Gunnersdad49
WKR
Here is the text of the letter I sent.
Good morning,
I am writing to request your consideration in the limiting of access to non-native hunters and other users of federal lands in Alaska.
The Federal Land Policy and Management act of 1976 states, “'Multiple use' is defined in the Act as "management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people." The American people are not just those that live in or on those lands.
I was born and raised in Alaska, and have moved out of state for work. I have spent two years planning a reunion hunt with several friends from Alaska that I grew up with. Our group has almost $10,000 in non-refundable expenses and deposits already in place for a hunt this fall in Unit 26 B. Attempting to limit access to public lands, especially this late in the year is not reasonable.
Non-native Alaskans and nonresidents are not the reasons that caribou herd numbers are down according to biologists, so why punish them and those that rely on their hunting activities for their livelihood? How many transporters, bush pilots, guides, taxidermists, hotels, vehicle rental companies and restaurants will suffer financially as a result of these knee jerk changes?
These are federal lands that were secured for the use of all Americans. Please reconsider these attempts to limit access to our lands.
Respectfully,
Good morning,
I am writing to request your consideration in the limiting of access to non-native hunters and other users of federal lands in Alaska.
The Federal Land Policy and Management act of 1976 states, “'Multiple use' is defined in the Act as "management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people." The American people are not just those that live in or on those lands.
I was born and raised in Alaska, and have moved out of state for work. I have spent two years planning a reunion hunt with several friends from Alaska that I grew up with. Our group has almost $10,000 in non-refundable expenses and deposits already in place for a hunt this fall in Unit 26 B. Attempting to limit access to public lands, especially this late in the year is not reasonable.
Non-native Alaskans and nonresidents are not the reasons that caribou herd numbers are down according to biologists, so why punish them and those that rely on their hunting activities for their livelihood? How many transporters, bush pilots, guides, taxidermists, hotels, vehicle rental companies and restaurants will suffer financially as a result of these knee jerk changes?
These are federal lands that were secured for the use of all Americans. Please reconsider these attempts to limit access to our lands.
Respectfully,
.
