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WKR
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- Jun 13, 2017
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Block management land will disappear if 505 gets signed. Why would you allow the general public to hunt if you get 10 elk tags to sell.Giving the general public a chance to brainstorm ideas would be a good starting point. Would take some time and lots of public hearings, at least everyone would feel involved. I know communication sure goes along way in the rest of my life. Not sure why it wouldn't work here.
If everyone is worried about revenue why not change the amount of fines. Base it off a percentage of annual income. trespassing a set percentage, hazing with aircraft, poaching, hunting without a license, waste of game. Basing off a percentage levels the playing field across the board.
10,000 bucks for hazing isn't much for people who make millions a year. Even though it is to someone like me. 40 percent sure is a deterrent. Same for poaching or trespassing. Have some kind of stipulation for first offense, second and so on.
If landowners want tags I completely understand that. Some places there should be tags. I have no problem with landowners having tags. Let it be a draw, and make it illegal for landowners to charge any kind of fee. If hunters violate the private land, make the penalty severe. Also make sure the landowners can't violate the hunters, as that penalty should be severe. Put the extra 300 bucks on these tags and send that money into the BMA fund.
Put more money into BMA and pay landowners who participate in BMA more money. If they don't want to participate in BMA that's their right.
BMA seems to work for Sieben, hutterites and many others.
All outfitters should have to be licensed through state whether on public or private. Let outfitters that work on private land pay fees just like the public land guys do. Throw that money into the pot.
All said and done maybe game wardens could even have a raise as they have one of the most thankless jobs there is.
Whatever happens it needs to be public generated and conservation based. Not this back room whispering nonsense.