No a liberal is one who doesn't like the laws in place and their arguments are based on " Feelings". In fact selling something that belongs to the public is illegal in most cases and in this case it's publicly owned duck blinds.
Blind hopping causes arguments that too many hunters are facing these days just because of the current civil discord.
I just want to hunt and not feel like I need to defend myself because some local redneck punks feel entitled.
We feel different on the issue, but calling someone you don't know a liberal because your panties are in a wad doesn't make your argument. The main reason we've arrive at this change is because of the issues with the current system.
I fully understand why selling blinds is illegal, at least just flat out selling them. To me if the drawing is fair and not rigged in any way at all, I don't care what someone does with a blind they draw. If I got a blind, especially one that was thought to be a good one, it would take a lot for me to sell it and then it would have to be enough to pay to duck hunt somewhere that I had a chance to really kill ducks. And if someone legally and fairly draws a blind, I don't care what they do with it. For myself, I don't have the money to buy a blind and even if I did the very last place I would buy one is on public land in Tennessee. I would pay to hunt somewhere that has ducks, Arkansas, South Dakota, Canada, etc.
And every single duck hunter that I have talked to believes the new proposal is a liberal pipe dream, socialism at its finest. I didn't get a blind, I don't get drawn, I cannot get the blind I want, "it is not fair", etc. The guy at the TWRA wildlife division even told me that was the main reason, to make it fair for everyone. Also they surveyed about 10 percent of hunters to come up with this proposal. That is a good way to make a decision for 100 percent of the duck hunters, ask 10 percent of them. What a joke and who decides which hunters to ask and what to ask?
Blind hopping causes arguments, well most anything about duck hunting cause arguments. What next, our blind was HOT last year but this year a different blind is holding ducks so give us access to that blind or we will cry til we get to hunt there to. If you want to hunt a blind you own, be in it before shooting time. That is really easy. Personally, even if the owners are not in it by legal shooting time, I most likely leave even if asked to stay. Depends on the situation, if only 1 or maybe 2 owners show up, but if several show up, I for sure leave and would only stay if invited. If I own a blind and I am not there by shooting time, then I expect there may be company, not a problem.
My "panties" are not in a wad about selling blinds because I don't care.
The new proposals though are a joke and travesty and I guess make it easy for me, no more duck hunting in Tennessee, well not from an area that you have to hunt from a blind. There are areas that you are not required to hunt from a blind, killed a ton of ducks to at different times, and when the ducks show up, I will hunt there but the areas with blinds, won't even try with the new proposals.