I know many of you live for the hunt, but know nothing of the reasons why you get to and trust that others will fight for you to keep the hunting as you have it. Some times this works, but sportsmen need to work together and help stop bad legislation. This is all about numbers and the more people we get involved the better we are represented. So here is my Idaho Challenge, Write your legislators and then tag a buddy to do the same. They want to model this our auction tags off of Utah's corrupt system. Share this and tag your friends LOL
There is a bill in the Idaho legislature, SB1236, that will have the Legislature directing Fish and Game Policy re: hunting Tags. This is not the process for managing our Fish and Game Resources.
Bill SB1236 would force the Idaho Fish and Game (F&G) Commission to begin issuing auction tags for Moose, Deer, Elk, and Antelope. There have never been auction tags for these species. This bill is written and sponsored by our local Senator, Senator Steve Bair
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is established under the law as an independent, citizen commission for a reason. Politicians don't belong meddling with our fish and game resources. They provide NO state funds for the F&G Dept. We, the citizen hunters, fishermen, and trappers pay all the funding not the legislature. Politicians know nothing of wildlife science or management. We citizen sportsmen, working with the F&G Commission, must be the system that manages wildlife in Idaho, the same model present in almost every state.
This bill is the political camel?s nose under the tent on the way to stealing hundreds of tags from us, the citizens of Idaho. We the citizens own all the wildlife in this state and our appointed F&G Commission makes decisions based the best wildlife science. Utah now auctions over 500 tags at prices far above what the average citizen can afford. These new Idaho tags would be sold at similar prices. There are many in Boise who want to go the way of Utah and we are already well on the way to that situation.
Wildlife is supposed to be available to our citizens on a democratically based, equal access system for all regardless of politics, power, or money. Bill SB1236 makes tags available only to the rich.
If you want access to wildlife for your kids, no matter how they might interact with it, you need to educate Senator Bair about how you feel. All Idahoans who love wildlife must care. You?d better set him straight because many other destructive actions have already occurred in past legislatures and more are coming if you don't speak up. There are far too many politicians in Boise with ideas like SB1236.
Senator Bair?s phone: 208-332-1346 e-mail
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