I would like other Montana's thoughts on the stuff below:
So, there I was a year ago spewing my somewhat conservative views to a good friend who's a serious hunter. I think our Democrat Governor is a bully and an embarrassment and our President is pathetic and we were talking about it in general.
He mentioned that he doesn't follow any particular party, like my self, but asked me some pointed questions about Montana State politics:
-what party gives outfitters all the rights they want and doesn't hardly try to hold them to any standards?
-what party is most likely to encourage more public hunter access to public land? (I reminded him that the State Land access AND Block Management were granted under a Republican Governor)
-(similar to above) what party is more likely to actually do something proactive to give the public some access to land-locked public land that outfitters get access to?
-what party would be more likely to sell off public land or mine it/drill it if they had the opportunity? (I like jobs but I also like to hunt public land)
-what party caves to every farm/ranch request even though approximately 30% of their income is from subsidies AND a minority of voters actually work in the farm and ranch industry? (I think both parties do)
-what elected Montana Democrat is against gun ownership?
He got me good and pissed off but I think he had some good points. His point was that we hunters and gun owners are mostly conservative but that our "party" IN HIS VIEW doesn't really look out for anything for us other than gun ownership rights. He is also active in monitoring complaints against outfitters and guides and harassment of hunters (some of which I logged against a land owner and two guides, you're welcome) and is really pissed off at some conservatives who are supposed to enforce the issue but don't very often.
As for me: I liked that he provoked me to push the issue with Republicans about public access to public land and not just for grazing, encouraging Republican law makers to look out for Johnny-normal-hunter in Montana who's losing access at a rapid rate and isn't only interested in gun rights, but the opportunity to have some place to hunt.
We still have tons of public land to hunt on, some really good Block Management and too much Forest Service to hunt in a life time. We're all very blessed to live here.
Thoughts?
So, there I was a year ago spewing my somewhat conservative views to a good friend who's a serious hunter. I think our Democrat Governor is a bully and an embarrassment and our President is pathetic and we were talking about it in general.
He mentioned that he doesn't follow any particular party, like my self, but asked me some pointed questions about Montana State politics:
-what party gives outfitters all the rights they want and doesn't hardly try to hold them to any standards?
-what party is most likely to encourage more public hunter access to public land? (I reminded him that the State Land access AND Block Management were granted under a Republican Governor)
-(similar to above) what party is more likely to actually do something proactive to give the public some access to land-locked public land that outfitters get access to?
-what party would be more likely to sell off public land or mine it/drill it if they had the opportunity? (I like jobs but I also like to hunt public land)
-what party caves to every farm/ranch request even though approximately 30% of their income is from subsidies AND a minority of voters actually work in the farm and ranch industry? (I think both parties do)
-what elected Montana Democrat is against gun ownership?
He got me good and pissed off but I think he had some good points. His point was that we hunters and gun owners are mostly conservative but that our "party" IN HIS VIEW doesn't really look out for anything for us other than gun ownership rights. He is also active in monitoring complaints against outfitters and guides and harassment of hunters (some of which I logged against a land owner and two guides, you're welcome) and is really pissed off at some conservatives who are supposed to enforce the issue but don't very often.
As for me: I liked that he provoked me to push the issue with Republicans about public access to public land and not just for grazing, encouraging Republican law makers to look out for Johnny-normal-hunter in Montana who's losing access at a rapid rate and isn't only interested in gun rights, but the opportunity to have some place to hunt.
We still have tons of public land to hunt on, some really good Block Management and too much Forest Service to hunt in a life time. We're all very blessed to live here.
Thoughts?
