Oh, not at all? You can’t think of even ONE reason why you need to monitor your border?

No need to respond bc I see you are on the extreme and there is no rationalizing anything with someone on an extreme, regardless of the issue or side you are on.

“The average total salary for a Border Patrol Agent is $105,500 per year. This is based on data from 2,134 TurboTax users who reported their occupation as Border Patrol Agent and includes taxable wages, tips, bonuses, and more.”

I looked up the average pay of a border patrol agent, not specific to NH and that’s what it came back with. I did see the figure you presented when I specified it to NH… regardless, my point is not about what a border patrol agent makes and how well off they are, it’s that $1.5M does not get you much these days. Also, that may be their pay, but their benefits are not included and with a state or federal position, that can be quite a bit. They trade off pay for pensions and good healthcare etc. it’s not simply what they get in their paycheck.

I do not have a vacation home. I own a 3br 1.5br ranch in sNH on less than a quarter acre. The avg home in NH is $440k. My house is nothing special, believe me and it’s worth just slightly more than the avg NH home. We are talking funding that is equivalent to my house and that of my two neighbors. Again, not much. I could have bought the whole neighborhood for $1.5M 30 years ago.

I don’t think there is some imminent threat at the border. But you also can’t just neglect it.

Sorry, my 1,400 sq ft ranch in sNH is all the luxury I need. 1.5M for the border = 3x the value of my mediocre home on less than a quarter acre of land. It’s a drop in the bucket. What we talking about here?

While I don’t think there is a real danger or huge need, this is still needed. $1.5M is not that much these days. Some of you on this page yourselves or via close family members have home(s) worth $1.5M. Those of you that have a lake house and primary residence elsewhere likely have $1.5M in real estate assets.

That basically funds them 7 headcounts (avg salary of $105k) and some surveillance equipment. It’s not some crazy amount like it once was.

Go there plenty, thought that would be the case when it opened, but not even remotely close to reality. Even so, take a right out of natures remedy heading south in Tyngsboro and hop on the highway and head back north. Ain’t no way they are posted up at the highway border waiting for you to come back into NH

Not mad, but you all act as if you are walking through the south side of Chicago when it’s hunting season. The facts are, the majority of the hunters in the woods are not in places that hikers are. Hunters prefer to be as far away from hikers or hiking trails as possible. No one wants to hunt a spot that will be interrupted by someone stomping through the woods. Certainly there are areas where mixed recreational use between hikers and hunters exist. Not saying accidents haven’t happened, but the rate of those instances are so minimal. You are more likely to be struck by a bullet while minding your business in Boston. Whether you all want to believe it or not, non-hunters harass hunters so frequently it’s insane, especially in liberal leaning massachusetts. That’s why there are hunter harassment laws on the books. They will steal trail cameras/stands, leave threatening notes on your vehicle, call the police on hunters when they are 100% following the law just bc they don’t agree with hunting. There are plenty of trail systems and nature preserves that don’t allow hunting which hikers can use. Tell me…what financial contributions do hikers make to preservation, habitat improvements, trail improvements, rescue services? They don’t pay any license fees that contribute to this, hunters and fisherman do.

Fine. You get Sunday, no hunting! But I would like to pass legislation to outlaw hiking on Saturday. I’d like one day without having to see the yuppies in their patagonia in the woods. Deal?

Oh, did you also see the significant increase in hunting license costs? Since I can’t hunt Sunday’s, I vote for that to be repealed. Seems fair to me.

Apparently none of you realize that a major source of funding for conservation land, habitat management, and educational programs comes from hunting and fishing licenses.

“MassWildlife’s efforts to conserve fish and wildlife for the benefit of all citizens relies heavily on the revenue generated from fishing and hunting licenses, yet less than 5% of Massachusetts residents fish, hunt, or trap.” https://www.mass.gov/info-details/masswildlife-funding

Y’all should start thanking your hunters and fisherman.

Leave her alone! She eats meat full of hormones and genetically modified feed, killed humanely in a slaughter house! And guys, there is NOWHERE in this state where you need to hunt to survive. There is no one on welfare and food stamps in massachusetts!!!

Get your head outta your ass lady. As if screaming on Reddit shouldn’t warrant your institution. Crack pot.