Edit: Legislators Let F&G Rot

Idaho’s fish and elk belong to its people. But, thanks to politics rooted in gifts for the moneyed and connected, the Legislature is flirting with the gentrification of hunting and fishing. Idaho Fish and Game has, for two years, pitched straight-forward legislation meant to pump another $1 million into its dwindling coffers. The tiny resident fee hike — between $1 and $6 — would generate money for fish stocking and land management. It’s cash that would benefit 50 percent of Idahoans who regularly fish. And, House Bill 32 would even allow annual license buyers to “price lock” in at the 2015 rate. Only those who let their licenses lapse, or buy for the first time, would be affected by future increases. Like the rest of state government, Fish and Game has been left to rot. And the agency is pitching a fair system to correct the problem. But lawmakers, particularly House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, continue to shelf the bill/ Twin Falls Times-News . More here.

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