Revenue from special permit applications - Where is it going?

[bobcat]

Quote from the News Release put out April 27 by the WDFW:

Additional revenue generated by the new application system will be used to help expand hunter access to private lands, Ware said.

How many are aware that some (if not all) of the access they are talking about will be in eastern Washington for waterfowl and pheasant hunting?

Is this fair for big game hunters to fund access for bird hunters?

[bobcat]

Read the "Green Sheet." (page 2)

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2010/03/031310_13_special_hunting.pdf

[bigtex]

Quote from the News Release put out April 27 by the WDFW:

Additional revenue generated by the new application system will be used to help expand hunter access to private lands, Ware said.

How many are aware that some (if not all) of the access they are talking about will be in eastern Washington for waterfowl and pheasant hunting?

Is this fair for big game hunters to fund access for bird hunters?

I have hunted on many private lands under the "Feel Free to Hunt", "Register to Hunt" and "Hunt with Permission" areas that are mainly in E. WA, especially around the Whitman County area and I can tell you this, while the bird hunting (especially pheasant) is very prominent and great on these lands so is deer hunting. So is it fair? Heck yes!

We are in a time where our state government is basically falling apart (and no I didn’t vote for this governor) financially. I have no problem paying a couple extra bucks to WDFW for license fees or permit fees if it saves WDFW programs and/or employees. I have seen many people on here complaining about license fees on here, but then at the same time they complain about the lack of enforcement! It goes hand in hand! The state will not be providing funding for additional personnel for the next couple of years, the only additional funding will be from us

In California the state created a “Warden Stamp” which is not required for any season but the funds go to the Cali Game Warden program to fund things such as equipment and training. It’s basically a way to help support Cali Game Wardens. Guess what, they are selling like crazy and are only 5 or 10 bucks.

[Special T]

Licence plates, Warden Stamps, Dedicated funds are all great ideas. One problem, no matter how many barriers you put up to encourage the politicians to do the right thing the Shysters still find a way around it. fact of life...   Is it more important to do the wrong things exceedingly well or do the right kinds of things average?

[HUNT]

I have no problem supporting funding for more personnel.  Just tell me that up front or dont say at all what the money will be used for.  I just dont like being told the money is going to be used to expand hunter access if it really isnt!  

[bobcat]

One question I have... are they really going to use it to "expand" hunter access, or to just maintain what we already have?

[WDFW-SUX]

Maintain.

[Curly]

Ware said it will expand access on the West side to private timberlands and on the east side for waterfowl.  They should be increasing the cost of state waterfowl stamp if they need more funds for waterfowl access.....  
And I don't trust that the money will go for expanding access to timberlands.......we'll see.

[Special T]

Funny how all our concerns with the WDFW comes down to trust... Hmmm maybee thats the problem?

[PolarBear]

Gregoire has changed the WDFW funding so that ALL procedes go into the general fund and then allocated "as needed".  In other words, to be pissed away as they see fit.  The pheasant release program should be funded ONLY by small game and pheasant hunters.  It is a resource that benefits a very few people.

[carpsniperg2]

gregorie pocket  we have a name for her in this house and the name is  a profession that is not legal  

[bigtex]

The pheasant release program should be funded ONLY by small game and pheasant hunters.  It is a resource that benefits a very few people.

If I remember correctly that was changed this year. Previously the westside pheasant program was funded from all WDFW funds. WDFW proposed eliminating the westside program due to budget cuts and since so few people use it, this angered the W. WA pheasant hunters. So as a compromise WDFW raised the westside license to $90 in order to fund the program. So it is basically a self-sufficient program now

[bobcat]

What about all the pheasants that are released on the eastside? Who pays for that?

[boneaddict]

Probably pheasants forever, or private donations.

[boneaddict]

and to answer your first question....To Gregwhore