04-13-2018, 02:27 PM
This is one of those damned if you do and damned if you don't situations. The DWR gathered feedback via surveys and the RAC process, took that information to the RACs and the Wildlife Board, and now we have regulations in place that represented the majority of the opinions expressed....
....and some are mad about that and claim the process is a sham, so they refuse to be a part. To me, that is like voting for a candidate for a political position and then being so mad that that candidate didn't win that you quit voting. Not every fishermen gets his wish, not every idea should be followed, the DWR did the absolutely right thing with the inlet in keeping it open because it is what the MAJORITY wanted. Getting mad about the process because your side lost sounds like the tantrum a little kid pulls when he doesn't get candy at the grocery store.
The process is in place so that those who express opinions at the RACs are heard...it sounds to me like they were. IF you want to be heard, you have to express your opinion. How often do we hear of people complaining that they weren't heard?
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....and some are mad about that and claim the process is a sham, so they refuse to be a part. To me, that is like voting for a candidate for a political position and then being so mad that that candidate didn't win that you quit voting. Not every fishermen gets his wish, not every idea should be followed, the DWR did the absolutely right thing with the inlet in keeping it open because it is what the MAJORITY wanted. Getting mad about the process because your side lost sounds like the tantrum a little kid pulls when he doesn't get candy at the grocery store.
The process is in place so that those who express opinions at the RACs are heard...it sounds to me like they were. IF you want to be heard, you have to express your opinion. How often do we hear of people complaining that they weren't heard?
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