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Post by vthunter79 on Feb 7, 2011 9:06:25 GMT -5
Spoke with someone at the HATVT table at the gunshow in Barre on Saturday. H.10 (by Rep. Deen) does not exempt private ranges in your backyard from inspection. Basically this puts an end to taking your child or grandchild into the backyard and teaching them to shoot a .22!! Unless you want to go through the hassle of getting your "outdoor shooting range" inspected every 5 years to make sure it is up to NRA guidlines; which the NRA states are not to be used as a shooting range guideline system. Here's a link to the legislation. www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-010.pdf
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Post by simba on Feb 7, 2011 14:46:38 GMT -5
I haven't done a lot of research into non-felt wading shoes or boots. I know that Simms has wading shoes that are feltless and Orvis does as well. I have not looked at places like Cabela's or Bass Pro much at all. I am sure that other manufacturers will be coming out with non felt waders and wading shoes. This is something that will become law in more places across the country as we move forward. Didymo is a problem that will not go away. Vermont may be on the leading edge of it, but big fly fishing destinations like Montana, Wyoming and Utah will be following us with regulations like this soon if they haven't already.
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Post by mikep on Feb 7, 2011 22:49:28 GMT -5
This below in italics is from the water quality division of Vermont DEC. So far only one of these recommendations below is law associated with abolishing the felt boot from use. Imagine if some activist got going with making any or all the below a law associated with fines. Your civic freedom would be relegated to a requirement to have a disinfectant bottle, to stay in one body of water a day, fines if a weed is hanging off your water vessel, fish down stream only, require a different boat and gear for each body of water fished or face the consequences. since this is policy of the Water quality division , the next step is law unless a balance is struck.
The DEC itself admits there is no scientific proof that trout fishing is affected by this ugly rock snot. And really interesting if you go to INTERNET sites to read the great debate over the validity of laws against felt boots. A revelation for me is that the spores get into everything, eyelets of any boot, clothing, rods, flies , baits, all equipment, so it is spread in millions of ways; the felt boots being a small part of the movement of spores. truth is I don't think science has got a solid grip on this and it is true no one can quantify what contribution felt boots make to the spreading of Didymo in relation to hundreds and hundreds of other ways it is spread including ducks and other birds and animals. So who gets the shaft, the fisherman who is required to replace his boot, the new ones will still contaminate. The fisherman that is older and needs the firm hold of felt on the bottom is a victim. Note the DEC below is verifying some on the many ways this snot is spread. MikeP
From DEC: All Users - Disinfect your gear and boat before traveling between different bodies of water or watersheds (see below). ◦All Users - If you move around to fish, boat, play or work, construct and use a simple, portable disinfection kit. ◦All Users - When possible, fish, boat, play or work in a single water body in a single day, rather than traveling between multiple watersheds without appropriate precautions. ◦All Users - Visually inspect your boat, gear and equipment before entering and leaving the water. Remove all plants, plant fragments, animals, mud or other debris and discard in the trash. ◦Anglers - When practical, fish in a downstream direction. This doesn’t mean you can’t wade upstream a bit to fish that nice run upstream – think on a watershed scale. By fishing at the mouth of a large river in the morning, then going to the headwaters in the afternoon without disinfecting your gear, you’ve potentially spread Didymo upstream to the whole stream, which may not have been previously infected. Most algae and aquatic invasives/pathogens can’t swim upstream. ◦Anglers - Consider the use of easily disinfected wading gear. For example, rubber-soled wading boots with cleats are easier to disinfect quickly than felt-soled boots. ◦Anglers, Guides, Outfitters - Designate waders/boots/canoes/tubes for different watersheds or have multiple sets available for same-day travel, when needed. ◦Canoeists, Kayakers, Boaters, Tubers - Remove drain plug and drain any water prior to leaving boat loading/unloading area. Don’t move water between waterbodies.
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Post by lateforsupper on Feb 8, 2011 17:15:56 GMT -5
I can read what the DEC says and know what to do and what not to do with out anyone haveing to outlaw felt waders would'nt it be nice to just have F&W tell us this stuff instead of makeing up laws and writeing them in a way that they can enforce them but there is no common sense in the law at all. The new bait laws are a perfect example some body forgot to tell F&W that water runs down hill.
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