twincedargap
Senior Member
So new to bear hunting, never have hunted CNF or WMA lands previously except for a dove hunt at Berry College >30 yrs ago. Now as I explore bear hunting opportunities in N GA, it soon becomes apparent one needs to avail himself of NF land. One soon then moves on to the next conclusion, wow much of the CNF land I want to hunt is within WMA boundaries. OK, no problem, I buy a WMA stamp or GORP and I'm good. One then realizes that wow, I can only hunt a few days on a WMA, and often its not even weekends.
So instead of hunting "free" CNF land during most of the normal open hunting season, one is supposed to pay for the privilege of hunting only a few limited days on a WMA w/ch is again CNF leased by the state (taxpayer dollar?) for the whole year, and as a hunter I pay an additional fee to use?!?! Why does the state lease the CNF land only to ration it back to me on a select few days w/limited harvest or weapon choices? What am I missing?
So instead of hunting "free" CNF land during most of the normal open hunting season, one is supposed to pay for the privilege of hunting only a few limited days on a WMA w/ch is again CNF leased by the state (taxpayer dollar?) for the whole year, and as a hunter I pay an additional fee to use?!?! Why does the state lease the CNF land only to ration it back to me on a select few days w/limited harvest or weapon choices? What am I missing?
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