Thanks for nothing MDC

[jtram]

Enjoy the endless opportunities that you have out your back door and be thankful. Or book a UHaul if it is that bad.

Now somebody throw out a dead fish pic on the 'rock forum and see how a real internet fight gets going.

[Chief Grey Bear]

31 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

A hell of a lot more than the ROI for Spoonbill, that's for sure.   Unless they are secretly selling caviar. 

Just because you say so?

[ozark trout fisher]

51 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

A hell of a lot more than the ROI for Spoonbill, that's for sure.   Unless they are secretly selling caviar. 

Really? Smallmouth bass are extremely common across about half the US and spoonbill are rare, threatened, and prehistoric as hell. I think they are probably a little more worthy of resource allocation. 

The point being, the MDC has a lot of things to keep an eye on. Creating trophy smallmouth fisheries (if possible) is one on a dang long list of ecological and recreational objectives that have to be balanced. It's important, and potentially worth fighting for, but if you're purely judging the department based on this it's one heck of a case of tunnel vision.

[Jerry Rapp]

2 hours ago, ozark trout fisher said:

Really? Smallmouth bass are extremely common across about half the US and spoonbill are rare, threatened, and prehistoric as hell. I think they are probably a little more worthy of resource allocation. 

The point being, the MDC has a lot of things to keep an eye on. Creating trophy smallmouth fisheries (if possible) is one on a dang long list of ecological and recreational objectives that have to be balanced. It's important, and potentially worth fighting for, but if you're purely judging the department based on this it's one heck of a case of tunnel vision.

spoonbill are rare , threatened............ Can I ask a simple, common sense question?  Why is there a fishing season for them? 

[Smalliebigs]

23 hours ago, ozark trout fisher said:

This pretty much encapsulates how I feel.

 

I'm not saying whether I agree or disagree with the scope of the changes the MDC made (I'd have to study the data more to come to a conclusion) but on this site it always comes down to some combination of MDC bashing or silly statements along the lines of "well, we might as well start keeping all the smallies we catch, because apparently no one cares." That's all silly and pointless. In many ways the MDC is far better than the vast majority of state conservation agencies. You didn't get your way this time. That's bound to happen. Keep trying, keep advocating for what you want. But act like an adult.

Please OTF act like an adult???...I'm  not on here calling individuals out like you and Britt.....I highly doubt any of you would talk any dung in person to me so save your keyboard cowboy antics for people who are actually  impressed with that.

 

[Mitch f]

5 hours ago, Chief Grey Bear said:

I'm not the one that is pissed. 

Just because people don't buy into your the sky falling propaganda doesnt mean it's a pissing match.

It would be nice if you could actually contribute to the conversation instead of just posting your typical immature Trump one liners. 

Not pissed either, there is no pissing contest. It is a fabricated pissing contest. There is no STL 5,6,7 or whatever. The MDC has spoken, the only science based decision was not implemented because they didn't want the backlash. What else is there to say? You and I will be dead and gone before anything changes.

[Greasy B]

51 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

What else is there to say? You and I will be dead and gone before anything changes.

Yep. 

[ozark trout fisher]

1 hour ago, Smalliebigs said:

Please OTF act like an adult???...I'm  not on here calling individuals out like you and Britt.....I highly doubt any of you would talk any dung in person to me so save your keyboard cowboy antics for people who are actually  impressed with that.

 

I would say any and all of this to you in person. I do not, under any circumstances however, utilize intimidation or veiled threats to make my point. Not how I operate.

[Chief Grey Bear]

10 minutes ago, ozark trout fisher said:

I would say any and all of this to you in person. I do not, under any circumstances however, utilize intimidation or veiled threats to make my point. Not how I operate.

Ditto 

By the way, what did we say that was so personal and mean?

[Chief Grey Bear]

2 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

spoonbill are rare , threatened............ Can I ask a simple, common sense question?  Why is there a fishing season for them? 

There is also a season on bass in streams.