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[sdm111]

Anyone need some very late season stags from old time blood that competed well in Brownville. Trying to avoid simply eating them. Having to downsize a bit owing to job wows.

I need to get off some myself.

 

[sdm111]

Historically there never has been much public owned lands in the Midwest or the east. The state run lands around here are a joke. Too many regs, bathrooms, playgrounds etc. nothing wild, natural or remote about any of it. Camping around here is unreal either permits, fire restrictions, generally too many dumb rules.

Louisiana is the opposite. State run land has 1 gun range that I know of and all hunting and fishing. Federal land has posted areas for camping, bird watching, nature trails, bike riding, wood duck box areas and the open to hunting and fishing is steel shot only, .22 or smaller rifle no gas powered land or water craft, duck hunting only certain days and all decoys and blinds up by 1pm, only archery and non marring (no toothed) climbing stands ok you get it I'm tired of typing

 

[centrarchid]

I am going to go out and pull feathers off best birds and freeze-dry feathers for storage in nitrogen-filled jars to be stored in dark cool location. Then eat the birds. In a couple decades I will then clone them back into existence. By that time they will be needed to replace all the made to order dino-modified chickens with teeth, long tail, and hands.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Louisiana is the opposite. State run land has 1 gun range that I know of and all hunting and fishing. Federal land has posted areas for camping, bird watching, nature trails, bike riding, wood duck box areas and the open to hunting and fishing is steel shot only, .22 or smaller rifle no gas powered land or water craft, duck hunting only certain days and all decoys and blinds up by 1pm, only archery and non marring (no toothed) climbing stands ok you get it I'm tired of typing

Yes your right. I believe your talking about federal refuge regulations though. It's the same here. Most of the public lands are out west and come in the form of BLM and national forest where the regs are much different.

 

[roosterhavoc]

The obvious worry across the board is the govermments energy policies with regard to the great outdoors. While some don't give a rats *ss about cold clean water, pristine wild areas, healthy populations of wild animals etc.. I definitely do. I can show pics of destroyed trout streams in pa from shale mining/fracking. I spend a fair amount of time hunting, camping and fishing. I would like my son to be able to do the same. Money isn't everything when all that's left to do for recreation is sit on your *ss and watch reruns of bill dance or catch snakehead in your local retention pond.

 

[centrarchid]

Keep it positive. I am dealing with natural resource folks about to give up on efforts because they feel they have lost interest / support of users. Moral is taking a major hit even though real changes causing problem are not local.

 

[sdm111]

Yes your right. I believe your talking about federal refuge regulations though. It's the same here. Most of the public lands are out west and come in the form of BLM and national forest where the regs are much different.

gotcha no we have no "public" land

 

[roosterhavoc]

gotcha no we have no "public" land

Most of the federal run land besides the refuges around here is also full of regs. DWG national recreation area. Can't camp anywhere except designated areas. No trapping. Etc.
Imo as soon as they add bathrooms and other "improvements" the sh*t hits the fan. I routinely camp and fish in a state forest area of PA less than 2 miles from a state park. The state park is literally a zoo with people everywhere, bathrooms, stores etc.. what a mess

 

[roosterhavoc]

I'll take it a step further and say we need more roadless areas and using an RV isn't camping. Lol

 

[centrarchid]

You need a continuum of how land is used. Purely natural areas without some facilites will make nature less appealing or valuable to most people. Their reduced interest goes hand in hand with reduced support. Kinda of like game fowl issues we are facing now.