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I think I might've found what is the only viable solution I can come up with that could actually work as far as land access.
The subsidy dollars must be tied into land access if we're to have a future. After having a 2 hour phone discussion with a neutral party, it does make sense.
There is NOTHING we can do to stop the rich from buying up the land. A landowner must be crazy to pass up big money for land that isn't producing. It's the trend, it won't stop.
I propose that subsidy percentage increases for those allowing hunting access, and decreases considerably for those making secondary income on the land, like leasing.
You put a whole in the subsidy check, and leasing wouldn't become as great of an idea as it used to sound.
This is more important than limits, zones, or anything else in my opinion. If you want to keep hunting free, it's gotta come at the expense of the subsidies. In the last 5 years, landowners in North Dakota have received just under 5.5 BILLION dollars of taxpayers money in subsidies.
If you want to fight the money we're going to have to fight back with money.
I think this will be the angle I will take in 12 days at the Advisory Board Meeting.
I think I might've found what is the only viable solution I can come up with that could actually work as far as land access.
The subsidy dollars must be tied into land access if we're to have a future. After having a 2 hour phone discussion with a neutral party, it does make sense.
There is NOTHING we can do to stop the rich from buying up the land. A landowner must be crazy to pass up big money for land that isn't producing. It's the trend, it won't stop.
I propose that subsidy percentage increases for those allowing hunting access, and decreases considerably for those making secondary income on the land, like leasing.
You put a whole in the subsidy check, and leasing wouldn't become as great of an idea as it used to sound.
This is more important than limits, zones, or anything else in my opinion. If you want to keep hunting free, it's gotta come at the expense of the subsidies. In the last 5 years, landowners in North Dakota have received just under 5.5 BILLION dollars of taxpayers money in subsidies.
If you want to fight the money we're going to have to fight back with money.
I think this will be the angle I will take in 12 days at the Advisory Board Meeting.