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Doesn't the sale of hunting/fishing licenses and tax on guns and ammo pretty much pay for "wildlife management"? Wildlife doesn't just exist for hunters and fishermen.......also there for people who wish to view and photograph....buuuuuut, the hunters and fishermen pretty much are the ones paying for it. Maybe a one year boycott on buying products that contribute to wildlife programs......licenses, guns, ammo.......would get their attention. With respect to balancing nature via the presence of predators........you don't need to introduce or reintroduce them, they are already there upon the landscape.......they are called hunters......and they actually help pay for the programs that benefit wildlife. I dunno.....another unsolvable problem.
The preservationists fail to mention1) habitat loss due to population growth which forever changes the land by land and infrastructure development2) Agrarian monoculture farming which is required to feed humans3) Pesticide use which is required to feed humans or protect consumptive crops (timber etc)4) Invasive species (plants, insects and animals which have forever crowded out native species)5) Roads, Dams, bridges, and any other manmade changes to the landscape which provide obstacles forever changing those habitats6) Transportation (cars, busses, boats, ferries, trains, and airplanes) which kill birds, mammals, insectsIf a preservationist really wants to roll up the shirtsleeves they may want to really look at the big picture. Not just under the lens of eliminating highly regulated hunting and disguising anti-hunting. This is spitting in the ocean and hoping we can fix what has already been changed. Hypocrites and myopic Pollyannas...(mind you I am not against any of the stuff above... we humans are an introduced species to this landscape. It is childish to think we can exist without having an impact wherever we go.)
So I have to ask.What’s the point of doing anything for DFW ? Why fill out reports?Why give them grouse wings?Why volunteer for them?If they are going to do all they can to end hunting.I taught Hunter Ed for 28 years. Was a Master Hunter for 5-6. But I am ready to shut them out. Harvest as much as I can and give them no info. The Commission just ignores the bios.So really what’s the point.
Ghost Hunter, that is exactly how the anti hunters hope you respond.
How much time in your year do you devote to political action?
Quote from: Fidelk on July 12, 2023, 04:07:40 PMDoesn't the sale of hunting/fishing licenses and tax on guns and ammo pretty much pay for "wildlife management"? Wildlife doesn't just exist for hunters and fishermen.......also there for people who wish to view and photograph....buuuuuut, the hunters and fishermen pretty much are the ones paying for it. Maybe a one year boycott on buying products that contribute to wildlife programs......licenses, guns, ammo.......would get their attention. With respect to balancing nature via the presence of predators........you don't need to introduce or reintroduce them, they are already there upon the landscape.......they are called hunters......and they actually help pay for the programs that benefit wildlife. I dunno.....another unsolvable problem. I regularly go out and photograph during hunting seasons and during the rut when things are closed down. I’ve NOT ONCE run into anyone else doing the same…and I know guys like Doug (boneaddict) and Shawn (popeshawnpaul) do as well. So how is it that these activists claim to be using “photoraghy” as a part of their “argument”?
Quote from: blackdog on July 13, 2023, 12:07:11 AMHow much time in your year do you devote to political action?I have joined any organization that popped up and sent in money. I spread the word every chance I get.If you mean go to Olympia never.At 72 I am not driving 4-5 hours to stand around with a sign. Which does no good.You get something like a 1000 Person March I will be there.
Contacting/corresponding with democratic legislators is a huge waste of time. Not voting for them and encouraging others to not vote for them is the only way to MAYBE get results.
Koontz, like all of you, is just a private citizen who is involved. Imagine if all of us, became as involved.
Quote from: saylean on July 12, 2023, 05:29:27 PMKoontz, like all of you, is just a private citizen who is involved. Imagine if all of us, became as involved."Suiting up and showing up" has to become the norm for hunters/anglers as a group. If we don't fight back in meaningful way, these noodleheads will continue steamrolling us.
