Not Chosen for WDFW Game Management Council

[pianoman9701]

I was kind of surprised and kind of not. I believe I'm very qualified for the council. Master Hunter, Hunter Education Instructor, lifelong hunter and woodsman, conservationist, activist. It's probably the last one which got me. I've been very outspoken with the DFW regarding my opposition to the wolf plan. It's disappointing I was passed over and feel I would have been a good representative of sportsmen to serve on it. Maybe they weren't looking for one of those. 

[Boss .300 winmag]

You have to be PC, tell everyone that wolves will be good for all. 

[Fishing Fool]

Actually, I would take it as a compliment, turkeys and buzzards don't roost in the same tree. FF

[Wacenturion]

I was kind of surprised and kind of not. I believe I'm very qualified for the council. Master Hunter, Hunter Education Instructor, lifelong hunter and woodsman, conservationist, activist. It's probably the last one which got me. I've been very outspoken with the DFW regarding my opposition to the wolf plan. It's disappointing I was passed over and feel I would have been a good representative of sportsmen to serve on it. Maybe they weren't looking for one of those. 

Take it as a compliment to your character.  To answer your question....yes they want folks that just tend to go along.  It's all a smoke and mirror show.  The council just gives some credibility to WDFW's Wildlife Management proposals that are put forth to the Commission.  Otherwise we would not have all these half assed regulations, seasons and whatever.

You have to understand ...management to WDFW is for the most part paper and meetings.  What little gets done in the field anymore does not come out of Olympia or a Regional office.  Been that way for a long time.

So in summary, your time is better spent doing other things. 

[Bob33]

I would not take it personally, nor try to read too much into it. I know some of the council members, and they are not all pro-wolf rubber stampers by any means. Indeed, many are just as frustrated with certain aspects of WDFW as we may be.

I'm sorry you weren't selected; you would have been a very good representative.

[ELKBURGER]

I think you lost them at being an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Thats the last thing they want on the inside making rules or changes. Now if you were a CPA...they would've snatched you right up!

[csaaphill]

wow didn't even know all that you were wanting it? or applied?
Prolly like the others stated they want status quo people not someone to rock the boat.

[pianoman9701]

I would not take it personally, nor try to read too much into it. I know some of the council members, and they are not all pro-wolf rubber stampers by any means. Indeed, many are just as frustrated with certain aspects of WDFW as we may be.

I'm sorry you weren't selected; you would have been a very good representative.

Thanks Bob. I kind of think so, too.

[idahohuntr]

I was selected.  I look forward to serving on this council...depending on rules and requirements hopefully there will be opportunities to engage with folks on this forum about issues that matter to them.

[bobcat]

I was selected.  I look forward to serving on this council...depending on rules and requirements hopefully there will be opportunities to engage with folks on this forum about issues that matter to them.

Awesome!

Great to have a hunter on the GMAC!

Especially if you're willing to keep the members of this site up to speed on the issues.

Congratulations!   

[bearpaw]

I was selected.  I look forward to serving on this council...depending on rules and requirements hopefully there will be opportunities to engage with folks on this forum about issues that matter to them.

Awesome!

Great to have a hunter on the GMAC!

Especially if you're willing to keep the members of this site up to speed on the issues.

Congratulations!   

I agree, congrats on getting selected and thanks for wanting to keep us up to speed. 

[Special T]

idahohuntr thankyou for taking the time to let us know. I think its interesting that the WDFW always wants input from its members yet never takes the time to engage the hook and bullet crowd where we are. The Best thing YOU can do for us that want to facilitate change is to help keep us informed. 

[pianoman9701]

I was selected.  I look forward to serving on this council...depending on rules and requirements hopefully there will be opportunities to engage with folks on this forum about issues that matter to them.

Good to hear.

[winshooter88]

Actually most of the people on the GMAC are avid hunters and outdoorsmen and women. All of them take the position seriously. I've been a member for 5 1/2 years, and can tell you that it isn't easy to get the department to change their course. As for as I know there are no totally pro wolf people in the group. There are reps from sportsman's conservation  groups, archers, muzzle loaders, modern rifle, cattlemen, ranchers, the disabled community and a few others. We had several new members at the December meeting. Anyone who wants to can apply next year as the director wants to address the complaint that he has heard that no one new has a chance to serve on the group, and all of the current members will have to reapply next year.

On of the biggest discussions at this meeting was support for the WDFW and the leathal take of the Wedge pack. The department got over 12,000 negative comments within 48 hours of the announcement that they were going to kill the wolves and just a handfull of positive comments. They need our support for these kind of things. This is a battle that we are all interested in and as a group we need to show that we support wolf management.

Hunters are a very small group of the total population of the state and if we are going to have any chance to keep hunting in the future we need to work togeather and stop all the bickering between user groups.

[washelkhunter]

They should except as a defacto truth that 95% of all hunters are opposed to the wolves being allowed to reestablish themselves in Wa. st.