It really isn’t- no matter what your personal political affiliation, public lands and national parks are a cause you can rally behind.
However, once the elected officials get their marching orders, voices of those they are supposed to represent be damned.
Food for thought. A 3-year old shot a 7-year old (and mentor). Let that marinate for a bit.
Or a different link: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/general/3-year-old-and-mentor-accidentally-shoot-wound-two-other-turkey-hunters
Yeah, people can get stupid out there. Another reason I like walking a ways and getting in some terrain. Or going mid week after the craziness. That really cuts down on the shenanigans.
You can use the opening day craziness to your advantage- set up in funnels to catch moving animals, or just be willing to walk away from the road more than other people on bigger pieces. Terrain is a big help, as everybody wants to glass the big open flats and avoid anything resembling a coulee...
Sadly, the double negative seems to be the only appropriate descriptor, as from what I understand per the Appeals Court decision, it is not illegal, (and cannot be made illegal per the UIA), but also seems it has no codified law making it “lawful”.
Reevaluate the current circumstances? The circumstances are that corner hopping from federal to federal is not illegal. It’s just that some people don’t want to lose exclusive access to land they don’t own or pay taxes on.
I dunno, he had the purse to spring for a custom sign and proceed to bend the hell out of it for no good reason. That points to wealthy and dumb enough to run it all the way.
Teeth on the wrong jaw, foot outside the jaws, fake scenario with an entirely fictional character... Yep, this is definitely the “science” coming out of Colorado to support fur and trapping bans.
To get this back on track, rather than just sniveling- is there any possible course of action on our part to stop this new Robber-Baron scheme to steal our public lands? How can we course-correct on this to improve management and secure the future of our public lands?
If you want to lower the population, implement an antler-point-restriction.
Missouri did that for several years, and many hunters would shoot an adult doe instead of waiting for a legal buck. In their mind, they were willing to wait for any buck when that was legal, but waiting for a legal (4pt...