourage nonresident
participation in hunting of these species in order to help meet population objectives. Between
the 2002 and 2010 big game seasons, the Commission reduced the price of a nonresident antlerless elk
license from the statutory maximum to $250. The discount was created to encourage the harvest of
antlerless elk because at that time in many areas throughout the state elk populations exceeded