[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

[Craig]

How are state and public lands being paid for already??   Last time I 
checked I still pay taxes plus I'm an avid bowhunter, snowmobiler and my 
wife and I do a lot of camping in the state parks so I think I pay more than 
my fair share in fees to use such areas.  I thought this was a free country? 
There aren't  many things that you can do for free anymore but, birdwatching 
is one of them and that's what I love about birdwatching.  It's getting to 
the point where we won't even be able to look through our binoculars without 
having a permit first.  Ridiculous.
Just because you feel guilty for not paying or feel that you need to 
contribute more doesn't mean the rest of have to too.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Williams" <two-jays@att.net>
To: "MOU net" <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>; "Paul J.Baicich" 
<paul.baicich@verizon.net>
Cc: "WisBirdNet Network" <wisbirdn@lawrence.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:18 PM
Subject: [mou] paying to use state wildlife land


Hooray for Colorado. Other states should follow suit. Everyone,
including birders, who uses state wildlife land should contribute
directly to its purchase and maintenance.
Jim Williams
Wayzata, Minnesota

Begin forwarded message:

From: foodrev@aol.com
Date: March 23, 2006 8:47:57 AM CST
To: sd-birds@yahoogroups.com, SF-BC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sd-birds] Colorado New Wildlife Habitat Stamp

South Dakota birders,

For those who may be going to Colorado this year I thought I'd give a
heads-up. I am leading a trip April 7-14 for Lesser Prairie Chicken
Gunnison Sage
Grouse and White-tailed Ptarmigan (more of course, but these are the
targets) and
got a kind post from a birder Re: the new Habitat Stamp required on
Colorado
State Wildlife Areas. I had heard of it, but was not too worried.

I then got a post forwarded by Bill Schmoker from COBIRDS that detailed
the
requirements   for the new Wildlife Stamp. And the wardens are checking.

So I waited a lot on CO state telephone lines (no 800 numbers there) and
heard recordings about how much killing birds and bears cost
innumerable times,
but did finally get someone who could answer a few simple questions
(she was
great).

YES. Each *person* needs a license--not just each car.

At first I had been told the licenses had to be purchased in CO at Div.
Of
Wildlife Offices or places like Wal-mart where hunting licenses are
sold.

BUT… they are available on line. I just purchased mine for $10.25.   Go
on
line to the following address and follow the easy steps (MasterCard or
Visa in
hand) to get a license.

<<<www.wildlife.state.co.us>>> is the official site.

You can see if <<<https://www1.wildlifelicense.com/co/>>> works
directly.
That is the page where licenses are sold.

BTW, I heartily approve. We should pay too. I have bought Duck Stamps
for
years (as have many of us) but our contribution (admittedly probably
tiny--but
NOT ZERO) shows up counted towards hunters' funding. This controversy
Re: buying
duck stamps can be easily altered by this simple approach. Bravo,
Colorado!

Doug Chapman
Sioux Falls, SD

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