This is a perfect op-ed and I love the way you educate the nay-sayers. This idea that anything the feds try to do is a “power grab” and should be fought is nothing short of mob insanity and will ruin America if not brought under control. Another example is the current attempt to have all our federal public lands–Forest Service, BLM and Park Service–“transferred” to the states in which they reside, under the inane proposition that the states will manage them better. Right-O! One fire season, one year of management and maintenance, and all such states will be broke and “forced” to sell the best of what makes America the greatest country in the world, to the highest bidders, aka oil and gas, timber, grazing and mining industries. Then we the public, especially sportsmen, will be locked out for sure. Talk about a land grab! Nothing more disappoints and annoys me than sportsmen who buy into this oligarchical BS and vote for the industry lap-dogs who support it. Thanks for doing your part to educate We the People. When will sportsmen learn that protecting huntings’ future is not about “gun rights,” recruiting new hunters with the wrong values, or right-wing aka “conservative” politics, but about protecting the places where fish and wildlife thrive and all Americans, no matter where we live, can go any day of any year to enjoy. With rights come responsibilities. This letter motivates me to snap out of my doldrums and get back to fighting for what’s most important in my life: wild public lands and equitable access. Here’s my latest rant to the local trout wrapper.
Big thanks, Steve. Dave P.
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20140730/OPINION03/140739967/-1/Opinion
