Well it has been a week since the last post, so I guess the discussion is over. I figured that my last post would bring some other people into the discussion, to defend their side of the issue.

We can discuss, whine, bad mouth other people, complain all we want, but if we don' t take action at the KDWP Commission meetings, and fight poor legislation at the State Capital, we can kiss what we know as deer hunting here in Kansas goodbye. In the 8 or so years since they have opened the Kansas borders to NR hunters, outfitters and investors, commercialism of the Kansas deer has undone what we have paid/worked for in the last 40 years. It has also brought the lease virus into the State, something that will in the end also bring the demise to hunting for the working man. The rich and affluent will still have the resources to afford it, the average Joe hunter will be priced out. How many high school aged kids, people just getting into hunting, do you know that will be able to afford to pay lease fees? When hunter recruitment and retention numbers begin to decline, the end will be near.

Please people, think about the resource, how it has been exploited the last few years, how game management is being dictated by politics not biological needs, and get involved in getting this stopped.

Dave and Dana, thanks for the discussions we have had. These kind of forums are good to at least to show other view points. I would hope that there are more than 3-7 people who want to get involved. See you on here, and at meetings in the future.

Randy