This is the conclusion from the committee report I linked to earlier.

Conclusion
For the eight year period beginning with FY 2000 and continuing thru FY 2007 (using
budget amounts for FY 2005 and later):
-The fund balance of the Game and Fish Fund increased.
-The fund balance increase resulted from a fishing deficit of $11,829,000 being
exceeded by hunting surplus of $17,681,000.
In short, fishing overspending for the eight years was covered by hunting underspending.


Fisheries has been supporting itself from taking funds from hunting license revenues. Fisheries just got a pay demotion and is now trying to recoup some funds. Fisheries is not asking for a raise, just trying to maintain current funding.

did this report just confirm I was justified in my paranoia. Take away from one program to pay for another

By this report it also suggest they need more money. But do they?
Maybe they do that I dont know I just see money being shuffled around.

Pretty much it Croixflats. Same old gov't game. We need more here so we'll move it cause it's easier to ask for more money from fisherman.

Same with property taxes. We need more money for the toilet seats so we'll move it from schools cause everyone loves to give money for schools.

I agree with you croixflats. But in fairness, if you have a "drinking budget" and a "diaper budget," and the diaper budget goes dry and you need more diapers, and your drinking budget has a surplus, what's wrong with taking out of the drinking budget to cover the diaper budget. I'm just using these as an example to try to illistrate my point.

"what's wrong with taking out of the drinking budget to cover the diaper budget. I'm just using these as an example to try to illistrate my point." I think the point others are trying to make it that there is still 5,852,000 unused cash still in the budget and they have thier hand out for a "voluntary" contribution that will more than likely become mandatory after a short amount of time.

Oh, Admitt to being a sceptic. You put it that way it sounds so inocent. Good anolgy kingfisher1, makes me think the subject it through, I wish I could get over this sceptic thing.