fowledup
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This has to be nipped in the bud! As land users this is a no win for us both. I'm both a miner and avid outdoorsman, I fish and I hunt. I'm involved in the conservation and preservation of all of them. Having some understanding of the behind the scenes politics, I can say with certainty that the fisherman are once again being taken for a ride. I personally believe their thinking that by supporting the very organizations that have attacked them, they will be left alone in the future. We know better! Heck ask the State of California, they have a pretty decent track record for being double crossed and sued by the Center for Biological Diversity. I can name two times off the top of my head that "The Center" has attacked the sport fishing industry. First being the fish stocking programs, and the second being the "non native" Stripers. I'm not going to go into a debate about either of these as it is not relevant. What is relevant is that we as miners have more education and awareness as to what is really happening. We can see that they will be next not exempt. Right now it would be real easy to jump in knee deep and go at it with the fisherman. If we do the Enviro's win, it's what they want and need. Please, now more then ever try and educate these folks and seek their involvement and help. What they need to understand is -like mining they have an entire industry that depends on land access to provide jobs and incomes for people. It comes down to the fact that it's not a hobby for them either!
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