WV Mountaineer
WKR
Didn’t talk wolves or grizz, like I said we don’t and won’t agree on everything but overall we agree on more then disagree.
Finding someone or something that fully agrees with you is how a cult starts.
I honestly don’t think he is for reintroducing wolves in CO and he is for hunting Grizzly but no I didn’t ask him these direct questions. Wolves will eventually naturally migrate down into CO, we all already know this. I doubt anyone that is sane believes it is good to reintroduce them with human intervention. But I’m sure you could just email BHA directly and get their stance if you really are concerned with their view.
Also people seem to lump BHA into a wildlife conservation group, in reality they are not, they are a public land and access promotion group. Some will never understand this or that it means there will be more then just hunters within the membership and management of the group. In my opinion BHA shouldn’t have an opinion on the wolf or grizzly issues, they should be focusing up new access and kind public lands public. I’m a member of SCI and RMEF for my wildlife conservation issues.
I know their view. I also know what they claim as their mission. I’ve also seen how they pick and choose to get involved in wildlife “conservation issues”. They always have steered clear of the wolf issue. Yet, rarely miss a chance to get involved in other conservation issues. That isn’t an accident. It’s by design.
Every time they’ve had an opportunity to represent HUNTERS in these wolf debates, national has been silent. EVERY single time. And members or outsiders say it isn’t their goal. As defense for the action. Where is that stance concerning sage grouse? Why is it not considered an access issue when hunters are the group that’s going to loose access here. Plain and simple, tags and opportunity is the access lose. We all know that. Failure to correlate the two is nothing more then scape goating in my opinion. Naive at best.
Everyone has their own opinions on this. But, this is paramount to get right for the future of hunting. Hunters need all the help they can get. Why members aren’t going bonkers over the lack of participation is beyond me. And, why the BHA doesn’t get proactive Is even more confusing. Their membership would double if they did. You could count on one more member right here. Hunters want to see a group that covers all issues affecting their opportunities. This group could be it if they’d drop the political pardons and get to the front if the pack doing what they claim.