Like most anything, raffling tags can go horribly wrong. Expo might even be worse than the guy who buys $50k of tickets for a single raffle.
https://www.monstermuleys.info/xf/threads/western-hunt-expo-what-is-really-going-on.205885/
MM - dumpster fire central - actually had a halfway decent...
That’s the point - The overall sentiment on HT re: auction and transferable tags is already clear. Raffle tags have a more favorable reception, but how much more favorable? Hence the poll.
Pros:
-actual opportunity at getting a premium tag
-fundraiser for conservation
-relatively level playing field
-does not require the years of planning by the hunter
-diversifies application strategy options
Cons:
-Overhead cost vulnerable to exploitation
-Vulnerable to nefarious selection of...
Last time it happened was 2001. This time around there was a loose piece of my old nail that rolled under the new one growing over it since I ruined my big toes last October.
I knew a guy that had both big toenails permanently removed to make hiking easier - he didn’t miss them.
I did one at age 15. My first “procedure”.
Another time I had a few too many beers and decided to remove a mole from my back…Surprisingly it healed up OK.
I do not object to WY landowners having a management option available of hiring a sharpshooter to kill a large quantity of elk cows/calves. Some landowners simply do not want to interface with hunters from the general public, and I think the general public needs to be OK with that.
The Iron...
I’m not getting it. If ND already benefits from state trust land within reservations, why does it want to give it up for an equal amount of state land outside reservations? The state gains nothing, the public loses land access, and the reservations gain land use. Last I checked, Republicans in...