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In reality, the problem lies with the NRC. I torture myself by going to their meetings, reading the agendas, minutes, etc., and have even volunteered my services for free as a scientist ( I accidentally got a biology degree in college... funny story).

The DNR biologist is a fairly intelligent guy, but he's handcuffed by the NRC, which consists of a bunch of narrow minded individuals (like Bob Garner) who constistently make decisions based on emotion rather than scientific fact.

At the meetings, if you attempt to express an opinion contrary to what they have decided upon beforehand, you are pretty much shot down.

So, until they decide to add a tree-hugging license or bird-watching permit to their licenses, I the hunting taxpayer will continue to bear the burden, costwise, of keeping lands and waters open to hunting and fishing (and I STILL have to drive to Indiana to dove hunt!)