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nmbullfighter
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This Saturday the Game Commission will meet in Albuquerque at the Albuquerque Marriot. The address is 2101 Louisiana Blvd N.E. from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. to discuss the Antelope Management proposals.
This is a very important meeting to attend. I don't want this post to turn into a argument or bashing fest..everyone knows who i represent but this has nothing to do with that. I have been reading posts and have been disgusted by what i have read from fellow sportsmen and new mexicans and have chosen not to get into the cat fight but i feel i must say something. Use some common sense people..look at the facts and think about it for a minute..
The a-plus system is not the greatest, nor are a lot of things in this state but sometimes you can only work with what you have..and it comes down to money and land in this fight..and we know the state doesn't have money and we know that a lot of people hate landowners.. but the fact is most of antelope habitat consists of PRIVATE LAND. There has to be a balance of public draw hunters vs private land hunters and access..
The private land owners give sportsmen access and a chance to hunt on their land in return for private land tags that they can sell to whoever for how ever much. And while this may seem wrong to most people, IT WORKS
and yes in 2009, 1306 tags went to residents in THE DRAW but overall for all tags for the year 2263 went to residents and 2373 went to non-residents..thats 49% tags going to residents
but you know something that will not work?? OPTION 3
Yet everybody is on the band wagon to support it and most probably don't even know what they are supporting.. Im sure we have all heard the pitch at all the sporting shows and events.. " sign this petition to get new mexico residents more antelope tags!" right? and we see people line up to sign something that will in turn screw new mexico hunters ( the so called people they are trying to help)
everybody thinks with option 3 that they will draw a tag, well thats great, good job! but where are you going to hunt??
so you get out your map and find public land in the NE corner of the state..AWESOME!! so opening morning there you are..you got your antelope tag in pocket and your ready to hunt BUT WAIT!! SO ARE 6000 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME AREA!!
AND LOOK!! there go all the antelope on public land hauling ass to private land where you cant touch them!!
But hey atleast you can say you drew a tag!!
and to those people that think the land owners will crack and have to let hunters on their land because they are over ran with antelope...HA HA HA HA..Get real!!
WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS???
read these scenarios, cause they are the truth and its what will happen if we stupidly let this option 3 get passed...Option 1 is our best out of the 3
http://wildlife.state.nm.us/documents/documents/Opt3Anal_08232010.pdf
http://wildlife.state.nm.us/documents/documents/AntRevEst_08232010.pdf
This is a very important meeting to attend. I don't want this post to turn into a argument or bashing fest..everyone knows who i represent but this has nothing to do with that. I have been reading posts and have been disgusted by what i have read from fellow sportsmen and new mexicans and have chosen not to get into the cat fight but i feel i must say something. Use some common sense people..look at the facts and think about it for a minute..
The a-plus system is not the greatest, nor are a lot of things in this state but sometimes you can only work with what you have..and it comes down to money and land in this fight..and we know the state doesn't have money and we know that a lot of people hate landowners.. but the fact is most of antelope habitat consists of PRIVATE LAND. There has to be a balance of public draw hunters vs private land hunters and access..
The private land owners give sportsmen access and a chance to hunt on their land in return for private land tags that they can sell to whoever for how ever much. And while this may seem wrong to most people, IT WORKS
and yes in 2009, 1306 tags went to residents in THE DRAW but overall for all tags for the year 2263 went to residents and 2373 went to non-residents..thats 49% tags going to residents
but you know something that will not work?? OPTION 3
Yet everybody is on the band wagon to support it and most probably don't even know what they are supporting.. Im sure we have all heard the pitch at all the sporting shows and events.. " sign this petition to get new mexico residents more antelope tags!" right? and we see people line up to sign something that will in turn screw new mexico hunters ( the so called people they are trying to help)
everybody thinks with option 3 that they will draw a tag, well thats great, good job! but where are you going to hunt??
so you get out your map and find public land in the NE corner of the state..AWESOME!! so opening morning there you are..you got your antelope tag in pocket and your ready to hunt BUT WAIT!! SO ARE 6000 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME AREA!!
AND LOOK!! there go all the antelope on public land hauling ass to private land where you cant touch them!!
But hey atleast you can say you drew a tag!!
and to those people that think the land owners will crack and have to let hunters on their land because they are over ran with antelope...HA HA HA HA..Get real!!
WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS???
read these scenarios, cause they are the truth and its what will happen if we stupidly let this option 3 get passed...Option 1 is our best out of the 3
http://wildlife.state.nm.us/documents/documents/Opt3Anal_08232010.pdf
http://wildlife.state.nm.us/documents/documents/AntRevEst_08232010.pdf