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WDFW seeking comment on proposed rules for public conduct on wildlife lands
boneaddict:
I rarely get involved in this, but this steams me..... Here is a quick note I just sent off
To whom it may concern;
Although my opinion is just one of many, I was saddened or alarmed by a couple of the proposed rules changes. Specifically the proposed shed antler season being closed until April 30th. I think you have all done well by having specific closed areas around the elk feeding stations until the April 30th, but I believe the universal closure is a poor response to a problem that will occur anyway. I believe that harassment laws should be enforced and that just to close an area to shedding is ridiculous. Just this weekend I was out and watched two people park next to a closed area and jump the fence right in front of a closure sign. Also, I called in a report of a person who went behind a closed gate with a jeep tearing up the hillside in doing it. I reported him from his license number and I have yet to hear back from the game department on that. My point is that those that will break the law will now reap the benefits that law abiding citizens will be at home instead of enjoying the hills. Do you propose to shut the woods down to photography, snowmobilers, nature lovers etc, or are you just targetting one group or following the pack because another state may have taken that route. If someone is harassing the wildlife, prosecute them, don’t infringe on our other freedoms. Poachers and other law breakers will have the run of the woods while law abiding citizens will be locked at home. My other concern was the rock gathering. Are you proposing that if out hiking with my daughters as I was this weekend where the other idiot broke the law, where I was teaching them about the outdoors instead of playing Nintendo, or being involved in gangs etc, that when we found a piece of petrified wood, I am not allowed to bring it home. Are you kidding me? Again, this is only one opinion from a guy who rarely writes letters as he believes it does nothing, but believes strong enough in the outdoors to know that we are beginning to be regulated out of many of our natural rights. What good is public land if you can’t enjoy it. Many of us do just that without infringing on others rights or by destroying it.
Thanks for listening to this one man’s opinion,
Douglas Kikendall
Ray:
It says comments should be mailed by may 23rd. Unless I missed the May 2nd somewhere else there is still time to get people sending in letters.
boneaddict:
I saw the May 2nd date on page one of your link under Submit written comments to: (right of page 1/3 down. Its says by May 2nd. I may totally have misread that, and feel its never too late to comment. I just don't read this stuff much, but it has beenpointed out we need to be more aware of what is happening in our government.
Ray:
--- Quote ---we need to be more aware of what is happening in our government
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Agreed ;)
billythekidrock:
Most of those are resonable in my mind, but what and how are they thinking? We need to stay on top of this.
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