Florida WMA Non-Resident Restriction - UPDATE

[davisd9]

I sure SC will reciprocate with all the Fla hunters that enjoy our natural resources.

[arkrem870]

We can ban em from duck hunting in Arkansas. Then they'll hit us with a Florida beach quota draw. We can just all regulate ourselves to nothing. It's past time for Arkansas to hammer Mississippians that flood Arkansas public duck hunting. Need to do a quota like they do us.  Imagine if you can...Arkansas has more non resident duck hunters than resident duck hunters.  And no quotas....

[kytrkyhntr]

am i crazy?

my answer has always been to quit moving season dates and leave residents alone, make all non residents delayed on public land even if its a weekend only and limit every non resident to 1 adult male turkey.

i just feel like as a resident i should at least get to enjoy my states resource before non residents.

am i wrong for thinking that should be the nationwide standard?

[ddturkeyhunter1]

am i crazy?

my answer has always been to quit moving season dates and leave residents alone, make all non residents delayed on public land even if its a weekend only and limit every non resident to 1 adult male turkey.

i just feel like as a resident i should at least get to enjoy my states resource before non residents.

am i wrong for thinking that should be the nationwide standard?

I agree on the one turkey for non resident. And I could have live with the first three days of any season opener. And reciprocity for what ever a state charges for price.


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[Happy]

am i crazy?

my answer has always been to quit moving season dates and leave residents alone, make all non residents delayed on public land even if its a weekend only and limit every non resident to 1 adult male turkey.

i just feel like as a resident i should at least get to enjoy my states resource before non residents.

am i wrong for thinking that should be the nationwide standard?

Personally, I find no issue with residents getting first crack at their public land.

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[Jbird22]

am i crazy?

my answer has always been to quit moving season dates and leave residents alone, make all non residents delayed on public land even if its a weekend only and limit every non resident to 1 adult male turkey.

i just feel like as a resident i should at least get to enjoy my states resource before non residents.

am i wrong for thinking that should be the nationwide standard?

Nope, not crazy and not wrong either. I think along those same lines myself.

[arkrem870]

Wait..... so we support non residents being shut out and limited on public lands?  How are you suppose to adapt and overcome to close season or a one gobbler limit?

Poaching more gobblers? Have your buddy drop ya off during the closed season?

Do y'all support for profit filming on your states public lands?
Maybe we ought to petition states to get a handle on that....

[kytrkyhntr]

i dont really consider that shutting them out. but giving the locals who pay those state taxes year around 72 hours at least to utilize a resource before the rest of the nation??? yes i like that idea. not saying im right or wrong

and i fully support a 1 bird limit for non residents ill never waiver on that.

[Stick]

Aren't some of these areas in question federal and supported by federal dollars rather than state? 

[kytrkyhntr]

Aren't some of these areas in question federal and supported by federal dollars rather than state?

I didn't think of it that way.. if so that complicates my argument.


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[Old Gobbler]

Other states should counter this move with RECIPROCITY!

that's allready happened ...every bordering state has delayed its seasons by several weeks .
.those hunters have been pounding florida for a few seasons now ..so this is a reaction to that

 what happened in the early 1990's when Georgia went to $200 non resident licenses ...very quickly every state in the area....did the same..

North dakota has a resident season for waterfowl...earlier ...then they allow non residents

One breaks ranks them the rest follow

[FL-Boss]

No residents delayed hunting will become the standard in most the southern/Midwest/mid Atlantic states in the next 5 years...

[bwhana]

Spot on Shannon!  SC raised their non-resident license shortly after GA and that's the last time I hunted there. Also have seen the "public" forums in NC to "discuss" proposed changes = we are already doing this but making you feel like we listen to you, with we = the state DNR.  We all agree that the land and birds are a finite resource and need to managed, but in more sensible and fair ways with an emphasis on residents. Maybe the Trump effect will eventually trickle down to wildlife management and common sense will enter the equation.

[kytrkyhntr]

Spot on Shannon!  SC raised their non-resident license shortly after GA and that's the last time I hunted there. Also have seen the "public" forums in NC to "discuss" proposed changes = we are already doing this but making you feel like we listen to you, with we = the state DNR.  We all agree that the land and birds are a finite resource and need to managed, but in more sensible and fair ways with an emphasis on residents. Maybe the Trump effect will eventually trickle down to wildlife management and common sense will enter the equation.

Trust me, Trump just nominated Kathleen Sgamma to run the BLM. Read up on that... lol

[arkrem870]

Y'all are all correct. On our current trajectory travel turkey hunting is going to be over as we've known it for the last 30 years

Why?  You dang well know why.....but you can deny the facts.

What can we do from here.

1.  Push to ban filming on public lands

2.  Push for responsible social media

3. Push for turkey hunting to return to a secret fraternity and not celebrate loose lip policies.

4.  HOPE. Hope the fad that started 5-6 years ago fades to some degree and we can avoid losing our hunting privileges

5. Take a stand against harsh knee jerk reactions and policies that pit states and hunters against other states /hunters.