Re: WMA Testimony -- Management areas

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Subject: Re: WMA Testimony

Author:
Shane

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Date Posted: 11:51:17 11/15/00 Wed
In reply to: Jerry 's message, "WMA Testimony" on 14:23:12 11/07/00 Tue

> OK, I'm the first to admit that I'm a blow-in from the
> north. And land use and access is, well, so different
> here, it can't be discussed in the same forum. So,
> being a new guy and not knowing any land owners in FL
> I am relegated to the WMA. In my short time here (18
> months) I've hunted Ocala, Three Lakes and Tiger Bay.
> In every instance I have been told, after extensive BS
> with the local WMA offical, that all the state is
> doing is managing wood and hunter access (no natural
> food plots, etc).
> Now, I'm not aurging that there is no game on WMA
> (although I could). I'm just wondering what the
> purpose is, and where the money is going,when even the
> local WMA offical is uncomfortable discussing the
> prospects of havesting game in their assingned area.
> Tell me where I'm wrong.......I'm willing to learn.

Jerry the only money that is used for WMA's as I understand it is taxes collected from ammo,guns,equiptment and the purchases of licenses.The money that is collected is spent several ways.One is paying the Wild Life officers there great pay(ya right).Money is also spent on roads,bioligist and land management studies ect.There are few reasons I know that the state does not build feed plots on WMA's is becuase that would be introduceing a ferral plant to the area and then every hunter in the woods would be hunting those plots. There are deer in the WMA's you mentioned,you just gotta hunt hard.I don't wht purpose you are refering too other than the state allows hunting on public lands.

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