ORIGINAL: Windwalker7
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
Just for the sake of perspective. The annual report in the January Game news itemizes the expenditures from te game fund. Of the almost 69 Million dollars spent, just a little over 300,000 was spent on endangered/ threatened and nongame programs. Thats less one half of one percent for all of those species combinedand a lot of that money comes from federal grants.
Seems to me this is the wrong tree to bark up!
However much they spent towards the fisher project was too much. If funds are really as low as they say, they need to make cuts
Again, a lot of the money for this type of program comes from federal funds that are often specifically designated for certain programs. I don't know how much is being spent on fishers if any at all right now. RSB said the fisher introductions were done from 94 to 98.
All I'm trying to say is that it might be best to get all the facts before singling out any specific program.
I spend around $100 annually on all the licenses permits and tags I buy in PA. Personally, I'm OK with a whole 40 cents going toward stuff I can't hunt, whether it's fishers woodrats, or even cougars
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