<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: midwestfoodplots</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Let me tell you how he feels pressure from the non-residents. The State and DNR are very strapped for cash, but every year Ken's team has to turn away roughly $2 mil in revenue from NR's that want to hunt but don't get drawn. The NR's .like FOI, are fully aware of this and are politically putting the pressure on him to take the $2 mil, by simply letting NR landowners get tags or increase the number of NR tags. Ken would probably like as much as you and I to not increase the number of NR tags, but $2 mil is nothing to sneeze at. Hence lies the problem, if your going to walk away from that money, you need to have some solution in place to make up for it, because until we come up with one, the NR has the money, leverage, and upper hand. Welcome to politics.
I can assure you, that if we put together a plan of action and got the right Resident Expert group together to present, I feel pretty comfortable that I can get you a meeting with Ken and probably Rich.
The part that we are missing is that, these meetings need to take place in the fall. It's always better to hit the legislature upfront with momentum, then to come at them at the end of Feb. Just looks too reactive. </div></div>
Why lobby for an increase in NR tags, because you need the cash, and on the other hand lobby to give away revenue from NR landowners(NR tags,small game permits,doe tags, deprivation tags)? If they want to build a private resort here there is big money to be made and they should pay for every animal. AND pay big! If successful these NR landowner can then manage their private resource and build on their empire. The goal of Herring has zero to do with protecting Iowa's natural resource. This is an agenda not a move for revenue. CLEARLY!!! These efforts combined are a move toward the privatization of the natural resource(mainly deer). I firmly believe this is the end goal of this industry, just like Texas. Tell me Herring won't be working for one of these organization when he retires.
I have an idea to organize that can be effective. I would like to creatate the group midwestfoodplots suggested. Please PM me if you are interested.
