fairchaser
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Yes, it's true. I already collected my coupon. Not sure it's gonna help but a nice gesture.
Ditto! They want more deer tested, period. You cannot manage (or try to manage) something that you cannot measure. IMO, they want maximum testing participation in west TN to better understand the footprint of it, which way it is headed, how fast it is is migrating, etc. I suspect they do not like surprises like they got in Henry county few weeks back. It is my understanding The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (self-regulating, non-profit organization) purchased the licenses last year, so they may be on the hook this year, or at least partnering with TWRA.The more I think about it maybe the incentives are focused more on encouraging testing than simply killing. Read the language:
- "Hunters who harvest a positive deer..."
- "Residents who kill 2 or more CWD-positive deer..."
The only way to know with certainty if a deer is positive or not is to have it tested...a hunter didn't know they were killing a positive deer when they pulled the trigger.
As I try to tell liberal, socialist, people who believe socialism is a good thing, look at history. Repeating the same thing gets the same results.As I said, "Whether it works or not is a reasonable question, but I sure don't see any effort to reduce the spread of CWD as a bad thing."
The free annual sportsman's from this can be gifted to another person if you have a lifetime sportsman's.And what about us lifetime license holders? If we kill 2 CWD deer, do we get refunded the cost of a sportsmans license?
This is definitely a great question!!And what about us lifetime license holders? If we kill 2 CWD deer, do we get refunded the cost of a sportsmans license?
Answered above, can be gifted to another person.This is definitely a great question!!
Oh yea, I'd read that. Should have known. Thanks.Answered above, can be gifted to another person.
That is great for people like that I can only assume are wealthy. For people like me, which every dollar, is important, it is a pile of crap. TWRA should do something more than just saying you can give a license away.Answered above, can be gifted to another person.
You should contact TWRA and your local Commissioner and express your opinion. I suspect it will have higher likelihood of making a difference than complaining on a public hunting forum. FWIW, I am in the same boat as you and could not care less about what other's do with their free hunting license.That is great for people like that I can only assume are wealthy. For people like me, which every dollar, is important, it is a pile of crap. TWRA should do something more than just saying you can give a license away.
I have contacted TWRA.You should contact TWRA and your local Commissioner and express your opinion. I suspect it will have higher likelihood of making a difference than complaining on a public hunting forum. FWIW, I am in the same boat as you and could not care less about what other's do with their free hunting license.
My point is they (TWRA) will never make everyone happy. I could not care less and you are extremely bothered by it. Two customers, affected identically, with two totally different viewpoints. I suspect they do the best they can (for the most part), playing the cards they are dealt, while being bound by the rules that govern them. It's easy to sit on the outside and throw stones, without knowing all the specifics of day to day operations, as well as the things that are outside of their control (politics).Why did you say you could not care less about what other's do with their free hunting license? What does that have to do with anything.