Hunter Alert

[blacktailslayer]

We need to encourage Secretary Salazar and our local senators to get behind full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million a year.

"Created in 1965, the LWCF is a federal trust fund that improves public access to federal lands by accumulating revenues, primarily from oil and gas leases, for acquisition of protected lands and easements. As the primary source of funding available to federal land management agencies to develop and assure access to the places where we hunt and fish, the LWCF has helped save some of America’s most popular sporting destinations from development and closure. Congress, however, has consistently diverted these funds from their intended purposes of acquiring critical fish and wildlife habitat and sustaining public access.

Voice your support for full and dedicated funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund NOW."

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5389/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4498

[stringpicker]

Why must we always look to the government to be our sole provider for everything? The federal government was not developed to be an owner of vast amounts of real estate. To rely on the government to provide areas to hunt and fish is completely irrational. Where are they going to get $900 million anyway? We are broke! Nothing personal, but the government cannot be trusted....the article says "Congress, however, has consistently diverted these funds from their intended purposes of acquiring critical fish and wildlife habitat and sustaining public access." What makes you think they will all of the sudden start towing the line? Get government out of the way and let the private sector handle it. My .02.