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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 219495" data-attributes="member: 373">Legislator:"In your testimony you referenced other sportsmens concerns over littering, vandalism, and other issues and that they supported limiting access to public lands as a means to eliminate these actions as a reason why private lands should also be restricted thru the language of this bill, can you explain that a bit better?" Person giving testimonies: "Indeed , Chairman Xyzstuv and other committee members , On an outdoors website called North Dakota Angler which has become the states leading website for ND sportsmen allowing a voice for thousands of ND outdoor enthusiasts, a thread relating to the Corps closing and restricting of access to public lands  in our state ranging from the Cheyenne Grass lands in the east  to the Missourin and Yellowstone river confluences in the west suggest that limiting access is a solution to these issues of littering and vandalism and other actions, certainly a similar response to address the issue on private lands should be supported as well. Sportsmen on the states leading outdoors website voiced their belief that if people had to work a little bit to gain access they were less likely to engage in these behaviors that those who own and make their living from these lands should not have to deal with when people use them to recreate and as such supported means of limiting access to public lands. A State law requiring people to simply seek out permission before accessing private lands they wish to recreate on would go a long ways in eliminating those that would abuse the priviledge by engaging in these destructive actions. If there are no further questions I thank the committee for the opportunity to speak in support of House bill 123 and strongly urge a yes vote"- - - Updated - - -Our Representatives are pretty smart for the most part. They are smart enough to appreciate those that take the time to actually show up and be a part of the process of how these bills and subsequent state law are presented and give their testimonies the weight their credibility deserves. They are smart enough to realize the power of social media sources such as NDA and the opportunities it gives people to voice their opinions. So why would these legislators not believe that statements such as those i have hi lited are NOT the general feelings of the states sportsmen? Are you suggesting guys and kdms comments do NOT represent what most ND sportsmen believe?</blockquote>

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