I wish the Ky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife was mandated by the state and received monies from all the taxes we pay, instead of relying solely on license sales, etc. I recently hunted in Missouri this past season, and the quality and quantity of public hunting opportunities was UNBELIEVABLE! There was just no comparison! Missouri receives a certain percentage of the taxes, and has a set budget each year that doesn't flucuate nearly as much as Kentucky's. The budget Missouri has for their fish and wildlife department nearly triples that of Kentucky....can you imagine what could be accomplished with a budget that nearly triples that of what we currently have? The pulic duck hunting land I was on had boats provided, extraordinary blinds, and land that was just full of ducks! Each morning of the draw there were at least 80+ parties there drawing for a blind...and every party got to hunt! AND IT WAS ALL FREE! Compare that to Ballard Co. WMA, and it's a non-brainer that Ballard is junk! It just seems stupid to keep jacking up license fees each year trying to regain what was lost...and never getting ahead. I say let the state take over...they pretty well already run the show with the KDFWR anyways even though they're not supposed to...

Just my thoughts on the situation...if you think I'm wrong, venture out of the state and see how others do it and then you can jump my case...just an opinion here based on what I've seen...