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Ryan Rothstein: In Oklahoma, more of the same wrong thinking about nonresident hunters

Oklahoma is just the most recent states to price out the less wellto-do of big-game hunters, with more than a doubling of the fee charged of whitetail hunters. Rothstein argues that states that jack up such prices in similar fashion aren’t doing themselves any favors over the long haul.

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Ryan Rothstein: In Oklahoma, more of the same wrong thinking about nonresident hunters

Oklahoma is just the most recent states to price out the less wellto-do of big-game hunters, with more than a doubling of the fee charged ...
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On Thursday, May 8, conservation organizations drew a crowd of several hundred people at the Minnesota State Capitol to show support for the preservation of ...
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