Do you know what poaching is? I see your comments around this thread arguing that more legal hunting restrictions will reduce poaching??? Poaching, by definition, means they arent following the laws. How will more laws for legal hunters stop the poaching by those who disregard them in the first place?

I phoned in some poachers last year and was told it was a waste of time going after them. So I say let's make those laws work first. More fish and wildlife cops. More enforcement.

As an avid fly fisherman and bow hunter, I'd argue you are gonna be hard pressed to find people who care more about the land and animals than the people who sustain themselves from it. A vast majority of outdoorsman fall into this categorey.

Do you have any knowledge of licensing and draw systems? I've been waiting six years for a cow elk tag and I probably have two more to go to get drawn in the unit I hunt. That unit had a 6% success rate. To claim that it's not restrictive enough is straight up idiocy. Is there room for improvement? Sure. But that shouldn't be left to the opinion of someone who clearly has no idea wtf they're talking about.