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Backbeach Jake · 06-26-2006, 06:10 PM

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#2 06-18-2006, 07:22 AM
Frank Daignault
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Re: Cape Cod - the end?

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There are two groups of people, two policy setting philosophies. One, ours, is to permit oversand vehicle use for recreation, in our case fishing. The other group, who I have always called the wine and cheese set, wants to restrict ORVs. This latter group smoozes and mixes socially with ranger high command seemingly plotting to take access away from us in subtle ways, spoon fed in small doses, in order to exact various use forms. The erosion of access is so small, so subtle, that in order to see or measure it, you have to step back and look at what was taken over a long period of time. I have been talking about this in print since my first book came out in 1988. The Park Service knows that it has to be careful not to upset the populace entirely, which is why they remove only the small change of access. As you point out, the bump in the road is kind of a good analogy. I think Ranger high command wants to make beach use as unattractive as possible to reduce use and thus reduce their management challenges. Never forget that these guys in Government service are clock watchers who just want to get their years in as comfortably as possible. As far as selling permits, this is the Federal Government and they have all the money in the world.

Taken from Stripersurf.com. The man knows his ham and eggers.

06-26-2006, 06:10 PM	#16
Backbeach Jake Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Here and There Seasonally Posts: 5,985	JohnR, Slipknot if this is forbidden forgive me, please. Love him or hate him: #2 06-18-2006, 07:22 AM Frank Daignault Writer, Hunter, Surfcaster Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 10,563 Re: Cape Cod - the end? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are two groups of people, two policy setting philosophies. One, ours, is to permit oversand vehicle use for recreation, in our case fishing. The other group, who I have always called the wine and cheese set, wants to restrict ORVs. This latter group smoozes and mixes socially with ranger high command seemingly plotting to take access away from us in subtle ways, spoon fed in small doses, in order to exact various use forms. The erosion of access is so small, so subtle, that in order to see or measure it, you have to step back and look at what was taken over a long period of time. I have been talking about this in print since my first book came out in 1988. The Park Service knows that it has to be careful not to upset the populace entirely, which is why they remove only the small change of access. As you point out, the bump in the road is kind of a good analogy. I think Ranger high command wants to make beach use as unattractive as possible to reduce use and thus reduce their management challenges. Never forget that these guys in Government service are clock watchers who just want to get their years in as comfortably as possible. As far as selling permits, this is the Federal Government and they have all the money in the world. Taken from Stripersurf.com. The man knows his ham and eggers.
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