re: Private vs public water in tidal navigable waterways

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Why is it the fault of the current landowner when I'd guess much of the damage was done decades ago?

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I'm not saying it is their fault. People are hesitant to pay for the sins of their fathers but at the same time it's absolutely not my responsibility.

The bottom line is the marsh has to be protected and in it's current form we are losing more and more everyday. I think we can all agree that letting it wash away is a bad idea. It's an even worse idea to sink hundreds of millions of dollars every year into protecting your duck lease.

This topic has a weird way of polarizing people and at times it feels like most land owners think "well if I can't keep it then nobody should have it." This is why you get a lot of people who in exchange for footing the restoration bill are open to leaving the hunting system intact. There are lots and lots of places were you can fish but not hunt, it's not unheard of.