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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wjschmaltz" data-source="post: 355357" data-attributes="member: 6150">That's fine. Understand and agree. I'm just trying to connect why a bait ban is the results of trying not to offend nonresidents and how the state caters to nonresidents as far as opportunity.All of those problems are free market problems. I'm pro capitalism and believe a landowner should be able to sell to and lease to whoever they want. Afterall, they're paying taxes on it just the same. Seems like everyone else here is hardcore republican free market until it affects them. A landowner leasing their land is unlikely to open the gates to the public anyways so I really see no lost opportunity. And again, I thought we were talking about deer and baiting. The bird hunting was just an example of stringent NR restrictions in ND.I'll add the few people I know that have long leased their land all do it to guys from Bismarck or Fargo.  And those guys invite their NR buddies. The land would still be leased if their out of state buddies didn't show up.I'm all for resident preference, but I do believe in reasonable nonresident opportunity.  I've made fun of all kinds of people that are crying about the 90/10 allocation issues going on in Wyoming right now. I'm for them even though it will negatively affect me and cost me money. I've been building points for years only to have the goalline moved on me. Tough shit for me. The residents should have preference.  I think Alaska should follow their lead and not give nonresidents free range with OTC tags where there is massive user group conflict. But I stand by the statement that even compared to other midwestern state with similar private land %, ND is one of the most unfriendly states when it comes to nonresident opportunity. Obviously for a number of reasons including land issues and just game population issues. I'm not even saying they should be more friendly to nonresidents. The opportunity is so slim for NR hunters in ND that only step from where ND currently sits is basically closing the doors. I would be careful what you wish for by closing your borders completely to the NR hunter, that's a slippery slope.</blockquote>

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