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navaho · January 1, 2001, 03:58 AM

If it's only $1,000/deer, count yourself lucky.

In Kalifornia they were paying $30,000 per deer! First of all, they needed to refresh the norplant every few months. Second of all (and the largest cost factor) was the friggin helicopter and sharpshooter, who had to down deer one at a time. Helicopters are very expensive.

Other liberal states have HIRED "specialists" to thin the population. I guess the theory is that if you pay someone to do it, it's better than letting the citizens hunt for free. Okaaaay. And the most insane part of the whole deal is that these "specialists" got to do everything that we can't, ie, hunt at night with night vision goggles and use suppressor.

I guess the upside is that at least we got some use out of all those expensive JBT's that our tax dollars are paying for.

January 1, 2001, 03:58 AM	#7
navaho Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2000 Posts: 117	If it's only $1,000/deer, count yourself lucky. In Kalifornia they were paying $30,000 per deer! First of all, they needed to refresh the norplant every few months. Second of all (and the largest cost factor) was the friggin helicopter and sharpshooter, who had to down deer one at a time. Helicopters are very expensive. Other liberal states have HIRED "specialists" to thin the population. I guess the theory is that if you pay someone to do it, it's better than letting the citizens hunt for free. Okaaaay. And the most insane part of the whole deal is that these "specialists" got to do everything that we can't, ie, hunt at night with night vision goggles and use suppressor. I guess the upside is that at least we got some use out of all those expensive JBT's that our tax dollars are paying for.