Land preservation is already being done by ACA, Ducks Unlimited, and Buck for Wildlife, from licence dollars. A pay as you go system to the land owner is not needed for hunting opportunities to be given by farmers.
Being a farmer, in rural land, recognizes a relationship with wildlife.
Wildlife belongs to everyone, not just hunters. If a land owner does not want to give access, then fine. Don't complain about crop loss or damage when the free public mechanism for damage control is refused: Hunters.
Any more cheaply veiled excuses for paid access hunting must be challenged. It is an attack on an activity which we have protected by legislation, and promoted by our government as a valid use of a public resources.
The truth be known, farmers will complain about anything for a buck. Farming is a business, and given the massive profits earned over the last few years, interaction with wildlife is just another cost of doing business.
Drewski
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