Author Topic: Spring hearings remain a relevant force  (Read 1950 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline mudbrook

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6437
  • Karma: 6
  • WiOutdoor.com
    • View Profile
    • WisconsinOutdoor.com
Spring hearings remain a relevant force
« on: April 13, 2010, 01:32:26 PM »
Spring hearings remain a relevant force

Once a Wisconsinite spends a Monday night in April at an annual fish and wildlife hearing, we never again take a routine, pleasant evening for granted.

I say that with newfound appreciation for these often-tortuous events, a joint production of the Department of Natural Resources and Wisconsin Conservation Congress. For as agonizing as the statewide hearings can be, our Legislature proved the past three months that its gong show is worse.

Lawmakers merely prolonged our suffering by pushing half-baked ideas on bear hunting, spring turkey hunting and transporting uncased firearms during deer season. This showed they lacked the wisdom of the late English writer G.K. Chesterton. To paraphrase: Don't tear down a fence until you understand why it was built.
read more...
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100411/GPG0204/4110654/1233/Patrick-Durkin-column--Spring-hearings-remain-a-relevant-force
Get the latest Updates via Email from WisconsinOutdoor.com Click HERE
http://feeds.feedburner.com/wisconsinoutdoor/pVrb

 

Google
Web http://www.wisconsinoutdoor.com