http://newmexicohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/valles-caldera-national-preserve-considers-elk-hunt-fee-of-7500/ Online Hunting Magazine Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://newmexicohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/valles-caldera-national-preserve-considers-elk-hunt-fee-of-7500/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Jesus Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:57:21 +0000 http://newmexicohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/valles-caldera-national-preserve-considers-elk-hunt-fee-of-7500/#comment-489 I cant believe the price!!!!! That is not right, to offer those tags to 1% of the people that can afford them. what about the common folks? I have purchased lottery tickets to hunt on the preserve for the passed 8 yrs. With no sucess, why not offer more tags to New Mexico residents or make it part of the regular draw, im sure that the people of New Mexico would like better chances to hunt here. Funding should not be a issue if better odds where given to hunt here. And also, why are there no deer hunts on the preserve?? I think that the preserve comission needs to give more hunting oprotunitiys to us before selling our tags to that 1 %. I cant believe the price!!!!! That is not right, to offer those tags to 1% of the people that can afford them. what about the common folks? I have purchased lottery tickets to hunt on the preserve for the passed 8 yrs. With no sucess, why not offer more tags to New Mexico residents or make it part of the regular draw, im sure that the people of New Mexico would like better chances to hunt here. Funding should not be a issue if better odds where given to hunt here. And also, why are there no deer hunts on the preserve?? I think that the preserve comission needs to give more hunting oprotunitiys to us before selling our tags to that 1 %.

]]> http://newmexicohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/valles-caldera-national-preserve-considers-elk-hunt-fee-of-7500/comment-page-1/#comment-55 R. Shue Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:55:42 +0000 http://newmexicohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/18/valles-caldera-national-preserve-considers-elk-hunt-fee-of-7500/#comment-55 It would be sad and foolish for the Caldera to start charging such extreme rates. They already make a great deal of money from the lottery system that is currently used to draw tags. This is public land and should be accessible to everyone. There are a lot of restrictions on access to this land already, fishing and hunting access is difficult and even back country travel, skiing and hiking is limited. I think that outdoor enthusiests of all kinds understand the need for studying this area and preserving it from overuse and that is fine but these types of fees are simply meant to exclude common people and that is not acceptable. This is still public land, it's ours to enjoy and protect and should not be put off limits. It would be sad and foolish for the Caldera to start charging such extreme rates. They already make a great deal of money from the lottery system that is currently used to draw tags. This is public land and should be accessible to everyone. There are a lot of restrictions on access to this land already, fishing and hunting access is difficult and even back country travel, skiing and hiking is limited. I think that outdoor enthusiests of all kinds understand the need for studying this area and preserving it from overuse and that is fine but these types of fees are simply meant to exclude common people and that is not acceptable. This is still public land, it’s ours to enjoy and protect and should not be put off limits.

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