First off, farmers are not opposed to wildlife and we're not opposed to environmentalism or ecological safety at all. But those are society issues; therefore, if society wants to see wildlife the way it is in its form today, they should be paying this cost. That leads me to believe this should not just be sitting as a budget item on a budget each year, but should be a funded program that can be maintained year after year, so somebody can't pull the plug and say, “You're finished at the end of March.” We can't live with that, and it simply has to happen.
On April 16th, 2007. See this statement in context.