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Montana Senate Bill 143
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<blockquote data-quote="seattleman1969" data-source="post: 2105670" data-attributes="member: 84285"><p>I agree, no business makes their money in 5 weeks, but I guarantee you that those businesses count on that hunting revenue. In many areas of the state it is not 5 weeks, you have elk hunting from August 15th-Feb 15th, that's 6 months! Places like White Sulphur Springs have BOOMED due to the shoulder seasons. Do you really think those hotels, restaurants, bars, and other supporting businesses will not miss those sportsmen dollars?</p><p></p><p>I am not sure where in Montana you are located or hunt Alex, but in the area I hunt the local economy looks forward to, and relies upon, that hunter revenue coming in. I would say that more than 50% of hunters I met and talked to last year were from out of state (irritating as that massive increase was it is still good for the local economies). I hunt all seasons, this included archery and rifle, and in my area the non vs res. was about equal across all seasons.</p><p></p><p>Some short sighted hunters look at this and think "Well, just less non-resident hunters to interfere". That's a terribly outlook. Consider how much more money the Fish and Game Department makes on non-res hunters. Then factor in the hard and soft dollars spent by those same non-res hunters. Then consider that with higher paying hunters hiring guides, more lands will get locked up by landowners with guide contracts. You will have less landowners willing to allow the general public (Local and non-res) to "trespass" (Pay trespass fees or allow to hunt with permission for free) in favor of making those extra dollars. Likewise, you may see a decrease in lands enrolled in hunter access programs for the same reason. </p><p></p><p>This bill is an extremely bad idea for everyone, businesses, Fish and Game, and ALL sportsmen, local and non-res.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seattleman1969, post: 2105670, member: 84285"] I agree, no business makes their money in 5 weeks, but I guarantee you that those businesses count on that hunting revenue. In many areas of the state it is not 5 weeks, you have elk hunting from August 15th-Feb 15th, that's 6 months! Places like White Sulphur Springs have BOOMED due to the shoulder seasons. Do you really think those hotels, restaurants, bars, and other supporting businesses will not miss those sportsmen dollars? I am not sure where in Montana you are located or hunt Alex, but in the area I hunt the local economy looks forward to, and relies upon, that hunter revenue coming in. I would say that more than 50% of hunters I met and talked to last year were from out of state (irritating as that massive increase was it is still good for the local economies). I hunt all seasons, this included archery and rifle, and in my area the non vs res. was about equal across all seasons. Some short sighted hunters look at this and think "Well, just less non-resident hunters to interfere". That's a terribly outlook. Consider how much more money the Fish and Game Department makes on non-res hunters. Then factor in the hard and soft dollars spent by those same non-res hunters. Then consider that with higher paying hunters hiring guides, more lands will get locked up by landowners with guide contracts. You will have less landowners willing to allow the general public (Local and non-res) to "trespass" (Pay trespass fees or allow to hunt with permission for free) in favor of making those extra dollars. Likewise, you may see a decrease in lands enrolled in hunter access programs for the same reason. This bill is an extremely bad idea for everyone, businesses, Fish and Game, and ALL sportsmen, local and non-res. [/QUOTE]
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