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Old 12-13-2006 | 04:24 PM
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Default RE: Red Desert, Wyoming

You keep neglecting to mention Alaska's law that requires all non-residents to hire an outfitter to hunt brown bears, dall sheep, or mountain goats whether you're in a wilderness area or not. The only way around it is if you go with a resident of Alaska who is within the second degree of kindred (e.g. son, father, grandparent).

Wyoming is not the only state that has laws to keep non-residents safe in the mountains.

As for my previous statement that
By requiring non-residents to be accompanied by an outfitter in wilderness areas, the G&F is limiting the number of search and rescue missions that tax payers have to fund.
, you took it out of context. That was merely a way of stating that WY's law is keeping non-residents without wilderness savy from getting themselves in over their heads.

It cannot be denied that WY and AK outfitters benefit from the laws requiring non-residents to hire quides, and I'm sure the outfitter associations had played some role in getting the bills passed. After all, why wouldn't they? But I highly doubt that the laws were passed for the sole purpose of making the outfitting business more lucrative, as you keep claiming. As I said before, I think WY's law should be revised. But I do not think it should be completely eliminated.

But that's just my opinion. You're obviousy dead-set against many of WY G&F's policies. And you're entitled to that opinion.
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