Just when you thought things could not get any more strange in Montana, some legislator wants to show you that it can.
As a good friend of mine says, "Beware of an old man in a hurry." He is well beyond SS age, so I always find humor in his comment. Appears to hold very true in this instance.
Here is a bill to be introduced that sets aside sheep and goat tags to hunters over 65. I thought someone had to be kidding me.
Nope. Some guys have convinced a legislator to put forward a bill that would take a number of these coveted tags and have a separate drawing for guys over 65 how have applied for more than ten years without drawing.
At a time when the legislature is further restricting sheep transplants. At a time when we are issuing far less sheep tags than we were just ten years ago, on account of disease. At a time when demand for sheep tags is at an all time high. Then we get this.
Really, I am not kidding you. Here is a draft of the bill, yet to be assigned to a committee.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2013/billpdf/LC1177.pdf
Here is a newspaper article interviewing the legislator and his two pals gloating about it. He claims it will be "only" 16 tags, 8 sheep and 8 goat tags. When you are talking about tags as scarce as that, you are talking about a pretty good percentage of the tags.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news...cle_33bd48d4-554a-11e2-b6a0-0019bb2963f4.html
Proof that the Montana legislative session should only last for two hours each year. The good stuff that gets done usually comprises about two hours of their time. The stupid stuff takes the remainder of those three months.
Let me guess, Mr. Thomas is going to support the other bills in this legislative session that will further restrict how we can do sheep transplants in Montana.
'Spose AARP will have their people in attendance to support advancement of this entitlement program?
If any of you guys reading this are part of MT WSF, let us know where you will weigh in on this hand out program.
Odds are that when I reach age 65, I would qualify under this entitlement program. It will be just as stupid of an idea then as it is today. Looks like we are off to the races in the bi-annual winter stupidity contest that takes place in Helena, Montana.
As a good friend of mine says, "Beware of an old man in a hurry." He is well beyond SS age, so I always find humor in his comment. Appears to hold very true in this instance.
Here is a bill to be introduced that sets aside sheep and goat tags to hunters over 65. I thought someone had to be kidding me.
Nope. Some guys have convinced a legislator to put forward a bill that would take a number of these coveted tags and have a separate drawing for guys over 65 how have applied for more than ten years without drawing.
At a time when the legislature is further restricting sheep transplants. At a time when we are issuing far less sheep tags than we were just ten years ago, on account of disease. At a time when demand for sheep tags is at an all time high. Then we get this.
Really, I am not kidding you. Here is a draft of the bill, yet to be assigned to a committee.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2013/billpdf/LC1177.pdf
Here is a newspaper article interviewing the legislator and his two pals gloating about it. He claims it will be "only" 16 tags, 8 sheep and 8 goat tags. When you are talking about tags as scarce as that, you are talking about a pretty good percentage of the tags.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news...cle_33bd48d4-554a-11e2-b6a0-0019bb2963f4.html
Proof that the Montana legislative session should only last for two hours each year. The good stuff that gets done usually comprises about two hours of their time. The stupid stuff takes the remainder of those three months.
Let me guess, Mr. Thomas is going to support the other bills in this legislative session that will further restrict how we can do sheep transplants in Montana.
'Spose AARP will have their people in attendance to support advancement of this entitlement program?
If any of you guys reading this are part of MT WSF, let us know where you will weigh in on this hand out program.
Odds are that when I reach age 65, I would qualify under this entitlement program. It will be just as stupid of an idea then as it is today. Looks like we are off to the races in the bi-annual winter stupidity contest that takes place in Helena, Montana.
