I asked him if he understood that 95 % of Hunters both Residents & Non-Residents were Freelance hunters, that do not want to pay to hunt - won't use guides & outfitters. He said thats a good point - :roll:
Plus I got in that he needs to have the Toursim Dept. refocus on doing things to Help small towns - do things to support & attract Freelance Hunters. If you really want to economically help small towns.
He went on to say - How the HPC will be looked at (In the present committee) to include zones (He brought that up not me)
- I told him many areas need more hunters - others have too many.
He did say something about Devils Lake being one area that wants more :roll:
I did'nt get time to ask him if he was going to Let the G&FD manage this - Not the Legislature
He bragged how they have already exceeded their goals for more public lands & that they are going to do alot more.
My overall feeling was he has seen the light & is getting the Real - Rest of the story - ??? Time will tell
Plus I got in that he needs to have the Toursim Dept. refocus on doing things to Help small towns - do things to support & attract Freelance Hunters. If you really want to economically help small towns.
He went on to say - How the HPC will be looked at (In the present committee) to include zones (He brought that up not me)
He did say something about Devils Lake being one area that wants more :roll:
I did'nt get time to ask him if he was going to Let the G&FD manage this - Not the Legislature
He bragged how they have already exceeded their goals for more public lands & that they are going to do alot more.
My overall feeling was he has seen the light & is getting the Real - Rest of the story - ??? Time will tell