Commissioners Smith and Rowlands Rant

[WWC]

Sportsmen need to spend a few minutes listing to Commissioners Smith and Rowland.
 56min and watch 10 minutes..   She calls out the department for transparency, then says she doesn't need to see the hunters survey.

https://tvw.org/video/washington-fish-and-wildlife-commission-wildlife-committee-2022051165/?eventID=2022051165&fbclid=IwAR3z_5DayHj8PezkRPp62ZEkZf8Tm7MinuWs3JbH9W8Z7N9BfW5DPWX4umM

[Rainier10]

Priceless.

[X-Force]

Rumor is at the Walla Walla meeting or on one of the outings around the meeting they started trashing another member of the commission… however the meeting was not recorded.

[KFhunter]

The contract between WDFW and hunters is broken. 

[Meathunter06]

They sound like a couple of Biden's appointies blah blah blah

[wags]

I don't see what you are referring to in the link you provided.??

[Skyvalhunter]

My buddy lives right next to Rowland just outside of Twisp. He says she is one of the biggest anti hunters around. We need to pressure the 2 to resign. If your not informed about hunting and fishing in WA state then really you have no business being on the commission

[MtnMuley]

Can't believe those 2 a$$clowns share a pair of glasses.

[idahohuntr]

Can't believe those 2 a$$clowns share a pair of glasses.

   

[Rainier10]

I don't see what you are referring to in the link you provided.??

The department contracted a private company to do two surveys. One survey was to all Washington residents asking them about wildlife and the other survey only went to hunters. The company finished the public survey first and was still working on the hunter survey. Lorna smith aske the company, not WDFW staff for a copy which they gave her. She is pissed that as soon as WDFW had one survey they didn’t release it to the commission.

WDFW said they were waiting for other survey to compare the two and possibly revise the reports with clarification if there were discrepancies.

Lorna Smith said she doesn’t care what the hunter survey says. The public survey is most important and the commission should have had it immediately.

Basically she wants the commission involved in every step pretty much ruling out the need for WDFW.

[buckfvr]

So Im sure its been covered,, but has smith been through the confirmation process ?  She sure has a big mouth and maybe if she hasnt been through confirmation she should be duly noted shes way out of her power stroke and she needs to be just as vocal about completing the process personally as she is about issues of wdfw. Senators need to be made aware of the situation surrounding these bs commissioners until they get tired of hearing about it and doing something.

[Tbar]

So Im sure its been covered,, but has smith been through the confirmation process ?  She sure has a big mouth and maybe if she hasnt been through confirmation she should be duly noted shes way out of her power stroke and she needs to be just as vocal about completing the process personally as she is about issues of wdfw. Senators need to be made aware of the situation surrounding these bs commissioners until they get tired of hearing about it and doing something.

She has been confirmed.

[Special T]

Republicans need a senate majority to resolve this issue. The Dem led senate natural resources committee  punted on conformations. Sportsmen have very few friejoritynd in the majority party.

[Tbar]

Republicans need a senate majority to resolve this issue. The Dem led senate natural resources committee  punted on conformations. Sportsmen have very few friejoritynd in the majority party.

They had hearings for three- Smith, Linville and Anderson. Two of the three were confirmed(Smith and Linville) leaving one of the strongest hunter voices not confirmed and "sitting". The newest three Rowland, Ragan and Lemkuhl did not receive a hearing. This is political posturing, including infighting amongst consumptive users, not wildlife management or policy. 

[fishngamereaper]

Republicans need a senate majority to resolve this issue. The Dem led senate natural resources committee  punted on conformations. Sportsmen have very few friejoritynd in the majority party.

They had hearings for three- Smith, Linville and Anderson. Two of the three were confirmed(Smith and Linville) leaving one of the strongest hunter voices not confirmed and "sitting". The newest three Rowland, Ragan and Lemkuhl did not receive a hearing. This is political posturing, including infighting amongst consumptive users, not wildlife management or policy.

I don't think the new appointees care about management. I think they care about ending opportunity. The whole commission is being used as a tool to push anti hunting agenda without having to deal with initiative's and voting...and they aren't even hiding it ...