>I am just trying to wake
>yup folks to the fact
>there is a sleeping giant
>out there. They are gonna
>figure this out sooner or
>later and there are a
>lot of voters in other
>parts of the nation.
>
>Good luck this fall
>
>Jim Welles
>JFWRC
>Live in Albuquerque, Have hunted in
>NM for 43 years now.
Jimbo, reading your "blurred" opinions in this thread it seems to me that you would likely be the one leading the charge for more and bigger government... big enough to take state control of wildlife away.
Better be careful what you say because you might just be speaking what you say into "OUR" future. If that were to happen do you think that all the people back east who "ALSO" own the federal land will like the way you make a living?
This thread and the topic that started it just proves how messed up we are.
Management of federal lands is one thing.
Management of game is another.
Legally speaking.
And yet you seem to think that Joe hunter in one state has an equal right to the game in another state, simply because of federal land. This thought of yours is factually incorrect.
You also commented that the NR gets screwed with the increased license fees.
Name ONE western state where resident and Non-resident fees are the same for any one big game animal.
If a state did have equal license fees it would be because that state does not have enough resident hunters to help fill quota's and manage their herds. Otherwise it makes perfect sense for all states to charge an increased fee for out of state hunters.
Why? Because Jim, the game belongs to the residents of the state. Period.
I hunt elk in CO almost every year and I pay the $600 fee without a single complaint. Why? Because it is my choice to pay and hunt or to not hunt.
Why are you making everything so difficult?
What does Jimbo's future hunting Utopia look like?
For the record, I think that lumping all these tags was a poor solution to the fiscal issue the terk resolution created.
I understand and agree that we need a fair % of our tags to go to non-residents.
Do you remember my post from a couple years ago titled "Best Possible Solution"? You even called me after reading it to say that you thought it was a great idea. It wasn't perfect, but it was a whole lot better than the way things are going lately.
By the way, going back to two archery seasons was the WORST thing G&F has done in a LONG time. What it will do is drastically reduce the drawing odds for everyone.. Res & Nonres alike.