A victory for the squeaky wheels?

[PEM]

The drought is God's way of keeping the OOS'ers out of Kansas' public marshes.
And He doesn't have to go through the commission.

He doesn't always answer our prayers the way we expect, but He does answer them.

Cya boys at kyle marsh this year.

 

[OTL91]

Even God hates Kansas for this silliness.

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Certainly didn't treat the wheat farmers very well this year... but some may argue he did that because the farmers leased their land to out of staters for hunting!

 

[Disgruntled]

I legit know someone who thinks it is because the value them both amendment didn't pass and God is punishing the state. He also said all the liberal NE KS cities are getting all the rain so...

 

[golden boy]

Several people have tired lawsuits, see Wyoming and Montana, not one of them has won. See ya on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

 

[OTL91]

Several people have tired lawsuits, see Wyoming and Montana, not one of them has won. See ya on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

For guys with flexible work schedules and enough disposable income this will be an improvement. I know quite a few out of staters who leave there boats and gear out there and fly in to hunt. Now they can fly in Friday, spend a day scouting, hunt three days, go home to catch up on some work and repeat. I think pressure is going to be reduced significantly (even for those three days open to non-residents) and out of state hunters who go for those three days are going to have better success. Plus, after three or four days of hunting and scouting you are usually ready for a break.

 

[golden boy]

Not the NR I have been seeing. Most hunt all day for 2 weeks straight before I see a different truck. Now they can go back and continue to ruin their own state.

 

[Old Critter]

I agree with OTL91. I believe most NRs will adjust just fine under the new regs if/when adopted. If I was a resident I’d be more concerned about local overcrowding the other four days. This is due in part to the loss of private land for the no-pay door knockers. It might be a “watch what you wish for” situation.

 

[Grif]

It might be a “watch what you wish for” situation.

No problem, they'll ask the govt. for more "solutions" until hunting is a thing of the past.

 

[DisplacedDuck]

From the conversation had in the meeting referenced a few dozen pages earlier in the thread, it sounds like federal Lands in Kansas--lands that do not fall under KDWP jurisdiction--are at this time off the table. Definitely being considered, but off the table.

And in my opinion, Bureaucracy might see to it that the federal lands in Kansas stay unaffected. Why? In short, doing anything at the federal level sets a huge precedent. If you let KDWP manage access to Kansas-based federal refuges, you effectively let every state entity manage access to any federally-owned lands in that state, should the state so choose. And I just don't think that's going to happen.

In the bigger picture, you open up the door to allow:
the state of California to manage Yosemite,
the state of Arizona manages the Grand Canyon Nat'l park,
Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho will mange their respective portions of Yellowstone,
and so on...

I just don't think anyone is going to go close to that can of worms.

So residents, celebrate getting a good outcome for yourselves! But in my humble opinion, right or wrong, don't hold your breath for federal lands to get brought into the mix.

 

[golden boy]

Well the feds are on board, they are fed up with the pressure and will welcome the new rules

the meeting has already happened

nice try though