idelkslayer
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Here's the thing. 12 tags is the foot in the door to a complete overhaul of how tags are distributed in Idaho. Idaho sportsman have repeatedly voiced in public meetings and surveys the desire to maintain our current system of distribution. When one well connected man didn't like the system, he used backdoor deals to try to force a change and he got caught. That is the issue.
The argument that we need auction tags to raise revenue is a falsehood to cover up their greed. Now Tri has brought up the greed argument and who gets to shoot the last deer. Everyone has a portion of greed involved in this. However, there is a difference in the quantity/quality of greed that whats all tags to remain in equal distribution through random draw so that I can have a chance at the tag, and the greed that gets 2 commissioners fired and tries to establish a system that gives him an advantage. 2 additional sheep tags that's 3 total would be 3.5% of the sheep tags in Idaho. Tri has argued that greed is stopping us from giving the 1% a .0017% (12/total number of tags in Idaho) control of tags. Does giving the 1% a 3.5% share of the tags seem less fair? Anyway it doesn't matter, Idahoans want to keep things as they are.
Does 12 auction tags change my hunting life? No. Because like most Idahoans I apply for controlled hunt tags and if/when I don't draw then I happily hunt the OTC units and seasons. I have never drawn a LE tag for a buck or a bull and that doesn't bother me.
Now, if someone could explain why raising $500,000 through auction tags would be so much easier and better than raising $500,000 through a $1 increase to all current tag and license sales without just making the claim and calling people dishonest and greedy I'd be interested in the answer. And do so while keeping in mind that the sportsmen in Idaho have backed fee increases and the IDFG submitted legislation to get the fee increase and that certain key legislators refused to advance the increase unless IDFG agreed to auction tags. The same legislators who are connected to Doug Sayers current situation.
The argument that we need auction tags to raise revenue is a falsehood to cover up their greed. Now Tri has brought up the greed argument and who gets to shoot the last deer. Everyone has a portion of greed involved in this. However, there is a difference in the quantity/quality of greed that whats all tags to remain in equal distribution through random draw so that I can have a chance at the tag, and the greed that gets 2 commissioners fired and tries to establish a system that gives him an advantage. 2 additional sheep tags that's 3 total would be 3.5% of the sheep tags in Idaho. Tri has argued that greed is stopping us from giving the 1% a .0017% (12/total number of tags in Idaho) control of tags. Does giving the 1% a 3.5% share of the tags seem less fair? Anyway it doesn't matter, Idahoans want to keep things as they are.
Does 12 auction tags change my hunting life? No. Because like most Idahoans I apply for controlled hunt tags and if/when I don't draw then I happily hunt the OTC units and seasons. I have never drawn a LE tag for a buck or a bull and that doesn't bother me.
Now, if someone could explain why raising $500,000 through auction tags would be so much easier and better than raising $500,000 through a $1 increase to all current tag and license sales without just making the claim and calling people dishonest and greedy I'd be interested in the answer. And do so while keeping in mind that the sportsmen in Idaho have backed fee increases and the IDFG submitted legislation to get the fee increase and that certain key legislators refused to advance the increase unless IDFG agreed to auction tags. The same legislators who are connected to Doug Sayers current situation.