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Originally Posted by topwater
All canoes and kayaks should be REQUIRED to have a sticker on there bows!! If they are on the NH public waters, they should pay just like and other watercraft. No magic marker, actuall pay cash to the State of New Hampshire! What makes canoe owners or kayak owners any different then speed boat owners? Other then they cry alot more. Pony up boys and girls, it will be coming to a yard in your neighborhood soon.  Safety comes with A COST. You yell and scream because you don't feel safe on the waters of NH because of the speed boats, stop crying and kick in some cash for your canoes and kayaks, then there MIGHT be enough to hire additional MP.
Damn I feel good!  |
Broad brush, we are not all like that. I do not know personally a paddler that whines about not being safe on a large lake. Most understand that with that adventure comes a price and they accept that risk on their own. Most stick to themselves.
Quite a few do whine about these things it seems though, so I understand where you are coming from. I don't typically hang with the "hippy, I am going to make life better for you and me" types, so maybe that is why I don't hear the whining.
I have said it before that I would have no issue with paying for a sticker for my boat, as long as every dollar goes to fish and game and not marine patrol.
Something would need to be written in to protect commercial operations such as guiding and rentals, it would not be fair to ask a outfitter to pay say $10 for 20 or 30 boats, flat $100 commercial fee would be fine.
I buy a hunting license because I choose to participate in that sport.
I buy a white mountain access sticker because I choose to hike in that area.
I would buy a canoe "reg" decal because I choose to own and use one of those boats.
All choices, that I can stop at any moment.