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Quote from: bearpaw on September 06, 2014, 03:36:45 PMWho is condescending?Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:09:55 PMLots of fallacies in that link. The biggest being that game herds in Idaho have been destroyed. Anybody who hunts or knows anything about Idaho can tell you that IDFG has a very strong predator management program, especially on wolves. In most every unit and corner of the state game herds are doing quite well. Frankly, I say kudos to Idaho for looking for ways to provide sportsmen with more opportunity. They realize they have surplus tags and surplus game to harvest and they find a workable solution that benefits the state and sportsmen. Gosh, what a horrible thing that evil IDFG has done. I mean, I can buy a multiseason tag in WA and still only shoot one deer...or for about the same money I can buy a 2nd deer tag in Idaho and hunt archery, rifle, muzzleloader over a 4 month period...gee...what shall I do? I guess it would be helpful if the guys writing these articles ever actually hunted in Idaho Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:33:52 PMTrivialize my statements however you want...the fact remains that there is a ton of deer and elk in Idaho. But I wouldn't expect people who have never been there or hunted there to know that.None of that is remotely condescending. It is not condescending to point out fallacies in an article. It is not condescending to say that people who have not been to or hunted Idaho would not know the status of game in Idaho.On the linked article, the author Tom Remington...the first two lines about him say this:Tom Remington was born and raised in the state of Maine. In recent years he relocated to Largo, FloridaNow, if I had said to YOU, that "if you had ever been to Idaho"...that would be condescending because I obviously know that you hunt/guide in Idaho.It is not condescending to disagree or point out why someone may have bad information...in this case I am making the observation that the author in Maine and Florida may not be the best source for Idaho elk herd status. I hope that you see the point here...I fully support your efforts to run a civilized website, disagreement in itself is not automatically a personal attack/condescending/rude etc. Its when folks cross the line from talking factually about the subject (even if we disagree) to going completely off topic to talk about individuals when it has no bearing on the topic at hand.Either way, this thread is shot and I'm done. Looks like you've had a good week on bears...a buddy of mine got a little cinnamon bear last night over the hill from my place...can't believe how many bears I've seen these last few days!
Who is condescending?Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:09:55 PMLots of fallacies in that link. The biggest being that game herds in Idaho have been destroyed. Anybody who hunts or knows anything about Idaho can tell you that IDFG has a very strong predator management program, especially on wolves. In most every unit and corner of the state game herds are doing quite well. Frankly, I say kudos to Idaho for looking for ways to provide sportsmen with more opportunity. They realize they have surplus tags and surplus game to harvest and they find a workable solution that benefits the state and sportsmen. Gosh, what a horrible thing that evil IDFG has done. I mean, I can buy a multiseason tag in WA and still only shoot one deer...or for about the same money I can buy a 2nd deer tag in Idaho and hunt archery, rifle, muzzleloader over a 4 month period...gee...what shall I do? I guess it would be helpful if the guys writing these articles ever actually hunted in Idaho Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:33:52 PMTrivialize my statements however you want...the fact remains that there is a ton of deer and elk in Idaho. But I wouldn't expect people who have never been there or hunted there to know that.
Lots of fallacies in that link. The biggest being that game herds in Idaho have been destroyed. Anybody who hunts or knows anything about Idaho can tell you that IDFG has a very strong predator management program, especially on wolves. In most every unit and corner of the state game herds are doing quite well. Frankly, I say kudos to Idaho for looking for ways to provide sportsmen with more opportunity. They realize they have surplus tags and surplus game to harvest and they find a workable solution that benefits the state and sportsmen. Gosh, what a horrible thing that evil IDFG has done. I mean, I can buy a multiseason tag in WA and still only shoot one deer...or for about the same money I can buy a 2nd deer tag in Idaho and hunt archery, rifle, muzzleloader over a 4 month period...gee...what shall I do? I guess it would be helpful if the guys writing these articles ever actually hunted in Idaho
Trivialize my statements however you want...the fact remains that there is a ton of deer and elk in Idaho. But I wouldn't expect people who have never been there or hunted there to know that.