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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BBQBluesMan" data-source="post: 246009" data-attributes="member: 1007">Fritz, you have said you are against this kind of bill. But are you really? Did you contact your reps and the Ag committee in opposition of this bill? You definitely didn’t testify. And you may not care for the people that testified in opposition yesterday. That’s fine, but you know what they definitely have sportsman’s interests in mind. Have you ever had a cordial conversation with any of them? They are actually pretty good people, I don’t know them all, but have visited with a few of them previously.  And just because there weren’t more average sportsmen there testifying, doesn’t mean people didn’t take the time to write an email, submit written testimony, or make a call. It’s just not always feasible to take a day off to attend a legislative hearing for those that have 8-5 jobs. This hearing lasted from 8:30 to noon and again from 2:00 to 3:00. Almost 5 hours! Sportsmen have voiced their opinions and need to keep at it as the Ag committee mulls this over. They mentioned at the end of the hearing for people to think all of the testimony  over and contact them with any further ideas/solutions.I ended up taking some leave yesterday to attend the hearing. The room was packed. There were good arguments on both sides. Fritz, you didn’t take the time to discuss any of the folks that testified in support of the bill. Senator Unruh and Representative Schmidt, who have supported this bill the last go round. Representative Schmidt wants to transfer public lands that were purchased back to original heirs. Daryl Lies, president of ND Farm Bureau. Enough said. Julie Ellingson, vice president of ND stocksmen association. Julie is a good person. Just don’t agree with her stance on this issue. There were some good testimonies given by farmers/ranchers. Again, just don’t agree with their arguments, this bill won’t fix what they think it will fix. And then there was Durant Schiermeister. Does that name ring a bell to anyone? He is a character. Doesn’t care too much for hunters or fisherman for that matter.The big take away from what I gathered at the hearing is that this has been an issue for a very long time and isn’t going anywhere. If it passes, there will be retaliation legislation at the next session. If fails, it will be back at the next session. There needs to be some middle ground that both sides can get to so that a majority of each side can be satisfied. This bill is not the solution. Senator Klein has his mind made up, he likes the bill as written.</blockquote>

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