OhioOutdoorsman
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Spending most of my weekend staining my deck instead of fishing, I sat down to read my F and S that came on friday. Low and behold, there is a article on pages 32-36 about Donny Beaver and the Spring Ridge club.
Much of the article is sympathetic to Beaver and spends a few paragraphs on the internet reaction to Beaver's efforts. Beaver and F and S basically call the PA blog sites as being ineffective.
"They could do what I'm doing instead of bitching on the Internet. I'd even show them how to contact landowners and raise money," Beaver says. "Access is being lost at an alarming pace. I'm either going to watch it and moan or I'm going to participate."
While I'm not going to defend Beaver, he does have a point.
Consider:
1) Access and habitat is decreasing
2) The PFBC focuses on stocking instead of conserving wild trout watersheds.
3) TU national has pulled out of the access debate.
4) In about a year of lurking and a year of membership, I have seen and particpated in many debates about regs, conservation, etc....a tremendous amount of energy.
Maybe its time for action. Without the PFBC and without TU.
Could we harness the power of the internet and raise funds for the purchase and/or lease land that would preserve habitat for and public access to our wild trout resources?
Some forums I belong to have a fund or fundraisers, I do not know how these operate, but it could be a start........
Maybe we should take Beaver up on his offer.
Yours in trout,
Bill
Much of the article is sympathetic to Beaver and spends a few paragraphs on the internet reaction to Beaver's efforts. Beaver and F and S basically call the PA blog sites as being ineffective.
"They could do what I'm doing instead of bitching on the Internet. I'd even show them how to contact landowners and raise money," Beaver says. "Access is being lost at an alarming pace. I'm either going to watch it and moan or I'm going to participate."
While I'm not going to defend Beaver, he does have a point.
Consider:
1) Access and habitat is decreasing
2) The PFBC focuses on stocking instead of conserving wild trout watersheds.
3) TU national has pulled out of the access debate.
4) In about a year of lurking and a year of membership, I have seen and particpated in many debates about regs, conservation, etc....a tremendous amount of energy.
Maybe its time for action. Without the PFBC and without TU.
Could we harness the power of the internet and raise funds for the purchase and/or lease land that would preserve habitat for and public access to our wild trout resources?
Some forums I belong to have a fund or fundraisers, I do not know how these operate, but it could be a start........
Maybe we should take Beaver up on his offer.
Yours in trout,
Bill