MI newguy
02-03-2006, 08:32 AM
Well I wish, I had some better news about the Gaylord meeting. The meeting at the Northland Sportsman's Club was quite a disappointment, to say the least. With 100 people showing up, and 20 of them there for the monthly meeting.
The meeting started out with roll call, and then the president informed everyone that these meetings can get pretty heated. No swearing, and if anyone didn't like anything that was being said, you should have attended a different meeting held earlier. This is an information meeting only!
The meeting was started with a slide show with stats and such. Then a few questions were allowed to be asked. One was, if the DNR judges the size of the deer herd, by the number of deer killed. They gave an example of the number of hunters from 1971 - 2006. Showing the increase in deer harvested, showing we have more deer. My question was if in 1971 we had 200000 hunters in the woods, how they can determine we have more deer now. Just because the kill numbers were higher. We added another 400000 hunters, and have more bow hunters, youth hunters, muzzleloader hunters and rifle hunters.
They defused any question thrown their way. Another question I had was what the DNR doing with the $1.50 off each tag is purchased. He answered planting food plots on state land, and clear cutting lands to make better habitat. I asked, how that is using the funds, if the state is making money off the sale of the timber being cut. He replied, sometimes they have lay down seed after they are done!
I honestly new better, not to go to this circus act. I guess, I wanted to give them the benefit of doubt. Lesson learned for this lad! Politics at it's best once again.
I will say this, I feel the employees of the DNR are doing the best they can with the resources available. And trying, the best they can, with what they have to work with.
The meeting started out with roll call, and then the president informed everyone that these meetings can get pretty heated. No swearing, and if anyone didn't like anything that was being said, you should have attended a different meeting held earlier. This is an information meeting only!
The meeting was started with a slide show with stats and such. Then a few questions were allowed to be asked. One was, if the DNR judges the size of the deer herd, by the number of deer killed. They gave an example of the number of hunters from 1971 - 2006. Showing the increase in deer harvested, showing we have more deer. My question was if in 1971 we had 200000 hunters in the woods, how they can determine we have more deer now. Just because the kill numbers were higher. We added another 400000 hunters, and have more bow hunters, youth hunters, muzzleloader hunters and rifle hunters.
They defused any question thrown their way. Another question I had was what the DNR doing with the $1.50 off each tag is purchased. He answered planting food plots on state land, and clear cutting lands to make better habitat. I asked, how that is using the funds, if the state is making money off the sale of the timber being cut. He replied, sometimes they have lay down seed after they are done!
I honestly new better, not to go to this circus act. I guess, I wanted to give them the benefit of doubt. Lesson learned for this lad! Politics at it's best once again.
I will say this, I feel the employees of the DNR are doing the best they can with the resources available. And trying, the best they can, with what they have to work with.