Craig, same response to you: You just don't get it that eagle numbers don't need to be huge for it to be a big deal. 140 in 10 states in one season . . . that is going to sound huge to the general public, even if it doesn't to you. Ignoring the problem by saying the numbers aren't big won't make the problem go away.
P-R dollars are only a small part of a DNR's budget. Most rely on the sale of hunting licenses. P-R money is only icing on the cake . . . although the icing is thicker lately thanks to increased sales of firearms and ammunition. And DNR employees work for the respective states, not for DC. DNR's don't need P-R $ to look at a few sick or dead eagles, take some X-rays, draw blood samples, etc.
Still waiting for that elusive whistleblower link from you or Keith. Surely someone in the business will have said "it's all junk science and it's all about anti-hunting"--because, after all, it's hunter $ that fund the very agencies and biologists who supported the conclusion that lead shot was a problem for waterfowl. Odd, don't you think, that no one inside the wildlife management community would point out that they're shooting themselves in the foot with hunters--since hunters pay their salaries?
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/26/16 09:05 AM.
