If You Think The Threat To Conservation Isn't Real...

[rFisherk]

I was told earlier by an inside source that they were making some kind of compromise to the original bill. This, to me, looks like an amendment to the original bill, which would be in addition to eliminating all fees for resident licenses, not a compromise. I'll admit I'm a bit confused by it also and will try to find out exactly what is going on.

[fishinwrench]

Population of Mo is about 6m, Fishing permits alone are 12.00

Do the math.

[Feathers and Fins]

Glen if its to make licenses 2.00 then yes it would be a major hit to the MDC but if its a law to make handling fees 2.00 then its BS especially for an onsite purchased license.

[fishinwrench]

Here's a few ways they can save money....

Do some maintenance on their trucks and stop allowing all the agents/employees to use them AND THE FUEL CARDS to do all their personal errands while not on the clock....ya know, so the vehicles last several years longer.

Those boys/girls get paid plenty well enough to afford their own personal car.

Sell the dam high-dollar John Deere Gators at all the state parks and replace with wheelbarrows to move bags of trout food and such across the street.

Wonder what ol' Kaching Mahing gets paid for his pictures for the Conservationist magazine ?

Should I go on.... ?

MDC does some really cool stuff, but they also piss away MILLIONS on ridiculousness.

The part that sends me orbital is when they threaten to close all accesses IF the gravy train has to slow down.

[Feathers and Fins]

How much did those Elk cost?

[fishinwrench]

How much did those Elk cost?

Or the Spoonbill project (stupidest thing EVER).

[CrazyFish]

Wrench, you do know state parks are ran by the Department of Natural Resources and not MDC right?

[Chief Grey Bear]

Or the Spoonbill project (stupidest thing EVER).

Why is it stupid?

But again as I told you before, the spoonbill is federaly funded as a condition of building Truman.

You remind me a lot of Dablemont.

[wayneblevins]

There is a article about mdc in the Kansas city star that is interesting. granted it is dated 05/16/14 but if it is true then I think they need to lose some funding. the article say that MDC has a projected income of 97 million for this year and that is just from a 1/8 cent sales tax. This tax is not just on fishing items but everything.

[rondo]

Well, I guess 97 mil just doesn't go as far as it used to with inflation and all that....maybe they can make up the difference selling lumber