We can thank G.W. for this. By cutting state budgets he's forcing state to transfer to cost to the public(us). These programs were under funded when he took office and he just continuse to slash budgets to fund his wars and "tax cuts". Unless we can get the Whitehouse to declare big game animals "enemy combatants" we can only expect this to get worse.
You can't blame the DNR for doing what it takes to keep upand running. I'd suggest looking higher up the ladder.But, It's 2004 and we can change this
That's the funniest thing I've read all week. I sure hope it was in jest.
I think you better look at the Governor of your State and the State House of Reps and State Senate. They are the ones who determine your State's budget year to year. And they are usually (depending on the State) the ones to approve increases for the DNR or whatever.
I don't want to turn this guy's thread into a political debate, but, just because the democraps are keeping quiet now, don't think that they won't try to enact more gun control laws once they are in office. They're just smarter than Gore and Clinton right now by not voicing their intentions. We all know that's what really cost Gore the election, his and Clinton's views on guns.
avid......., It's always a pain when the fees go up. But, when you stop to think about what it's going for, and how the money is used, it's not too bad. Pittman-Robertson Act is not the answer to all. Out of all the money it collects, only a percentage is given to any one State, and that percentage is determined by how many licenses are sold in that State. Not really fair when you consider how many licenses are sold in Rhode Island compared to how many are sold in Colorado. You'd think that each State would get to keep the money that is spent in their State, but it doesn't. In fact, I guess it's feasible that a State could receive less back from P-R than from what is actually spent in their state. A State with 500 license holders spending over $1,000,000.00 won't get back as big a percentage as a State that has 1000 license holders spending $500,000.00. The system is good, but could use some tweaking.