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Let me get something straight, Between my wife and myself we have donated thousands of dollars to SFW, I am a member, will always be a member. i am just curious where there stance is, it was before that they are going to create a bigger pie, meaning that they were going to increase herd numbers so that more people can hunt a quality hunt, not destroy the quality for quanity. SFW has put millions back into the habitat, and it seems as though there is no return for the money. We still have the same size of pie, but now to many are eating and eventually the pie will be gone. I for one am for a bigger pie first then let more eat from it. Lets increase the elk herds, the deer herds first before we give out more and more tags.
We have had an increase in LE ELk permits every year for the past 5 years, but have not increased any elk herds objectives.
BTW, my sights are not targeted directly at SFW, but SFW has not given a stance on what the agenda is towards our utah elk, I do donate to them to help fight battles, so I can sit back and complain on the website, I am hoping that my money is going to be used by the people collecting it to fight the sportsmens battles for me. I will probably continue to donate money regardless but I am frustrated with the DWR and what is happening to the elk and deer herds, and am curious if the SFW are fighting this battle or are pushing for the increase in permits.
Also I shouldn't just have SFW on this but also RMEF, and who ever else is on board.
So in a round about way, who is pushing for what? Who is pushing for the increase of permits? Who is pushing to stop the increase? Who is pushing for the spike hunts? Who is pushing for the decrease of Cow permits? And is anyone pushing for a herd increase?