I would like to see the source for NRLOs at 20 to 50% in a county in relation to rec ground.
This morning I emailed Dr Wendong Zhang, the Director of Iowa State University’s semi-annual farmland value survey, and asked for rec ground nrlo stats. His response:
Yes I have and I’m it for miles. I stated this fact in another thread. I don’t know another one near me. The only large land holders I know near me are residents who allow no hunting. This is traveled ground.
Minnesota has unlimited tags and sharpshooters over corn piles in the target CWD areas.
It’s easy to blame NRLOs and money, however not all nrlos have deep pockets, and now to assert your own politicians are for sale is interesting.
Maybe, just maybe there are legitimate conservation issues on NRLO land that have been ignored for years that do need addressed that they do recognize, or have been highlighted by non hunting constituents of their districts, like my resident neighbors, who do not agree with certain regs. Only about 7.5% of Iowans held a hunting license last year. Idk. Pressure can be applied from many areas.
As I stated in another thread, interpretation of a post is based on the reader's frame of reference. If your frame of reference is that politicians are taking money then that's on you.
And to your second point, NRLOs caused the conservation issue and now you want to be the cure? Sounds like big pharma to me. Create a problem or disease when one doesn't exist and them come up with the resolution or cure for it. Smart like a fox I tell ya.
I don’t follow you ... explain the conservation problem NR created?
I'd bet 99% are purchased by NR most probably being NRLO. The people buying them are people who have money and are willing to pay to jump to the front of the line.From the deep pockets angle, there are currently 20 or so conservation tags available to NRs. I believe the average price per tag is around $10,000. $5,000 to the conservation group and $5,000 to the DNR. It would be interesting to see how many of the tag purchasers are NRLO's.
Along those same lines, if NRLOs are successful in their quest to change our laws to suit their purpose several conservation groups and the DNR could lose substantial revenue.
... i would guess it's in reference to NRLO having large tracks that are deer sanctuaries.I don’t follow you ... explain the conservation problem NR created?
... i would guess it's in reference to NRLO having large tracks that are deer sanctuaries.
Why ask me Bonker. You’re the authority here saying we created it. Have at it.
Maybe, just maybe there are legitimate conservation issues on NRLO land that have been ignored for years that do need addressed that they do recognize, or have been highlighted by non hunting constituents of their districts, like my resident neighbors, who do not agree with certain regs. Only about 7.5% of Iowans held a hunting license last year. Idk. Pressure can be applied from many areas.