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What is wrong with a landowner deciding to lease? It is his land, he pays the tax and mortgage.
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Who can argue that, I sure the heck can't Pharmer. But it's pretty tough to stand by and let a cultural activity that's shaped my life and most other lives here..... just circle the crapper. Access to the hunt is how we've made it this far along. The DNR, the hunting retail industry, the overall popularity of our passion was built on access of the general population.
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The other 90% wouldn't think it is worth the money so they throw in the towel. Then their kids don't get exposed to our hunting tradition. The number of hunter's/gun owners decline. Then 20-40 years down the road the anti-gun advocates and anti-hunting groups have more power than the hunting groups and it's GAME-OVER for all of us die hards.
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I think QDM expressed some pretty solid insight.
What is wrong with a landowner deciding to lease? It is his land, he pays the tax and mortgage.
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Who can argue that, I sure the heck can't Pharmer. But it's pretty tough to stand by and let a cultural activity that's shaped my life and most other lives here..... just circle the crapper. Access to the hunt is how we've made it this far along. The DNR, the hunting retail industry, the overall popularity of our passion was built on access of the general population.
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The other 90% wouldn't think it is worth the money so they throw in the towel. Then their kids don't get exposed to our hunting tradition. The number of hunter's/gun owners decline. Then 20-40 years down the road the anti-gun advocates and anti-hunting groups have more power than the hunting groups and it's GAME-OVER for all of us die hards.
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I think QDM expressed some pretty solid insight.