Olympia commission meeting thread

[Firstgenhunter]

I want to say thank you to everyone who showed up to Olympia or helped spread the word. Whether you spoke, attended in person or watched online, or helped spread the word, thank you. WE MADE HISTORY. Public comment went on for four hours and that HAS NEVER happened at a commission meeting before. We showed up so much on Friday that they had to put us into two rooms. We drowned out the antis so much that they wouldn't come out when their names were called and only came out when hunters went back to their seats. Washington Wildlife First knew that we'd been watching them and just how crazy they are that they had to act like they weren't anti-hunting and didn't see anything wrong. The antis and Lorna were wearing masks and my god they were mainly skin and bones. Their faces were beat red. We presented the petition to stop the preservation policy to the commission and they were shocked. They were not expecting it. Department staff and commissioners thanked us for showing up and said we did a good job.

Rowland, Lehmkul and Smith were shocked by just how observant we are and that we are getting involved. It was so fun to sit next to everyone, we were showing text messages back and forth, groaning at antis and their were some times where we laughed. The commentary was hilarious and one commissioner fell asleep. Guys who were in-person know what I'm talking about and it was so funny I had to leave the room before I burst out laughing. It was great, we made history and good things are coming. As I write this, I hope the wolf petition will be denied. We had way better of a showing on Saturday than I expected. I also have a special announcement to make. We will be doing an event with Sportsmen's Alliance on January 11th at Puyallup fairgrounds. This will be a massive event with an auction and silent auction. Expect more details in the coming days. So proud to fight alongside everyone, more great stuff is coming.

[NWWA Hunter]

Awesome!!! Finally some good news!!

[JasonG]

Awesome to Hear!!

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[X-Force]

Thank you all who went.

[rosscrazyelk]

It was a great time

[millerwheeler]

I’m glad most of us controlled our emotions and got our message across . I think we definitely made headway

[Firstgenhunter]

The condition has voted no on the wolf petition in a 6-3 vote. Thank you all so much who spoke and showed up. The vote could’ve gone differently. A good weekend for Hunter’s overall. Massive wins for hunters, anglers, ranchers and the wildlife of our state. Great job, everyone!!

[Rainier10]

Got this link from Howl just now from the meeting. This really shows how they are back pedaling.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wrSBUSep6NI&feature=youtu.be

[Karl Blanchard]

Well done everyone!!!!!

[RB]

Great to hear!

[pianoman9701]

I wish I'd been able to attend. Thank you all for showing up. 

[ELKBURGER]

I got the link from HOWL as well. Great Job to all that showed up, spoke, wrote emails and made calls. This will need to be the effort for all going forward in this fight against the corrupt commission.

[Mtnwalker]

I got the link from HOWL as well. Great Job to all that showed up, spoke, wrote emails and made calls. This will need to be the effort for all going forward in this fight against the corrupt commission.

Agree, I hope a little taste of positive results will help ramp up the efforts from here. Now is the time for foot on the gas

[ghosthunter]

Lorna said in the video she wished they could get through a meeting without Spring Bear coming up.

Well she needs to hear about Spring Bear every meeting.

[pianoman9701]

Lorna said in the video she wished they could get through a meeting without Spring Bear coming up.

Well she needs to hear about Spring Bear every meeting.

That's fair. We all wish we could get through a meeting without hearing her incessant, high-pitched whining, pretending to care about wildlife.

[dreamingbig]

Great work everyone!  This commission is full of snakes and we need to keep dragging them out of the weeds by the tail.


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[slavenoid]

So she admitted they knew there was enough bears. What now?

[pickardjw]

So she admitted they knew there was enough bears. What now?

More excuses about the social tolerance for bear hunting.

[blackdog]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

[salmosalar]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

[dwils233]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

The challenge there (and I mean it from a place of respect) is that they are sovereign nation co-managers and therefore have a completely different relationship with the commission and the state. A rough comparison is like the board of major coffee companies entering a coalition with a starbucks employee.

What we can do, and should do is build dialogues and relationships- probably personal first. And then be always open and available to support their voices and actions. I'll often defer to Tribes if they provide direction, but until then I think it helps , especially with this commission, to remind them to promote and respect co-management input

[Special T]

The tribes have sued the state enough times and won that if the tribes speak they will be forced to pay attention.

Good job everyone that went, and signed or distributed the  resolution.

[Ghost Hunter]

Great job and thanks to everyone attending, while I enjoy 2 months of out of state hunting.  I'll try to make the Puyallup event and show my support.

[ducks4days]

Lorna said in the video she wished they could get through a meeting without Spring Bear coming up.

Well she needs to hear about Spring Bear every meeting.

That's the great part, she actually can do that exact thing! They just need to bring the hunt back per the biologist recommendation, and people wont have a reason to bring it up!

[ducks4days]

The personal stories were excellent! We need to sustain this level of engagement and continue building partnerships. From what I am hearing the Tribes are not supportive of the Conservation Policy.

The tribes should be the first group to form a coalition with. If they see a similar foe, or if they see a similar goal, they can be worked with. I have seen it before.

They werent even notified of it until like 2 weeks ago. And only some of the tribes were notified.