Posted on 07/25/2014 5:14:22 AM PDT by MichCapCon
A new grant program in Michigan takes extra money from hunting and fishing fees and distributes it to private landowners.
The state Department of Natural Resources recently announced 12 wildlife habitat grant winners for the "Deer PLAN" (Private Land Assistance Network). This grant is available to private landowners in six counties in northern Michigan ostensibly to improve deer habitat.
One hunter wasn't thrilled about the program. Tom Wills is an outdoorsman from Quinnesec in the Upper Peninsula.
"I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that Michigan DNR is giving my license fees to a dozen private land owners, including five private hunt clubs," he said sarcastically.
He is concerned about what he sees as Lansing's ever-increasing role in people's lives and doesn't see this as a proper role for government. The DNR believes it is. They argue that the 24 percent of land that is publically owned does not have enough impact on deer in the state and grants need to go to private groups.
According to Ashley Autenrieth, the deer program biologist, the money for the program comes from the Deer Range Improvement Program (DRIP) and the Fish and Games fund.
"The applicants themselves are also required to contribute 25 percent of the finances,” Autenrieth said.
The DNR chose the applicants based on the benefits to deer habitat, feasibility of the project, public accessibility, and cost sharing. The program spent $50,000.
When asked if these fees should benefit private landowners, Autenrieth said this helps all hunters and the state.
“Deer do not solely reside on public land and in fact the majority of deer are on private land," she said. "Therefore, working across public and private land boundaries would benefit the species and will invariably improve conditions for all hunters."
“Deer do not solely reside on public land and in fact the majority of deer are on private land,” she said. “Therefore, working across public and private land boundaries would benefit the species and will invariably improve conditions for all hunters.”
Besides their buddies want the extra cash.
Take no money from the state through a “program” because the moment you do they own you. Instead, sue the state to pay you for loss. They simply cannot be trusted anymore.
Eating from the hand of the devil will eventually lead to the devil owning you.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that Michigan DNR is giving my license fees to a dozen private land owners, including five private hunt clubs,” he said sarcastically.
HOORAY Tom WIlls!
DEFUND/DISMANTLE redistributionist DNR.
How to Identify Legal Plunder
But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.
Socialism Is Legal Plunder
/Bastiat
A friend of mine wrote an article for a magazine about inproving the “deer habitat” on his property. He had all kinds of sensible recommendations.
A month later he was under arrest for “baiting” deer on his property. Cost him $7000 to defend himself.
Be careful.
Ooops....
improving = inproving
Sorry.
I think that private land owners that allow the public to hint on their lands ahold be reimbursed but not for profit hunt clubs.
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