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So where does it all go from here? That's the big question. As for all the arguing that goes on here.....Is the government really listening? Are we going to alienate fellow or future sheep hunters only to have the government do as it wants as they tend to do with most stuff?
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Hey cowtown...no doubt that some of the arguing on here is pointless but there is a whole silent majority out there that glean a lot of info from these threads and then act. The fact that the five-year wait being considered by F&W was dropped so quickly after it appeard here spoke volumes to me. Guys like Corrigan were flooded with e-mails after the topic showed up on AO and obviously they listened because they abandoned the idea pretty quickly. Without this board, the first most hunters would have heard of it would have been in the 2010 Hunting Regs.
These threads are closely monitored by F&W and while the threads themselves may or may not make a difference, the follow up by concerned hunters sure does. It's been great to see some new posters on this one that have brought a lot of very hard scientific evidence to this topic. I hope they stay around. A lot of people are following up on what they say to form an informed opinion on topics such as this and then follow up by voicing their concerns to F&W.
This messageboard is a far more important voice and tool than many believe and it's that silent majority that speak the greatest volume.