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/ 4&' 7, I G create_annual They grand "stings" to coincide ThëAihàjcan with requests to Congress for increases in Fur their budgets and catch rsmen slobs"poaching."hundreds U.S. ou doo "p g The .Fish Resources Institute and Wildlife Service creates the poly available market for the unprime fur, pro- tected non-game like garter snakes,and field • • sparrow feathers,pays outrageous prices to encourage unwitting slobs into the trap.They spring the trap, then the slobs plead guilty August 1986 • because it is cheaper than fighting outrage entrapment in court. We this the Commission might review this problem and President's Commission on recommend to Congress to exercise its over- American Outdoors Testimony by site powers to evaluate this behavior on the Major L. dicker, ph,D_ part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Cheyenne' Wyoming May 16, Iggb it.is obvious from both the Endangered Senator Cheyenne, and g May 6 the 6 Species Act and Lacy Act mission:Se at Wallop Dr. these laws implement the penalties, that owner of Rocky Major L. Boddicker, punitive and Mountain Wildlife Enter- inigovern personal philosophies a ig elements in government and the animal rights' cults prises, La Porte, Colorado. I am represent the American Fur proud to. who do not appreciate wildlife consumers. repute,a national ur Resources In- We would like to bring to this Commission's women(national group of outdoorsmen and mat of and trappers)who are deep- attention that penalties for infringement le ly committed to the proper wildlife laws should be morally justifiable America's ed toft resources prope and management of and in proportion to the offense. They are We look forward wild lands. totally out of line with of We look forward r a d to our future as a time reality Montana Last rages in which we take year a f three golden Billings,ai to a Feder sold stories pares a three golden s like drugs)a federal ea an'active role to ensure that ow his traditions and unique American trapment agent(sounds like traditions cottoned. u want t lure can sentenced to 15 years for it. Golden eagles be forever.oti u want the to hunt,trap and fish number 60,000 birds in the w for r western o S.and recognize and plan for Motes . • are serious pests to woolgrowers.Should the - - - public foot the bill at$20,000 per year to in- carcerate this "poacher" for 15 ? $300,000 for selling years? three.golden g Pats and/or feathers of g eagles?It's nuts! In our view, the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service paid this poacher to kill the eagles,shouldn't they go to jail too?That is conspiracy to commit a felony. _ .,,- . -... - • Mute hunters,changes perceptions. en used to be nearly everyone, like farmers used 9 be America.Urbanization changed in the 19or- Ame anizatio has ch the for- mula we, the. outdoorsmen, find ourselves anachronisms on our own lands. The land,waters and forest that formed our lives for generations are taken away by declarations of faceless bureaucrats in Con- gress and National Park Service offices.And what are our r e c o u r s e s? Voice your objec- tion and get shouted dewn 1 out of the en�onnrent pause you are stampede. We are the endangered species. We are the new Indian tribe crowded into reservations by bureaucratic decree to satisfy some en- vironmental utopia ideology that doesn't ex- ist in reality.