Sportsman Poll 2

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A week ago I answered five questions to a recent poll that was in The Maine Sportsman.

Here are five more questions for us to look at:

1. Should non residents be allowed to hunt on the first day of deer season?
I do not believe that non residents should have the right to hunt on opening day. This is a time that Maine natives can take to the woods. A special day in order to benefit those who live here. One day is not asking too much considering we pay taxes, provide jobs, and all the other everyday aspects of life by choosing to live here.

2. Would you favor the state buying northern Maine deeryards so they could be managed for the long term?
I believe that the state needs to become involved with the deeryards here in the state. Due to the cutting of such land, development, and coyotes these areas are in need of someone stepping up and focusing on the long term effects of these yards.

3. Do you believe the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) is effective in representing the sportsman’s interest?
I do not believe that SAM represent the majority of hunters that live in Maine. In my opinion George Smith and SAM need to get in touch with the “average” person that takes to the woods in this great state of Maine.

4. Should the number of people allowed to drive deer be increased?
No. Deer driving is an unsafe situation for the most part. I have seen these drives happen from the outside and winced at the thought of how many people were involved. The current number of people allowed to “drive” deer is fine for the area that we hunt.

5. Do you believe Maine game wardens are generally doing a good job?
I personally have not seen a game warden while hunting or fishing in a long time. Does that mean they are not out there doing there job? No. I believe they do their job to the best of their ability based on the resources they have provided to them.

I would love to hear from others on these matters.

http://moosedroppings.net Moose

Maine Taxpayers don’t foot the bill for Maine IFW the sale of licenses is where they get their funding. As far as generating jobs I guess tourism is no longer a money maker for the state? Non residents dump a lot of money into the Maine economy and as one who does, don’t insult me as suggesting that I don’t pay my fair share. I’ll compare my contributions to Maine IFW over the past 5 or 10 years and I’m sure it beats yours by a considerable amount. I have no problem if you have a resident only season on “Public Hunting Grounds” but why should you have it on private lands? I’m sure there are some non residents that own land pay taxes on that land but can’t hunt opening day just because they are not a Maine resident. When I lived in Maine I thought the resident only season was stupid idea and I still think it’s stupid.
http://www.skinnymoose.com/norm Norm

Moose if non residents own land and use that land for hunting purposes I would say that would be ok to hunt. Speaking from my experience from hunting around my hunting camp is what I base my opinion on. That opening day where there is far less hunters in that area means a lot to me. The other days seem to be flooded with orange and lots of out of state tags on vehicles. I have only been back in the state a few years. While I lived in Colorado and was a “non resident” in the state of Maine I had to hold off on that first day as all the other people “from away”. Eight years of out of state licenses adds up in the pocket of IF&W.
http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings Moose

Then you of all people should understand how ridiculous this rule is. I don’t know if your land you hunt is privately owned or publicly owned. If it is privately owned then let the landowner decide who can hunt on it why have the government even involved? If it’s publicly owned then if they want to they can designate a resident only day. I still think it’s not a good precedent to set. A non-resident buys the exact same license as a resident just pays a heck of a lot more so why shouldn’t the privileges be the same? I realize there are a few other states that do similar things but mostly around non big game like pheasants but far few states do that.

Opening day for just about any big game animal is the highest percentage day for hunter success by taking that opportunity away from someone that has the same exact license is extremely unfair.
http://www.skinnymoose.com/norm Norm

Most of the land that I hunt near camp is land owned by paper companies. You have certainly brought up some good points. Maybe this will be my focus of conversation and a good poll question in the weeks to come. Thank you for your comments Moose.

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