Ihunt4200, the green decoy thing has been debunked. The term was crafted and I can't remember the guys name right now to discredit sportsman organizations that basically didn't want unregulated exploitation of public lands. An oil company executive recorded the guy who crafted the term "green decoy" because he didn't like what he was hearing in the meeting. The guy basically told the room full of oil expects you can either lose pretty or win dirty, and this term would help slander and discredit certain sportsman organizations who didn't support full exploitation of our public lands and resources. By the definition of green decoy, I'm one, you're one, and every sportsman organization that cares about wise development of public lands, resources, and wildlife habitat are one.
What the green decoy page does not tell you is that Trout unlimited and BHA also receive funds from timber companies and extractive users as welll. BHA is without a doubt a great organization and so is Trout Unlimited who is the other group that site slanders. I am a supporting members of BHA and will be a life member of them and RMEF when I can afford it. They are on the front lines fighting for your and my places to hunt. All sportsmen organizations do good things in their own respects. If BHA is a green decoy, then you better throw in the WSF, RMEF; TU, DU, PF, and the rest of them too. Bottom line is, the reason "green decoy" was crafted and is used to attempt to discredit is because they are affective in what they do in protecting wildlife, wild places, and our hunting heritage. TRCP also does some good things and I proudly support every one of them.
