fish and game is at it again!!!!!!

[Kodiak1]

It seems to me that blaming the Fish and Game is somewhat unfair. The Idaho Legislature has always had it in for them, as have some former governors, including our present gov. I have not always completely understood the "demonizing" of the department. I do remember some years ago when legislators railed on the floor about there not getting their elk that year, and blamed it on mismanagement in the dept. The bottom line is that they are expected to manage all wildlife in the state with a woefully small budget. Absolutely not help from the state. They only have a few options to create revenue--licenses-and fewer people are hunting. Yes, it is unfair for sportsmen to carry the total load for non-game management, but, again, that should be addressed by our legislators. That isn't going to happen when we are in a bad financial period, and when we have a governor that espouses a "pay if you play" mentality. Mike
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