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huntsonora
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I have seen lots of bitching and moaning about Gov. Tags and landowner vouchers but have not seen many people post a possible solution. Bitching is easy and we can all be pretty good at it. Let's see some solutions.
Contrary to popular belief I honestly agree with a lot of the folks on this board about Gov. Tags. I don't think that they are difficult hunts and don't like the fact that they can be hunted any time with any weapon until the end of Jan. I also don't like the fact that these tags go to auction for the highest bidder when I feel the MDF and other organizations could generate as much if not more money dong it other ways. The system is flawed. I will not bash on the people that purchase or win the tags though because what they are doing is perfectly legal. The problem lies with the people making the laws, not the guys donating hundreds of thousands of dollars that benefit mule deer.
One solution that would even the playing field would be to have the states ?tack on? an extra fee for the species the hunter is applying for and donate that fee, on behalf of the hunter, to the MDF or RMEF. The hunter would then be put into a draw automatically for the ?Governors Tag?. This way we would all have equal chance at the tag of a lifetime and the money would be put to use by the foundations for the benefit of that particular species. I would rather have the MDF and RMEF spend the money than the state. I would also like to see changes made to when and how you can hunt; I think that the best solution would be to allow the lucky tag holder to be able to hunt in any open unit in the state using the weapon appropriated for that particular hunt. You would still be able to hunt from late Aug to mid Dec. I think that's perfectly fair. This is the fairest solution that I can think of. It levels the playing field and nobody could ##### and moan about it being just a rich mans sport. I know some of you will complain about the extra $50 but look at the good it could do and $50 is less than a tank of gas in a lot of vehicles. If hunting is a priority I can't imagine somebody not being able to come up with the little extra cash.
As for landowner vouchers, I see both sides. I can understand why the landowners want to be compensated for crop loss and damage and I can understand why people that have saved points are pissed because a guy is hunting a hard to draw unit because he has the cash. I think that if a landowner gets permits and sells them then the hunts should either be contained to his property or he should open his property up to all hunters that have a tag. I know a lot of landowners would not want to do this and they would not get the tags. Again, it would just level the playing field for all hunters.
These are just some ideas I had, I hope to read more.
Drummond
Contrary to popular belief I honestly agree with a lot of the folks on this board about Gov. Tags. I don't think that they are difficult hunts and don't like the fact that they can be hunted any time with any weapon until the end of Jan. I also don't like the fact that these tags go to auction for the highest bidder when I feel the MDF and other organizations could generate as much if not more money dong it other ways. The system is flawed. I will not bash on the people that purchase or win the tags though because what they are doing is perfectly legal. The problem lies with the people making the laws, not the guys donating hundreds of thousands of dollars that benefit mule deer.
One solution that would even the playing field would be to have the states ?tack on? an extra fee for the species the hunter is applying for and donate that fee, on behalf of the hunter, to the MDF or RMEF. The hunter would then be put into a draw automatically for the ?Governors Tag?. This way we would all have equal chance at the tag of a lifetime and the money would be put to use by the foundations for the benefit of that particular species. I would rather have the MDF and RMEF spend the money than the state. I would also like to see changes made to when and how you can hunt; I think that the best solution would be to allow the lucky tag holder to be able to hunt in any open unit in the state using the weapon appropriated for that particular hunt. You would still be able to hunt from late Aug to mid Dec. I think that's perfectly fair. This is the fairest solution that I can think of. It levels the playing field and nobody could ##### and moan about it being just a rich mans sport. I know some of you will complain about the extra $50 but look at the good it could do and $50 is less than a tank of gas in a lot of vehicles. If hunting is a priority I can't imagine somebody not being able to come up with the little extra cash.
As for landowner vouchers, I see both sides. I can understand why the landowners want to be compensated for crop loss and damage and I can understand why people that have saved points are pissed because a guy is hunting a hard to draw unit because he has the cash. I think that if a landowner gets permits and sells them then the hunts should either be contained to his property or he should open his property up to all hunters that have a tag. I know a lot of landowners would not want to do this and they would not get the tags. Again, it would just level the playing field for all hunters.
These are just some ideas I had, I hope to read more.
Drummond
