Some solid points GotDraw
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I bet if you put a license on the bone and ability to sell the bone this would fade away somewhat. A $1000 license to collect and sell bone and buyers have to keep track of sellers lic numbers and have them sign their intent to sell. I mean if they get $14 a lb a $1000 license shouldn’t be too much for a dedicated individual.
People sell mounts all the time
Yes, but first.....who would issue that license? Once the antlers are on the ground they are a resource just like timber, so the Feds would have to issue that license for federal land. And secondly, just issuing licenses doesn't solve any issues with it. The problems are the same, it just costs people money to do it.
If the problem is "pressuring wildlife" then closing it down and making money off only a sub-sect of the users doesn't fix that problem. That just tells me it's to make money. If they want to fix the problem they have to close these areas down completely......to everybody.
If they want to fix the problem they have to close these areas down completely......to everybody.
Couldn’t disagree more, and I haven’t disagreed with you on much.
Do the occasional birder or hiker pressure an animal? I am sure they do
You guys are missing the forest through the trees, literally.
It’s not the act of picking up the shed. It’s the vast numbers of additional people. They aren’t out there bird watching, those numbers of participants haven’t sky rocketed.
I bet that you were the only person you’d see gathering those sheds from those pictures. That wouldn’t be the case anymore, not by a long shot.
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Why are so many willing to give up their opportunity to be out on our public lands? For 5MilesBack to say it really made me pause.
Guess we’re finally going to find out if these shed closures are enforceable.
I used to shed hunt quite a bit but hardly have the stomach for it now. It hurts the wintering game way more than than much of the shed community will admit. I’m here to admit that I was hurting wintering deer when I was pushing them around as I hiked through their wintering grounds. Around here, the other recreationalists hardly penetrate the winter range compared to the shed hunters.
I say good on Colorado. And if they can enforce the law, with the help of conerned citizens, those sheds will still be there come opening day.
Why are so many willing to give up their opportunity to be out on our public lands? For 5MilesBack to say it really made me pause.
Back on track. What 5MilesBack said about closing the lands to everyone really is astounding to me. The proclivity for those on this thread to suggest closing our lands to everyone because of the actions of a few really surprises me.
My opinion on the matter is that we should never advocate for the full closure of an area unless its a last resort. What a great way to lose a hunting area. What's to stop a public lands manager from deciding that a hunting ground and a wintering ground are now different areas and that hunters shouldn't be in the wintering ground ever? We've left a few bear hunting decisions up to the voters of Colorado and that really didn't benefit bear hunting one bit. I don't want the same thing to happen with shed hunting. I am quite glad that the state is doing something to keep our animals safe. It might not be the perfect solution, but I see this as a work in progress, as opposed to an iron clad rule with an iron fist decision.
You guys are missing the forest through the trees, literally.
It’s not the act of picking up the shed. It’s the vast numbers of additional people. They aren’t out there bird watching, those numbers of participants haven’t sky rocketed.
I bet that you were the only person you’d see gathering those sheds from those pictures. That wouldn’t be the case anymore, not by a long shot.
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I never said that. I'd rather they not legislate anything.
But IF they want to legislate......they can't legislate by excluding one user and not another because there is no difference between users in a particular area. On the other hand, there are plenty of areas outside of wintering grounds that people can recreate in during the closures. But then........who is actually making the closure to that Federal public land.......the CDOW? Do they have that authority and jurisdiction over federal land closures?