My living comes from people. Hoss. That needs to be clear. Not wildlife. People choose to spend money at a business.
People make time for the things they value. Those same people working jobs that ‘prevent’ them from attending have no problem using PTO, sick days, and income to spend a week at Disney land, but they don’t have the same level of interest or value from the outdoors.
From a economic science standpoint, they get more intrinsic value or ‘utility’ out of Disney land then they do from a week in the hills. Now, stop. Just stop go back and digest that statement. Can we do anything about that? Can we provide a higher quality product to supplant the hierarchy of value in any given humans decision making processes? Can we manipulate ease of access to create more value? Basic Econ says that humans will subconsciously take the path that provides the least resistance AND most value.
So hunting in particular has to meet those two qualifiers if we want to make real inroads into bringing people back to the foundational values we passionately Espouse. Until then? Well, the room will be ruled by the guys who carry the biggest stick.
Apathy is so easy, and once it’s established you almost have to blow up the system to fix it.
Bottom line? You want people to care? Give them a reason to. Give them enough of a reason to leave work for a 10 am meeting. The state hasn’t done that for a long long time.
UMMMMMMMM
The trail cam dibacle called bullshit.
Dudes attented RAC. They attended WB. They answered surveys.
What they got, was a lawyer, and you and I both know the outfitters are planning a class action if they don't get their way. That lawyer found some loophole , via "rules " to reopen a cam vote, for the 3rd time.
Regular guys have attended all these meetings, at detriment to their livelihoods, etc, only to have the fellas in YOUR INDUSTRY, know if they drag things out, via process, they can weed guys out.
While outfitters, who don't work 9-5 jobs, are great with random Tuesday at 10 meetings, the majority OF THE PAYING PUBLIC, has jobs.
Why aren't meetings at 7pm?
Why not Sat?
It's super easy to sit back, claim mileage in taxes, write off hotels as buisness expense, and wag you finger at people who can't.
It's in YOUR BUISNESS INTEREST to attend WB. You make a living off of wildlife. I don't. Grizz doesn't. Bess doesn't.
We are now on our 5th, go round on cams. Because YOUR industry sees a big hit to their bottom line. Not because normal dudes didn't engage. But because YOUR INDUSTRY is trying to drag it out.
If the cam vote stays the same, on the 10th, are we going to then listen to how guys don't care because they don't show up in court?
