Steelhead Limits

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I can believe the story about being over run at the hatchery, but there are better options. I would think that it would be better to harvest the eggs and milt and then transplant those fertilized eggs in other smaller tributaries to the salmon for a better wild population. I also think that they are trying to keep the run levels at a steady level. If they do to good of a job, then the SH would be delisted and a general season could be placed on them and no need for permits. F&G would loose a lot of money if they actually fulfilled their mission of returning the wild population back to and original level. They would also not get any federal money if SH were delisted or money from Idaho Power. This is all about the money. It is also weird that they did not raise the possession limit or daily limit. The hatchery was over run with salmon last year and they just transported them back to Salmon to make the run again. This seemed to work well, but it does cost money. I am also sure there are other hatcheries around the state that could take some extra and plant them in other places.

I really think once you cut through all the BS that it comes down to the fact that F&G does not want to fulfill their mission. Why put people out of work and loose money when you can just raise the limit and keep a mission going for ever.
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