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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 588748" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>If I stated prioritization of big game herds for hunting shouldn't be a top priority I didn't mean to. That has been the prioritization where I've lived, and harvest by hunting has typically been the primary tool used to keep game herd numbers from fluctuating to extreme highs, exceeding the carrying capacity of the habitat, and then falling to extreme lows. And reduced hunting opportunities has been the primary tool to protect low game herd populations.</p><p></p><p>But management of big game herds for hunting hasn't been the sole, exclusive policy of wildlife managers for quite a number of years now. This is much more evident on Federal Lands in Alaska than it is on State Lands. There are national parks, refuges, wildlife viewing areas, areas closed to hunting and trapping, setbacks and closed areas from roads, established trails and campgrounds, etc., etc...</p><p></p><p>I think wildlife biologists are fairly capable at 'their jobs'. The problem is often that these employees don't get to define 'their jobs' and wildlife management policy independent of politically appointed administrators. Which is precisely why it's important for hunters to participate in the politics of these wildlife management issues. </p><p></p><p>If it weren't for the NRA, we would have lost many of the 2nd Amendment rights we've retained today, IMO. Every now and then the NRA might pull a boner or politically miss-step, but by and large they have served hunters and gun owners very well. With more and more user groups competing for control of wildlife management, it is vital that hunters participate on interests dear to their hearts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 588748, member: 4191"] If I stated prioritization of big game herds for hunting shouldn't be a top priority I didn't mean to. That has been the prioritization where I've lived, and harvest by hunting has typically been the primary tool used to keep game herd numbers from fluctuating to extreme highs, exceeding the carrying capacity of the habitat, and then falling to extreme lows. And reduced hunting opportunities has been the primary tool to protect low game herd populations. But management of big game herds for hunting hasn't been the sole, exclusive policy of wildlife managers for quite a number of years now. This is much more evident on Federal Lands in Alaska than it is on State Lands. There are national parks, refuges, wildlife viewing areas, areas closed to hunting and trapping, setbacks and closed areas from roads, established trails and campgrounds, etc., etc... I think wildlife biologists are fairly capable at 'their jobs'. The problem is often that these employees don't get to define 'their jobs' and wildlife management policy independent of politically appointed administrators. Which is precisely why it's important for hunters to participate in the politics of these wildlife management issues. If it weren't for the NRA, we would have lost many of the 2nd Amendment rights we've retained today, IMO. Every now and then the NRA might pull a boner or politically miss-step, but by and large they have served hunters and gun owners very well. With more and more user groups competing for control of wildlife management, it is vital that hunters participate on interests dear to their hearts. [/QUOTE]
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