DeePow
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I genuinely appreciate a majority of the comments within this thread, there have been some interesting aspects brought up and not too many people have deviated from the topic at bay.
To me, humans need to take an introspective look at how we are impacting wildlife and this is even more drastic than predators. In Exo's interview with AZ F&G, when asked at the conclusion what F&G's message would be to the public, it revolved around habitat. Too often we are spreading into winter ranges and other areas that are vital to wildlife survival. While the shed hunting seasons are laughable, because as @TheTone brought up other recreationalists are having an impact (backcountry skiers even) but more people need to be educated. Having preventative measures in place won't deter people who purposefully break the law, but it will help inform a few ignorant folk.
With the state of politics today I hate to rely on politicians but unless you have deeper pockets than people buying up swathes of land, politicians are the ones who can preserve lands. I recently started reading Where Roads will Never Reach and it is amazing at the efforts and collaboration between our forefathers (Federal & State politicians, guides & outfitters, logging corps., conservation groups [even the Sierra Club!], etc.) who have preserved significant portions of lands. This is the root of what we need to work on because while migration corridors, road crossings are reduced side-by-side, ATV, and Jeep access are increasing unless the public steps up to demand limitations be put into place.
To me, humans need to take an introspective look at how we are impacting wildlife and this is even more drastic than predators. In Exo's interview with AZ F&G, when asked at the conclusion what F&G's message would be to the public, it revolved around habitat. Too often we are spreading into winter ranges and other areas that are vital to wildlife survival. While the shed hunting seasons are laughable, because as @TheTone brought up other recreationalists are having an impact (backcountry skiers even) but more people need to be educated. Having preventative measures in place won't deter people who purposefully break the law, but it will help inform a few ignorant folk.
With the state of politics today I hate to rely on politicians but unless you have deeper pockets than people buying up swathes of land, politicians are the ones who can preserve lands. I recently started reading Where Roads will Never Reach and it is amazing at the efforts and collaboration between our forefathers (Federal & State politicians, guides & outfitters, logging corps., conservation groups [even the Sierra Club!], etc.) who have preserved significant portions of lands. This is the root of what we need to work on because while migration corridors, road crossings are reduced side-by-side, ATV, and Jeep access are increasing unless the public steps up to demand limitations be put into place.