The Torres administration is looking into bringing in high-end tourists in the Marianas by shifting focus to the Northern Islands, the CNMI\u2019s last frontier. Included in this vision is the start of big game hunting in Pagan and Alamagan.
\nBig game hunting is the hunting of large \u201cgame\u201d animals, animals for meat, taxidermy, or for recreation, among others. Deer hunting, in particular, is done in South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the U.S., it is subject to regulations put up by states and territories. <\/p>\n
At Tuesday\u2019s media briefing, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres gave a hint of what\u2019s to come, emphasizing a definite vision of high-end tourists in the Northern Islands, in Pagan, Alamagan, Agrigan, and Asuncion, in the coming years. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the right timing for us to start promoting up north,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe start having a plan and a station, and start looking at what kind of experience [tourists] can get in Alamagan, what kind of experience can they receive in Pagan, what kind of a lifetime experience in Agrigan, and if they can go to Asuncion, what kind of life can they see there, can they experience. It\u2019s a sanctuary island.\u201d <\/p>\n
Big game hunting is also part of the plan, beginning with the recent introduction of the deer in Pagan. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re looking at,\u201d Torres said, \u201cWe looked at it, we talked to the mayor. The mayor now wants that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people that live in Pagan, they had no objections. They thought it was a great idea. People that I\u2019ve talked to, that\u2019s been up to the Northern Island, thought that the releasing of deer is an excellent time. That, for us has always been something that should be, to give the islands the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Torres also realistically noted that there will not be a flock of high-end tourists coming to the islands soon, and that instead, the current administration is \u201cplanting the seed\u201d for high-end fishermen, high-end hunters, and outdoor sports enthusiasts to look into the CNMI and say \u201cI want to go there.\u201d <\/p>\n
He also said that marketing the Northern Islands would give not just the high-end tourists the ability to see and enjoy the islands, but would also give the ability for locals to go there too more. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur people here, it\u2019s really a dream to go up north\u2026 that is the dream of the Northern Marianas, to go up north\u2026 The more accessible [the] transportation, whether it\u2019s air or boat, the more people can go up there and enjoy.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, you want ecotourism, you want high end\u2026 That\u2019s our last frontier, and the deer is definitely a good start. I hope that in five to 10 years, we have wild deers up there as a big-game hunt. We\u2019re trying to work on looking at private owners here, and maybe even Rota, to look at a package. And I\u2019m bringing up more deer to Pagan and even Alamagan.\u201d<\/p>\n
In marketing the Northern Island, the governor said, he will ensure that the environment is protected at any cost, and at the same time, will create opportunities for the high-end tourism market to start benefiting from up north. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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