Bad news..budget cuts..closing hatcheries..close Steelhead fishing in PS?

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8theB8
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RE:Bad news..budget cuts..closing hatcheries..close Steelhead fishing in PS?

Post by 8theB8 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:46 pm

:salut:
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The five phases of a fisherman:
1) I want to catch one.
2) I want to catch a limit.
3) I want to catch a really big one.
4) I want to catch them the way I want to catch them.
5) I want to help others catch them.

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RE:Bad news..budget cuts..closing hatcheries..close Steelhead fishing in PS?

Post by Marc Martyn » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:08 pm

Well, Sam, without the General Fund, fishing would not be what we have now. It would be worse. This is from the WDFW website.:

Where do license fees go? What percentage goes into the State General Fund or other funds NOT for use by WDFW?
79% goes to the State Wildlife Account 13% of that money goes to Other WDFW controlled accounts 5% goes to the General Fund

Out of the money that goes to the General Fund, how much is appropriated back to the Department?
As an example: In fiscal year 2002, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife deposited $47,099,799 as revenues into the General Fund and spent $90,389,524 as expenditures from the General Fund.

It appears that the General Fund, that you feel is a joke, is matching the money coming in from license fees.
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RE:Bad news..budget cuts..closing hatcheries..close Steelhead fishing in PS?

Post by 8theB8 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:28 pm

:salut:
Last edited by Anonymous on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
The five phases of a fisherman:
1) I want to catch one.
2) I want to catch a limit.
3) I want to catch a really big one.
4) I want to catch them the way I want to catch them.
5) I want to help others catch them.

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