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Originally Posted by RWebb
actually, very few of those $$ go to non-game wildlife
same is true for fisheries, tho to a lesser extent
I do agree with one of your larger pt.s tho - that huneter & fishers have done yeoman work to conserve wildlife & their habitat; many also volunteer, not just a forced to pay user fee type thing
BUT, wildlife "belong" to the public - all the public, not just those who pay for duck stamps & whatnot; so, everybody gets a say - in no way is this "unacceptible" - nor AFAIK has it ever been - the concept dates back to Justinian
BTW - the classic & worst "disaster" is that of the Kaibab deer herd - I used to have a slide of the pop'n crash but likely tossed it out. I'd bet it is on the internet somewhere tho, for those who want to load the above search terms into Google. The cause was predator removal. |
the "kaibab deer debacle" was yer classic "ate themselves out of house and home", all the factors came into play, deer herd exploded, food stores depleted,heavy winter, not enough hunters etc. some really tragic photos taken of this that will make any hunter want to YACK for the sheer number of wasted beautiful animals.
the "kaibab" is one of the hardest units to get drawn for, very tough hunt. but some real live #300 monsters lurk in there, managed for its TROPHY BUCKS and also buffalo roam in there as well as elk.