alpinehyperlite
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I've never been and really have no desire to. With all the drama in this thread it sounds more like a high school drama over a hunting property. I'll stick to the private land hunts.
That being said, and with all due respect, what is your point?
This is what they want though, they want the range to go away.
WMA's are public land for all the Public to use...it's not a private hunting club for you to exclude others from your personal playground...The shooting public are some of the taxpayers that purchased the land to begin with...they buy licenses just like everyone else...In fact with the amount of ammunition they purchase in a year, one could argue that the federal tax money on that ammo that each state gets based on proven usage of state lands generates a huge amount of money for the LDWF...your beef needs to be with how LDWF allocates money to PR WMA...
there are other WMA's with shooting ranges...how come you aren't lobbying to get those closed down...after all those hunters must be dying for your help on bringing back the "zen of the hunt"...
Wait...I know why...because you are only worried about yourself and what affects you...Isn't that SELFish of you?
I hunt and fish the PRWMA regularly as well as the Bogue Chitto NWR...you've probably seen me or even know me...I am also an avid shooter and use the range regularly(and if I lived near Sherburne I'd shoot there regularly)...I pay my taxes and I pay for hunting and fishing licenses....
I'm not slamming you...I'm just tired of all the banter that somehow always has an angle to get rid of the range...I think everyone on this forum knows you have an agenda and no matter how you disguise it it shows...
I attempted to be reasonable by stating twice that I'm not necessarily against change. I'm a very frequent WMA hunter so I have an interest in the discussion. Just pointing out that the numbers being used as the basis for the argument were bogus.
I'm originally from CA so I grew up with the never ending sales pitch from gov't that if we just raise taxes all our problems will be solved. Hopefully you can understand my skepticism. One of the many things I love about Louisiana is that it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to enjoy the outdoors.
I would love to hunt pearl river wma, however it's people like this guy that think they own the place that keep people away.
I've used the range and it's nice, I have never been flagged or in any unsafe situation. Its a nice range, much better than any other range within an hour of Slidell.
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So, if one tries to follow your logic Mississippi would not have enough money, because according to you they over charge, and there Wildlife program would be horrible because people wouldn't pay and participate, but contrary to that logic, Mississippi has a fantastic program.
We're not for increasing taxes, just an equal assessment be applied to ALL those that USE the WMA's. Perhaps with this re-assessment the fees could be reduced somewhere else, like Mississippi did for their residents.
Whatever. You're just swinging at anybody and everybody now. I don't know who you are or what you're selling but from the looks of it, you've single-handedly managed to turn everybody against your cause in just over 24hrs. That's gotta be some kind of a record.
According to what I'm seeing both Louisiana and Mississippi collected 9.5 million dollars in permits, tags and licensees for hunting and fishing in 2013 with Louisiana actually collecting just a tad bit more. Now according to you The state should charge more to collect more revenue which in a sense could help if you want to make improvements. However considering both states are collecting the same amount don't you think the problem may lie in how La is spending their money and not necessarily a lack of funds??? (Which is typical problem for everything here btw)
Perhaps you didn't read above, as your claim that the shooters "buy licenses just like everyone else" can not be supported by fact or evidence. Just because speed limits on highways are posted, and written into the laws doesn't mean they are obeyed, and it's a proven fact that if the speed limit laws are not regularly enforced people will certainly violate them. Similarly, with no enforcement of the laws requiring range users to have a $2.00 permit they simply don't purchase it.
Nor do you have proof that the majority(or any for that matter) of the 20,000 range users do not purchase the required licenses to enter...see how that works? Your premise is flawed and lacks the evidence to back it up...
According to what I'm seeing both Louisiana and Mississippi collected 9.5 million dollars in permits, tags and licensees for hunting and fishing in 2013 with Louisiana actually collecting just a tad bit more. Now according to you The state should charge more to collect more revenue which in a sense could help if you want to make improvements. However considering both states are collecting the same amount don't you think the problem may lie in how La is spending their money and not necessarily a lack of funds??? (Which is typical problem for everything here btw)
You're obviously just pissed off about non residents using the pearl river range.
Laughable that you're on the Internet complaining about it. Grow up.
If you want to decide how LA. collects and spends money you should run for a State Office and try to get things changed or at the very least contact all Statewide elected officials concerning this matter.
Whining on BS will not get any State laws changed.