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Fair enough observation-Please understand that in my lifetime of hunting pheasants in MN on WPAs dates back to my beginning in 1989. I have never witnessed haying or grazing in that time on WPAs in W and SW MN. The composition of grasses and forbs vary greatly dependent on geology, soils, drainage, and history. To assume that cattle grazing closely mimics buffalo grazing is misleading.
The danger here lies in:
Fences going up and who pays, and I am pretty sure the citizens will pay at least 50% of that cost at a minimum and perhaps 100% of the cost if internal (all on public land) fences.
Invasive species introduced by grazing and equipment haying or moving livestock, which we will pay for control of.
Monitoring of haying or grazing by area wildlife personnel who are already short staffed and have large work areas to cover.
Politics-And once MN legislators, county boards, Farm bureau, township boards, Cattlemans assn and all of these groups start flexing their influence, god only knows what will happen to expand it.
Many legislators from both parties and N and S MN already think our public lands have no value-they need to be on the tax rolls, generating more income, sold. This feeds into that mentality and also think of less upland hunting cover this fall on your WPAs-most of MN was tall grass prairie not short grass-very different ecosystems. We all know how difficult finding good upland cover is getting to be.
Dan
The danger here lies in:
Fences going up and who pays, and I am pretty sure the citizens will pay at least 50% of that cost at a minimum and perhaps 100% of the cost if internal (all on public land) fences.
Invasive species introduced by grazing and equipment haying or moving livestock, which we will pay for control of.
Monitoring of haying or grazing by area wildlife personnel who are already short staffed and have large work areas to cover.
Politics-And once MN legislators, county boards, Farm bureau, township boards, Cattlemans assn and all of these groups start flexing their influence, god only knows what will happen to expand it.
Many legislators from both parties and N and S MN already think our public lands have no value-they need to be on the tax rolls, generating more income, sold. This feeds into that mentality and also think of less upland hunting cover this fall on your WPAs-most of MN was tall grass prairie not short grass-very different ecosystems. We all know how difficult finding good upland cover is getting to be.
Dan
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Ditto?? Suggest having MOD move it please.