Originally Posted By: Hogwild
That statement makes me wonder............

If it is a good thing for honest hunters,

WHO would be against it?????




The premise that was discussed earlier was that a tag systerm would help the GWs catch illegal hunters (i.e. poachers). Therefore, if it only works for the "honest hunters" then how will it help the GWs?

There is a system already in place that apparently only the "honest hunters" abide by, so why create another system to keep the "honest hunters" honest? More regulation, hoops to jump through, etc does nothing except burden the "honest hunters" and create more inefficient bureaucratic waste. If the goal is to reduce the illegal harvest, then that should be handled by very stiff penalties against the "DIShonest hunter (i.e. poacher)".

However, if the goal of a tagging system is to micro-manage the resource down to the local level then that is a different discussion altogether.


"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope