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<blockquote data-quote="Fritz the Cat" data-source="post: 159515" data-attributes="member: 605">Former Senator Kent Conrad pushed for that $50 Million Keynesian spender into the 2008 Farm Bill. The US Department of Ag finally got around to the rules on how to dispense the money about 2010. The ND Game and Fish could apply for money from the 2008 Farm Bill to put toward the PLOTS program. I don't know how much the ND Game and Fish applied for and/or invested in PLOTS.&nbsp;The North Dakota Game and Fish Biennium budget is $77,231,739 or $38,615,869 per year. Over 38 million per year. If the ND Game and Fish is TOTALLY funded by sportsman license fees, how many hunters and anglers does that equal? Simple math. When the plots program first started, the going rate was about $2 bucks an acre. Just about enough to pay the taxes. Most landowners said it wasn't worth it. OK, make it $5 bucks. One million acres of North Dakota PLOTS times 5 bucks is $5 million. How many hunters divided by how many dollars per hunter? I mean, how do you want it, a program (your recreation) that stands on its own or a program (your recreation) that is subsidized by everyone else? Former Senator Kent Conrad liked to brag about his bringing home the bacon. The big spender lost his sizzle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fritz the Cat, post: 159515, member: 605"] Former Senator Kent Conrad pushed for that $50 Million Keynesian spender into the 2008 Farm Bill. The US Department of Ag finally got around to the rules on how to dispense the money about 2010. The ND Game and Fish could apply for money from the 2008 Farm Bill to put toward the PLOTS program. I don't know how much the ND Game and Fish applied for and/or invested in PLOTS. The North Dakota Game and Fish Biennium budget is $77,231,739 or $38,615,869 per year. Over 38 million per year. If the ND Game and Fish is TOTALLY funded by sportsman license fees, how many hunters and anglers does that equal? Simple math. When the plots program first started, the going rate was about $2 bucks an acre. Just about enough to pay the taxes. Most landowners said it wasn't worth it. OK, make it $5 bucks. One million acres of North Dakota PLOTS times 5 bucks is $5 million. How many hunters divided by how many dollars per hunter? I mean, how do you want it, a program (your recreation) that stands on its own or a program (your recreation) that is subsidized by everyone else? Former Senator Kent Conrad liked to brag about his bringing home the bacon. The big spender lost his sizzle. [/QUOTE]

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