Long Cut
Senior Member
All around this whole situation was very poor timing on our DNR’s part.
Between shortening our turkey season and bag limits to current political events. Overall trust in our government organizations is very poor right now.
Had the turkey season not been reduced the same year THP was paid to promote OOS hunting, there would have been significantly less backlash.
I confidently feel I speak for the majority of us public land hunters here when I say, we all know of several WMA’s that could use some better roads, gates and a whole lot of tractor work.
IF the DNR had come out and told us, “This paid promotion with THP is to justify hiring “X Number” of Biologists/WRD Techs/Game Wardens” the outcome would have been different.
To sum it up, we just ask for Honesty when it comes to our tax and license dollars. Having to find out through Facebook and Forums because a couple guys began asking questions, instead of the DNR coming fourth to provide clarity is shady in my book.
Between shortening our turkey season and bag limits to current political events. Overall trust in our government organizations is very poor right now.
Had the turkey season not been reduced the same year THP was paid to promote OOS hunting, there would have been significantly less backlash.
I confidently feel I speak for the majority of us public land hunters here when I say, we all know of several WMA’s that could use some better roads, gates and a whole lot of tractor work.
IF the DNR had come out and told us, “This paid promotion with THP is to justify hiring “X Number” of Biologists/WRD Techs/Game Wardens” the outcome would have been different.
To sum it up, we just ask for Honesty when it comes to our tax and license dollars. Having to find out through Facebook and Forums because a couple guys began asking questions, instead of the DNR coming fourth to provide clarity is shady in my book.