Starvin Larry

I agree with them- an increase in hunting- and fishing license fees is needed so Ohio gets it’s share of Pittman- Robertson and Dingell- Johnson funds from the feds.

There also needs to be changes made at the fed level on how these funds are dispensed to states. Each state should get the funds that it’s residents paid in through the purchase of guns, ammo, bows, arrows and other hunting and fishing gear.

The Ohio DNR actually does a good job managing the state’s fish and game. We have world class steelhead, muskie,smallmouth bass,walleye and yellow perch fisheries. Ohio deer hunting is in the top ten and usually in the top 5 states nationwide.

The ODNR’s aggressive fish stocking is a huge part of why we have the outstanding steelhead, muskie, and walleye fisheries.

We have some great wildlife biologists at the ODNR, and even though deer hunters aren’t always happy- they do a great job of managing Ohio’s huge deer population.

I don’t mind an extra 3 bucks for a hunting license. I do think the hike in non- resident licenses is excessive- that needs to come down by half. Other states in the western U.S. tried similar hikes in non- resident license fees and it seriously reduced the number of non- resident hunters.

I hunt public land for part of deer season. I’ve seen tags from all over the U.S. in the parking areas.

Since these hunters already pay a lot more than residents- it’s not right to try and make up budget shortfalls from their license fees.

The increase in resident license fees is reasonable and needed.

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/sportsmen-are-asking-license-fee-increase-odnr-division-wildlife

h/t SLL

http://www.internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-the-plague-of-cultural-marxists

http://www.captainsjournal.com/2017/05/07/armed-men-dressed-in-swat-uniforms-invade-home-and-rob-couple/

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-07/federal-judge-declares-constitution-void-threatens-civil-defendant-death

https://www.nraoutdoors.com/schools/long-range-school?eventid=52

It’s May,whitetail deer are dropping fawns-at the same time,coyotes are snacking on these fawns.

One of the most significant things you can do to improve the health of your local deer herd is to see that more fawns survive the first year.

Since in many areas of the U.S. east of the Mississippi river,coyote predation is the number one thing that affects fawn survival rates-kill more coyotes.

I’ve been saying this for years,and it is backed by science-reduce the ‘yote population-more fawns survive the first year. While this may not work on large tracts of public land,it does work,and work very well in small areas.

Even if the area you hunt is part of a huge area of public land,concentrating on the parts you hunt will have a positive effect of fawn survival rates.

Now is when coyotes are having the most detrimental effect on your local deer herd,so now is when you should step up coyote control efforts. Every ‘yote you kill now is at least one more fawn that will survive,and likely is a lot more than just one.

Everywhere east of the Mississippi river,the coyote is an invasive species-they are not native to the area(s). In most states,there’s no closed season,and no bag limit,in many states-you can even hunt ‘yotes at night.

I look at it as great practice for the fall hunting seasons,take a different caliber rifle out with you for different areas,take your muzzleloader,take your compound bow,crossbow,or your recurve bow. If you can accurately kill ‘yotes with all of them-you’ll have even less of a chance of missing a deer,or antelope, or elk,or moose,or bear.

We usually start seriously hunting coyotes just after the Ohio muzzleloader season for deer ends in early Jan. They still have their winter coats then,so you can get a few $$ for the furs,and cover the cost of your gas,food and ammo for the coyote hunting trips.

By starting early,there are a lot fewer coyotes around in April and May when fawns are at their most vulnerable just after being born. Transient ‘yotes move in and take up residence within weeks,but as long as you keep the pressure on,keep shooting coyotes until well into the summer months-you will have saved a hell of a lot of fawns.

If you want deer to hunt in the fall-kill as many coyotes as possible from late winter through early summer. Once deer numbers drop too low-it takes 4-5 years to bring them back up. Coyotes can have a major effect on fawn survival-in many areas,coyote predation is as high as 70%, in some areas,it’s as high as 90%.

That’s 7 out of every 10 fawns born up to 9 out of every 10 fawns born being killed by ‘yotes. No matter how high deer numbers are-no population can sustain losing 70-90% of it’s young and survive.

Either control coyote numbers,or there are not going to be any deer to hunt.

An article in Muckrock reveals that the California Department of Justice (CDOJ) is using facial recognition cameras to spy on everyone.

The CDOJ spent close to one million dollars ($850K) to install NEC’s NeoFace system everywhere.
According to the article, the CDOJ has been spying on everyone since April 26th., 2016.

What’s even worse is the CDOJ is paying NEC $650,000 every year in ‘support fees’. Which means Calif. taxpayers are paying $650K a year for the privilege of being spied on.
Is it a coincidence that NEC opened up a Biometric Center for Excellence in California and another one in Washington, DC?

California and the NEC call their new system the Integrated Criminal Justice Image System (ICJIS) which is actually run by DHS Fusion Centers!

“The Federal Department of Homeland Security is providing funding to states and localities to help support these Fusion Centers, which are equipped with surveillance, communications, and information technology systems…”

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