The MDC disgusts me. They should be in our (anglers/outdoorsmen) corner when it comes to stream/river access. But instead they pander to tax paying landowners and corporations in far too many situations.
The tired old saw about how fortunate we are to have MDC because some states hunting/fishing opportunities suck in comparison, is just lame. They could do SO MUCH better with zero effort at all. Stroke of a pen. They don't even realize how special Smallmouth bass and clean streams are to this region, they'd rather piss away time, money, and efforts on rediculous crap like Urban trout, Hybrid stripers, Spoonbill, and chasing ghost prions that they can't even do anything with when they find them,...ad infinitum.
It's so frustrating that I can't even shut-up about it....even though I'm sick of hearing myself rattle on about it. 🙄
Their mission was never to "Teach and Promote", it was to Protect and preserve.