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A lot of us have tried to communicate with our Federal and State Legislators about that. Invariably State Officials reject it.
The Heads of most Fish and Game or now Wildlife Agencies thanks to Bird Watchers are law Enforcement Officers.
Everything has to be permitted or licensed.
License Fees are exorbitant. Some local sentiments want to keep out of staters from fishing and hunting in their states. however the biggest drivers is revenue.
A hunting and fishing license all species and all fish used to be 7.00 and 10.00, I think out of state. It is now over 125.in state with all the stamps etc. Out of state is, without looking, double that.
Under 16 and on your own land you didn't need a license. then the creep started and the Birdwatchers took over. We pay the freight for their enjoyment.
You cannot paddle a log across a stream without a boating education course and registration on the log here now.
You cannot park to fish or hike a trail without paying from 3.00 to 10.00.
It generates a lot of money from fees and fines.
More fees and fines generate a lot more money for more Enforcement Officers who write more tickets and the circle grows.
ironic that our taxes pay for our national Forest and BLM Lands but we can't fish or hunt without paying anywhere from hundreds of dollars up. Our tax dollars go for Federal Fish Hatcheries and wildlife management fees but we are denied the use without huge dollars from our pockets for the individual states.
A lot of people says that is not much money why are you protesting etc.
A few hundred dollars is in addition to budgets not the only items.
Those, of us making less than seven figures, many of us, anyway, it hurts. and then it is about equability.
So we have to keep after our federal Legislators, as if it does any good.
You would thin at least Disabled Veterans or all Veterans would be granted the ability to fish and hunt in other states. After all their sacrifices and suffering was for all the states.
The Heads of most Fish and Game or now Wildlife Agencies thanks to Bird Watchers are law Enforcement Officers.
Everything has to be permitted or licensed.
License Fees are exorbitant. Some local sentiments want to keep out of staters from fishing and hunting in their states. however the biggest drivers is revenue.
A hunting and fishing license all species and all fish used to be 7.00 and 10.00, I think out of state. It is now over 125.in state with all the stamps etc. Out of state is, without looking, double that.
Under 16 and on your own land you didn't need a license. then the creep started and the Birdwatchers took over. We pay the freight for their enjoyment.
You cannot paddle a log across a stream without a boating education course and registration on the log here now.
You cannot park to fish or hike a trail without paying from 3.00 to 10.00.
It generates a lot of money from fees and fines.
More fees and fines generate a lot more money for more Enforcement Officers who write more tickets and the circle grows.
ironic that our taxes pay for our national Forest and BLM Lands but we can't fish or hunt without paying anywhere from hundreds of dollars up. Our tax dollars go for Federal Fish Hatcheries and wildlife management fees but we are denied the use without huge dollars from our pockets for the individual states.
A lot of people says that is not much money why are you protesting etc.
A few hundred dollars is in addition to budgets not the only items.
Those, of us making less than seven figures, many of us, anyway, it hurts. and then it is about equability.
So we have to keep after our federal Legislators, as if it does any good.
You would thin at least Disabled Veterans or all Veterans would be granted the ability to fish and hunt in other states. After all their sacrifices and suffering was for all the states.