Petition for the resignation of Lorna Smith from the WDFW Commission

[dreamingbig]

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[harveymarv]

the antis are showing up in the spring bear public input; be sure to comment!

https://publicinput.com/SpringBearPetition102

also please sign and share the petition demanding Lorna Smith’s resignation; she is one of the roots of the problem!

https://www.change.org/p/lorna-smith-demand-lorna-smith-resign-from-washington-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-wdfw-commission-d4f70a10-ce34-431a-9e16-43e3d97c5995?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_32290698_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1237191552&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

[Ghost Hunter]

If they read these comments, they should understand how out of touch with reality the opposition is.   

[Bullkllr]

FWIW (I hadn't seen this, but it may have been posted before), that same petition platform has one against the spring bear hunt.

[dreamingbig]

The petition to permanently ban has 30k signatures.  Here is the text…

This petition supports the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission's decision to halt the Spring Bear Hunt and acts as a reassurance to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission that an overwhelming number of their stakeholders are against spring bear hunting.
We commend the four commissioners who chose to listen to the majority of their stakeholders and based their decision on ethics and science, not special interests.
Spring bear hunts in Washington are exceptionally cruel since trophy hunters can kill mother bears and cubs, and the season starts as mother bears and cubs are most vulnerable emerging from their dens following hibernation. If trophy hunters kill a mother bear and spare her cubs, they will likely die without their mother present. During springtime, bears search for early spring vegetation, making them easy targets for bear trophy hunters who scout out locations abundant in natural food sources and wait for the hungry bears to arrive. As an umbrella species, bears play a significant role in our forest ecosystems. Many other species rely on their existence. Bears are also responsible for a vital amount of seed dispersal, dispersing more seeds than birds. When bear populations decline, so do the number of plant species found in their ecosystems.
For all of the reasons listed above, we, the undersigned, urge the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to proceed with a permanent ban on spring bear hunting in their state.
Email the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commissioners and tell them that you oppose the spring bear hunt.


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[buckfvr]

I'm not thinking they're spreading much seed in the spring.

The state of affairs in this country proves somewhere around half the people are incapable of their own thinking and run with the information/false information they are fed on social media. 

It works for everything from special agendas to the presidential election.  It's a coin toss most of the time but currently seems to be leaning in the favor of the misinformed.

There is a bunch of folks out there with nothing to do but respond to calls for action from special interest groups that are ripe with special agenda misinformation and somehow, they seem to pull the nonthinkers out of the woodwork.

[Ghost Hunter]

Birds disperse seeds over many Sq miles.  Bears don't make it more than a few hundred yards, often a few feet.  Hoping for a good outcome for hunters.  This state has issues...

[saylean]

https://www.howlforwildlife.org/wafwconfirmation#newmode-embed-43508-46098

Here is another way to instantly contact your reps and tell them not to confirm Lorna and others.

[buckfvr]

I think there should be a public comment period as part of the vetting process for any and all potential new commissioners.  They need to be publicly identified as part of the process.

[KNOPHISH]

Bears are also responsible for a vital amount of seed dispersal, dispersing more seeds than birds. When bear populations decline, so do the number of plant species found in their ecosystems.

Seeds? Cmon man, Really? Insert swear words 

[Rob]

I am 100% pro bear hunting and I could come up with 10 better reasons to ban bearhunting ( in about 5 minutes) than seed dispersion

[dreamingbig]

Bears are also responsible for a vital amount of seed dispersal, dispersing more seeds than birds. When bear populations decline, so do the number of plant species found in their ecosystems.

Seeds? Cmon man, Really? Insert swear words 

You can’t make up their level of stupid.


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[highcountry_hunter]

I think there should be a public comment period as part of the vetting process for any and all potential new commissioners.  They need to be publicly identified as part of the process.

Public comment from Washington state residents who have are license purchasing sportsmen.

[duckmen1]

The anti bear hunting petition states that "Trophy Hunters" shoot and or target sows with cubs. What trophy hunter targets a smaller of the species target? Typically a trophy bear hunter looks for the biggest boar he could find. Ask any guide or alaskan guide. That petition has false statements and should be fact checked like other social media does toward all individuals that don't have a left wing train of thought. I hate when these petitions or bills state false info for an agenda to brainwash individuals.

[GASoline71]

There is so much misinformation in that anti-hunting petition it is laughable.  They also claim they are using "science" as they blatantly lie about trophy hunter shooting sows and cubs. 

This is insanity that we have to even defend ourselves against any of this.   

Gary