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The sportsman in your state need to organize and band together,and stop the them from closing the hatchery .take it from someone in taxachusetts youll never get it back.
Even a $10 per year registration for non motorized vessels would bring a huge revenue per year to help with fish hatcheries and other programs.I have a kayak and I'm all for it.As far as using a boat launch for ice fishing why not? You PAID for a fishing license???
So if i buy my fishing license I don't have to register my boat? That's a good idea.
Yes sir, that is correct.
While I do think kayaks and canoes and bicycles should be registered if they use the public land, I don’t think that is the argument to have right now, as that is not the question. The stakes are high people! Contact your reps!
Yup this one got off track.My bad.I emailed the gov, mire people that do i would think will help.Thanks for posting link.
Legal to use any State of Vt fishing access to launch a wheeler or snow machine used for fishing. IMO adding additional usage fees isn't a great idea.
phil will probably turn the site into a parking lot for people that received the $10K to move here from the citys a place to park their prius while they are out riding bikes in the middle of the roads.
Adding more fees for licenses, kayak fees, etc. is just going to drive more people away from fishing. I personally know of quite a few people who stopped ice fishing after the bait law (which was supposed to be repealed after a couple of years) was implemented. This could be a result of some of the “old school” biologists that want only native trout. They stopped stocking Lakers in the NEK for a couple years now citing most of the ones they shock up are naturally reproducing fish. The browns and rainbows (except for steelhead) they stock are sterile and can’t reproduce. I’ve noticed a precipitous drop in trout numbers in smaller lakes like Echo, Island Pond, etc. I’ve heard from some younger biologists who absolutely disagree with the “old guard”. I don’t know if this part of the reason they want to shut it down but I find it hard to believe they couldn’t figure out the financial aspect. Our trout fishery is in serious trouble...typical VT unfortunately
Yup, spot on. VT boasts itself as welcoming to hunting & fishing which is a joke compared to other states in the region. The price keeps going up and you’re getting less and less. It’s unfortunate they want to close the hatchery. It’s also quite possible Phil needs to get his diaper changed.
Honestly (and I hate to say it) I will not fish VT. I have been to every other New England state and even hold licenses in a couple of them. The bait laws and fishing in general laws in this state are ridiculous. i does not seem like VT is very sportsman friendly. They sure make it tough.
So just out of curiosity, how many people on here, especially anyone that is extremely opposed to the closing, buy the habitat stamp every year?
I was going to ask the same question.I have purchased the stamp for each of the last two years. Overall, I am disappointed that the annual revenue generated is less than $150k. I'm not confident F&W can do anything meaningful with that modest revenue -- even with federal match. But, I'll continue purchasing the stamp.I'm primarily a waterfowl hunter and would like to see more wetlands conserved. And, I'd really like to see management areas like Mud Creek improved to facilitate access and participation. As for trout fishing, I'd much rather see dollars invested in habitat restoration than stocking -- I have no interest in put-and-take fisheries. The rant against TU (note that I am NOT a member) is absurd. Look at the (habitat) work TU and VT F&W have done in the Nullhegan Basin over the last few years. I wonder what benefits we'd see if we could leverage Habitat Stamp funds, federal match, and TU sponsorship in various watersheds?From an economic standpoint, many of the responses above don't make sense. While the rate of decline has stabilized, fishing license sales are still falling. Raising prices while demand falls will make the problem worse.