Post by: Stilly bay on October 24, 2013, 11:01:31 AM
We are back to square one with the entire project, so there is still hope.
There are several groups that are highly interested in flooding the area for salmon production and non hunting pursuits. They will all be there supporting their agendas. If you hunt pheasants in Western Wa or Ducks make sure that you stand up and make yourself known in support of keeping this piece of land open to all hunting.
Please take the time to show your support. WDFW has the final decision on all of this so please don't take the defeatist way out and believe that your opinion doesn't matter, this is one of the rare times where it really does.
this area was purchased for Hunters in the 70's, now the Indians want it for raising Salmon and Anti hunters want it for themselves. Don't let them chip away at another of our limited Westside hunting Resources!!!!!!
Post by: Stilly bay on October 29, 2013, 09:27:44 PM
Post by: Special T on October 30, 2013, 10:01:51 AM
Post by: singleshot12 on October 31, 2013, 12:43:38 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on November 01, 2013, 10:16:09 AM
If you have hunted smith farm in the past, planned on hunting it in the future and didn't have a good excuse for not showing up or at least writing an email, then don't be surprised when other local hunting opportunities are taken away while others become overcrowded because of displaced hunters.
Don't be upset when your kids and grand kids have no hunting opportunities on this side of the state. Don't get up set when billy is cooking or smoking meth when he could have been out hunting ducks or pheasants.
This is one of the first of HUNDREDS of proposed salmon restoration areas, a project that they don't even know what the out come will be.
By Restoring smith farm they hope to create an extra 10-15K salmon smolt. Not juvies or full grown fish, but smolt. IMO it is just not worth it for the amount of people -hunters and non hunters alike- using that piece of land through out the year.
if anyone has any interest in following this project or god forbid getting off your lazy ass and doing something, here is the website.
http:wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/skagit/leque_island_project.php
Post by: AspenBud on November 01, 2013, 01:58:58 PM
Yes very weak, there are more than a few hunters that should be ashamed of themselves.
If you have hunted smith farm in the past, planned on hunting it in the future and didn't have a good excuse for not showing up or at least writing an email, then don't be surprised when other local hunting opportunities are taken away while others become overcrowded because of displaced hunters.
Don't be upset when your kids and grand kids have no hunting opportunities on this side of the state. Don't get up set when billy is cooking or smoking meth when he could have been out hunting ducks or pheasants.
This is one of the first of HUNDREDS of proposed salmon restoration areas, a project that they don't even know what the out come will be.
By Restoring smith farm they hope to create an extra 10-15K salmon smolt. Not juvies or full grown fish, but smolt. IMO it is just not worth it for the amount of people -hunters and non hunters alike- using that piece of land through out the year.
if anyone has any interest in following this project or god forbid getting off your lazy ass and doing something, here is the website.
http:wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/skagit/leque_island_project.php
My current household work schedule makes a drive like that impossible, otherwise I'd have been happy to make the drive.
The sad thing is I think you'd have had more turn out if the meeting involved big game or could have dropped the word "wolf" in there.
Hunting is in trouble here. With less than 300,000 of us statewide we have a small and ever shrinking voice.
Post by: Stilly bay on November 01, 2013, 02:19:11 PM
I can understand not showing up if your not local or never plan on using the area, we all have interests and lives and gas money isn't cheap, but it just blows my mind how many people were just not there. :bash:
There were plenty of non hunters there, that was evident. they outnumbered us ten to one. They will the undoing of all hunting someday if only for the fact that they know how to get off their ass and stand up for something they believe in with others that believe the same thing.
Post by: Special T on November 02, 2013, 11:40:18 AM
Unfortunately this is not an isolated event (changing hunting ground into salmon ground) It would seem that the WDFW is pushing for management of these properties into holdings that manage themselves. A couple of other examples are the breaching of the dykes at the headquarters unit and the farmed island segment across the freshwater slew. Where they blew out the dikes for salmon restoration.... And increased hunting opportunities.....