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Offline Dhoey07

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2015, 11:57:14 AM »
Why does it cost 14.5 million to sell licenses?

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2015, 12:13:09 PM »
Why does it cost 14.5 million to sell licenses?

The 64 thousand dollar question about all things governmental

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2015, 05:45:44 PM »
If I was in charge this would be my table. 20 million to wolf eradication 20 million for green peace eradication 20 million to hound hunters so we can kill about 80% of the cougar population. 20 million To pay for guys to go cut Indians nets and 20 million for deer and elk habitat. And .8 million to change washingtons name to IDAHO.
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2015, 05:54:52 PM »
 :yeah:

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2015, 06:04:40 PM »
I was working next to the WDFW office yesterday in La Conner and saw a officer truck with a brand new trailer and two dirt bikes still with factory decals on them.  Guess they really needed those up north.

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2015, 11:22:28 PM »
I don't know about you all, but I'm voting for Spawnstar to head up WDFW starting tomorrow.  We can re-work the numbers later!
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2015, 06:16:38 PM »
If I was in charge this would be my table. 20 million to wolf eradication 20 million for green peace eradication 20 million to hound hunters so we can kill about 80% of the cougar population. 20 million To pay for guys to go cut Indians nets and 20 million for deer and elk habitat. And .8 million to change washingtons name to IDAHO.

Spawnstar for President!

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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2015, 06:45:41 PM »
Thanks I'm blushing
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2015, 06:48:07 PM »
http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/budget/2011-13_budget.html



they spend more on their offices and maintenance than they do on Habitat
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2015, 12:46:46 AM »
Smoke and mirrors by the state.  I spend over $400 bucks each year for fishing and hunting tags with not much to show for it.  You notice that the pie chart posted is a two year total and does not imply or state that the funds for those programs comes from the sale of fishing and hunting licenses.  I too believe that our dollars go into a general fund which is allocated to all kinds of programs across the state.

Habitat money breakdown on that pie chart are activities (forest practices and water typing) that are done by DNR, not by fish and wildlife.  I have first-hand knowledge of this and have submitted applications to the DNR for both.  This is pure crap.  They just throw this one in to confuse the issue.

Virtually Zero dollars are spent on Blacktail Deer.  Sure we have wildlife areas that are designated Blacktail oriented, but that is by virtue of the haying of fields that are used for elk feed in winter.  They state that populations are managed at the PMU level (they say), but if you've read many of their reports, you begin to understand that they have virtually no idea how many BT deer are out there and ultimately use harvest data to determine if a population is depressed (and then do nothing about it).  I could go on and on............. :(

Send me some ideas of what needs to be done for Blacktail, please.  We are building more chapters on the West side, and we need good projects and work to do for the BTs.  We have spent over $10K this year from banquets, on habitat, enforcement help (new robotic decoy) and a fawn survival study in SW WA.  But we need more projects, and chapters there to do the work.  Looking forward to hearing your ideas, or anyone's on here, for that matter.  Thanks!
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2015, 02:04:35 AM »
Send me some ideas of what needs to be done for Blacktail, please.  We are building more chapters on the West side, and we need good projects and work to do for the BTs.  We have spent over $10K this year from banquets, on habitat, enforcement help (new robotic decoy) and a fawn survival study in SW WA.  But we need more projects, and chapters there to do the work.  Looking forward to hearing your ideas, or anyone's on here, for that matter.  Thanks!
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Re: Where's all the MONEY go?
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2015, 05:12:10 AM »
Well it depends on the area. You say it isn't the habitat but that might be the case in your area but not so where I hunt. The lack of logging has hurt where I am. I don't see so much problems with poaching but there is so predatation damage.
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