Habitat Hunting Access Summit

[zoops]

LOL - where were all these "it's a cultural institution we can't afford to lose" guys (like Kelly Armstrong) when the electronic posting bill, which we all knew would collapse access, got debated/passed?

CLASSIC

Amen to that.

 

[guywhofishes]

They could role that big mistake back I guess - IF they’re actually committed to change

 

[bravo]

Not a chance in hell no matter the game and fish’s (or any of us) stance now that the ink is dry. The e-posting bill passed in the senate 44-2 and the house 89-3. No way that many votes flip.

 

[johnr]

Maybe if you don't like it buy 20,000 acres and do your own thing...blah blah.

e-posting sucks

 

[Jiffy]

Don’t need e posting if it’s all considered posted from the get go. Just do it already!! E posting is a very small bandaid (that leaks) covering up a damn hatchet wound. I used to fight tooth and nail for keeping ND “open to hunting”, not anymore. May as well face the music and just get it over with. It’s coming anyway boys!! That’s a guarantee!!

 

[bravo]

I see where your coming from, but why give up? Do you think everything posted is their end game? No, it’s paid access everywhere. It’s landowners and outfitters allocating tags. It’s the European model, no matter what name they give it.

 

[Jiffy]

Old and tired…don’t give a flying F anymore.

 

[guywhofishes]

Old and tired…don’t give a flying F anymore.

The grandkids will never believe how good we had it.

 

[Jiffy]

I feel sorry for my kids kids. Hunting/lack there of is just the tip of the iceberg.

Not to mention fairly inconsequential compared to the other "things".

 

[bravo]

Thing is, it’s a pretty small group chipping away at the hunting and fishing in North Dakota. You see the same names every time. There’s plenty who disagree with them to make a difference but not enough stand up. Sportsmen and conservation groups are more important than ever.

 

[Zogman]

Don’t need e posting if it’s all considered posted from the get go. Just do it already!! E posting is a very small bandaid (that leaks) covering up a damn hatchet wound. I used to fight tooth and nail for keeping ND “open to hunting”, not anymore. May as well face the music and just get it over with. It’s coming anyway boys!! That’s a guarantee!!

Sadly you my friend are very CORRECT!

 

[Reprobait]

With E-posting you at least have a name and maybe a phone number. If everything gets treated as posted finding out who to ask gets a lot more difficult.

 

[measure-it]

If all these ranchers/farmers/land-owners are getting subsities from the gov'nmt (our tax $$}, then they should allow access to be able to suck on the gov'nmt teet! It's crazy the amount of $$ some of these are getting!

 

[tikkalover]

Baa haa haa, bitch all you want about farmers and ranchers posting THEIR land and getting subsidies from the government, I for one, will not bitch about what they get because I like to EAT. Buy your own fucking land if you don't like them posting everything up. Then you can post your own shit.

 

[bravo]

This is the same counterproductive argument it always devolves into. Farmers don’t owe anyone access. Hunters aren’t slobs who treat land like shit. And most hunters and farmers can’t afford land anymore.

Luckily there are some things legislatively that can get the ball rolling to incentivize access. I think first habitat needs to be addressed. Scarce game and habitat = scare access.