Where was Washington's Director?

[bearpaw]

SCI Hosts Western Fish And Wildlife Directors Seminar At 2019 Convention

Moderated by John Frampton, President and CEO of the Council to Advance the Hunting and Shooting Sports, the panel included Tony Wasley (NV), Mike Fowlks (UT), Ed Schreiver (ID), Eddie Grasser (AK) and Scott Talbott (WY).

more: https://www.safariclub.org/blog/sci-hosts-western-fish-and-wildlife-directors-seminar-2019-convention?utm_source=HunterPride&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Convention2&utm_content=WFWDirectorsSeminar

[Stein]

Maybe he wasn't keen on discussing either WDFW's strategies or successes in a room of hunters.

[bigtex]

Do you know if he was even invited? Why wasn't Oregon or Montana there?

Quite honestly this time of the year is not the time when a Director for a WA St agency should be out of state. It's the legislative session so it's time to sit down with legislators to get them to pass bills relating to their respective agency, of course of most importance is the upcoming two year budget. I'd rather have the WDFW Director sitting in Olympia right now meeting with legislators (fixing the damage done by Unsworth) than at the SCI Convention 

[Antlershed]

Do you know if he was even invited? Why wasn't Oregon or Montana there?

Quite honestly this time of the year is not the time when a Director for a WA St agency should be out of state. It's the legislative session so it's time to sit down with legislators to get them to pass bills relating to their respective agency, of course of most importance is the upcoming two year budget. I'd rather have the WDFW Director sitting in Olympia right now meeting with legislators (fixing the damage done by Unsworth) than at the SCI Convention 

[Stein]

Assuming he is fixing the damage and not making it worse you have a good point.

[WSU]

Do you know if he was even invited? Why wasn't Oregon or Montana there?

Quite honestly this time of the year is not the time when a Director for a WA St agency should be out of state. It's the legislative session so it's time to sit down with legislators to get them to pass bills relating to their respective agency, of course of most importance is the upcoming two year budget. I'd rather have the WDFW Director sitting in Olympia right now meeting with legislators (fixing the damage done by Unsworth) than at the SCI Convention 

Arguably just as important is working the NOF and other fisheries issues that are happpening right now too. His plate should be round the clock full right now.

[ipkus]

It could be he viewed this symposium as a bragging session and knew he had absolutely nothing to add for content?

[Bob33]

How does not being on a panel imply he wasn't there?

[Bushcraft]

It could be he viewed this symposium as a bragging session and knew he had absolutely nothing to add for content?

Bragging session? Huh?  Please clarify.

[bearpaw]

Do you know if he was even invited? Why wasn't Oregon or Montana there?

Quite honestly this time of the year is not the time when a Director for a WA St agency should be out of state. It's the legislative session so it's time to sit down with legislators to get them to pass bills relating to their respective agency, of course of most importance is the upcoming two year budget. I'd rather have the WDFW Director sitting in Olympia right now meeting with legislators (fixing the damage done by Unsworth) than at the SCI Convention 

Those are valid points, provided that's what occurred.