Forget the vaseline! You won't be able to afford it in this year of "No New Taxes". I'd suggest you start saving the old grease each time you repack the trailer wheelbearings.


This could become a lengthy rant, but it won't. In my opinion, Cowlitzfisherman is right on. Many sportsmen have been around long enough, and seen enough, to believe the acronym WDFW actually stands for "We Done Fk'dup Washington." Those people fail to give our politicians, the lobbyists who elected them, and the bureaucrats who serve them the credit they deserve. If this statement seems a bit jaded, it's probably because my hunting/fishing partner, who was a very effective lobbyist in Olympia, and DC, used to keep me awake on long eastern WA drives by telling me "Olympia Exposed" stories.

I'll sign off with a couple of questions: What percent of clams, crabs, mussels, etc. are taken yearly by commercial shellfishers? How much were their fees increased to pay for biotoxin monitoring? I have no objection to a fair user fee, as long as ALL users pay their share. Are we sportsmen subsidizing the commercial sector, yet again?

Remember...pack those bearings, save that grease, and be prepared to look behind you for an Olympia politician every time you bend over to beach a fish, dig a clam, or pull a crab pot