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They aren't selling you an opportunity to hunt for a bear or any other species. They are selling access to their property. I have no problem with that. And I have no problem with them closing all their land to non shareholders.

The state gives me the opportunity to hunt by setting the seasons and areas. If the corporation was selling me the opportunity, they'd be setting the season and area. They don't have that authority. Also, there is no guarantee that there is even a bear on their property at a given time. They are selling you access to their property, period. As far as what you are getting from them, there is no difference between what a deer hunter recieves and what a bear hunter recieves from the corporation. I believe if this was challenged in court, they would lose. What the result of that would be is debateable.

For the name callers. There is no place here that I have said they shouldn't be able to charge a fee and make money off their land. Or close their land period. I just feel it's wrong for them to charge by the particular animal you are persuing as they don't own the animals. If they did own them, I wouldn't be able to shoot them when they stepped off corporation land.

Message Thread:

• Access fee or selling game? GunsmithRob Jan 11 2006
  • Ideas vs people Webmaster Jan 13 2006
    • forgive me, but not entirely a people v idea issue RobR Jan 17 2006
    • Good idea AkHunter45 Jan 13 2006
  • would u prefer they prohibited hunting completely RobR Jan 13 2006
    • not opportunity twodux Jan 13 2006
      • semantics RobR Jan 17 2006
      • Private Land Sheep Hunter Jan 15 2006
    • Right on Rob & mt chignik Jan 13 2006
    • Big assumption B_M Jan 13 2006
      • You said it AkHunter45 Jan 13 2006
        • read the post i was responding to RobR Jan 17 2006
    • Right on RobR martentrapper Jan 13 2006
      • charging twodux Jan 14 2006
      • Afognak timber GunsmithRob Jan 13 2006
      • Native corp AkHunter45 Jan 13 2006
      • prince of wales island muskeg Jan 13 2006
  • So! Why do we have Fedral Fish and wildlife ? Bigmnt Jan 13 2006
    • Constitution PatrickH Jan 13 2006
    • USF&W thenarwhal Jan 13 2006
      • Thanks Thenarwhal Bigmnt Jan 14 2006
      • Dead serious Bigmnt Jan 14 2006
        • feds twodux Jan 14 2006
        • reality muskeg Jan 14 2006
  • Let only the rich hunt! akflyfisher Jan 12 2006
  • The State Does It, Too Mark Jan 11 2006
    • The lower 48 attitudes are creeping up thenarwhal Jan 12 2006
      • scenarios GunsmithRob Jan 12 2006
      • right of retrieval homerdave Jan 12 2006
      • wanton waste? twodux Jan 12 2006
      • Native Land B_M Jan 12 2006
  • attitude homerdave Jan 11 2006
    • game farm attitude Chisana Jan 11 2006
  • Selling Game tccak71 Jan 11 2006
    • Afognak Mr. Pid Jan 11 2006
      • fees for public resources twodux Jan 12 2006
        • trophy fees Mr. Pid Jan 12 2006
          • That's the point B_M Jan 12 2006
            • Fees DPhillips Jan 12 2006
              • Devil's Advocate GunsmithRob Jan 17 2006
              • they do charge twodux Jan 13 2006
                • My Point... DPhillips Jan 13 2006
                  • you DO understand... homerdave Jan 13 2006
                    • ??? DPhillips Jan 13 2006
            • the point Mr. Pid Jan 12 2006
              • what if twodux Jan 14 2006
              • boat launch?? BRWNBR Jan 12 2006
      • Fee's AkHunter45 Jan 11 2006
        • fees Mr. Pid Jan 11 2006
          • Just wrong! Justin Jan 12 2006
          • Land AkHunter45 Jan 11 2006
          • Their LAND - not their game B_M Jan 11 2006
            • agree to disagree Mr. Pid Jan 11 2006
              • the difference twodux Jan 12 2006
            • bitter martentrapper Jan 11 2006
              • Afognak AkHunter45 Jan 11 2006
                • a scam? u got to be kidding RobR Jan 17 2006
                  • yup twodux Jan 17 2006
                    • then about every landowner in the lower 48 ... RobR Jan 18 2006
    • Private Land B_M Jan 11 2006