ORIGINAL: IL Rancher
Yeah, just look at the gutting done to Illinois DNR. Tons of positions have been elimated. It is just not a prioroty to a lot of state governments with budget shortfalls.
IL Rancher:
I have a sister who lives near Ohio Illinois in Bureau County. Is this close to you?
Relative to the DNR being gutted in Illinois, is this just cost cutting or is this a nefarious maneouvre to disrupt the hunting sport? I ask, because I recall that the governor of Illinois has been doing some strongly anti-gun and anti-hunting things. I don't know if this is total BS, but I had heard at one point that the governor was going to raise the price of the mandatory Firearms Owner Identity Card (FOID card) to perhaps $500, which would likely prevent some low income gun owners from purchasing the card. Any comments?
I grew up in Illinois, in LaSalle County, but moved to Oklahoma in 1981 and thence to Texas in 1995. I don't like how anti-gun Illinois government has become since I left.