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Just wanted to make a post on a subject about width spread in the delta. Not wanting to argue my stance on the subject, I don't think anyone will change my mind. But to have a width spread on private land hunters is uncalled for and in my opinion goes beyond the mission of managing for a healthy herd and starts to force things thats uncalled for on the hunters of this state if this was to happen. Now I don't know if this is being considered, I hear one thing and then another, so who knows. I do know one thing, if its being discussed within the commisioners I think we should be made aware of it. And there shouldn't be non-public meetings period if this is being discussed.
Now I heard and confirmed this, that a certain big name Texas biologist, had a private sit down meeting with our commissioners along with a seed company owner of this state. Now I don't know what details of what was discussed but I do know that the same biologist was promoting several idea's last summer on our advisory email list about we needed to get our buck herd in that next age bracket, and width restrictions was one thing mentioned.
Now you may ask why and how did a Private Land Texas biologist get interested in Ark state deer management and get our email addresses. And that would be a good question, and I don't know the answer. But I will say, this person promotes a foodplot seed thats produced in this state and the owner of that company is a big time trophy restriction advocate. So you draw your own conclussion on that.
I encourage all, if this is of concern to you, if it might effect you, you need to contact the commission and let them know this is not something you would want. Don't let these behind the scene meetings slip in on us and before we know it, your forced to trophy manage your own ground.
I just can't understand why folks want to push trophy management on everyone. Course if you were a foodplot seed maker, or a big land owner that you might stand to gain some more clients in guiding or raise the price of hunting land, or maybe a biologist which could gain some more business on the side, I might could see why you would want to force it on your neighbors. I guess Texas has ran out of clients. Arkansas is prime untapped ground. If you wish Ark to go down the road Texas has, before you jump on the bandwagon, first try to find a place to hunt in Texas and not pay a arm and leg to do it. Check out all their fencing operations, and guiding operations. Its total commercialism period.
Now I heard and confirmed this, that a certain big name Texas biologist, had a private sit down meeting with our commissioners along with a seed company owner of this state. Now I don't know what details of what was discussed but I do know that the same biologist was promoting several idea's last summer on our advisory email list about we needed to get our buck herd in that next age bracket, and width restrictions was one thing mentioned.
Now you may ask why and how did a Private Land Texas biologist get interested in Ark state deer management and get our email addresses. And that would be a good question, and I don't know the answer. But I will say, this person promotes a foodplot seed thats produced in this state and the owner of that company is a big time trophy restriction advocate. So you draw your own conclussion on that.
I encourage all, if this is of concern to you, if it might effect you, you need to contact the commission and let them know this is not something you would want. Don't let these behind the scene meetings slip in on us and before we know it, your forced to trophy manage your own ground.
I just can't understand why folks want to push trophy management on everyone. Course if you were a foodplot seed maker, or a big land owner that you might stand to gain some more clients in guiding or raise the price of hunting land, or maybe a biologist which could gain some more business on the side, I might could see why you would want to force it on your neighbors. I guess Texas has ran out of clients. Arkansas is prime untapped ground. If you wish Ark to go down the road Texas has, before you jump on the bandwagon, first try to find a place to hunt in Texas and not pay a arm and leg to do it. Check out all their fencing operations, and guiding operations. Its total commercialism period.