I believe your governor is heavily lobbied by the above groups who have lobbied the commission. Perhaps this explains his lack of appointments to the eastern side and appointment of an individual who seems to have cast a vote based on emotion instead wildlife management. Disappointing when...
Couple issues with welding: 1) it will cause the shims to catch on fire and ultimately disappear loosing their effectiveness. 2) It will eliminate your ability to properly sight it in. Right now all that is needed is to loosen the rings and spin it.
I think there is a 50 50 shot on if they are successful. Checkerboard public land sucks. Basically doubles the amount of land the private holder control. Makes me wonder why BLM etc is not working to consolidate our land. I am aware of such land swaps it is just not very frequent. Probably...
I've hunted deer there. You are correct. There are a ton of people. You should get a motorized vehicle map from the first service so you can become familiar with where atvs and motorcycles can go so you can get an idea of where people will be if you want to avoid them.
I'm only familiar with a ghost ring on my shotgun. Does not have a housing around it and is barely visible when shooting. I don't use this gun for hunting. I think it would depend on application. Ghost ring for close work and peep for when more accuracy is needed.