Here comes the night hunting changes

[Machias]

Hello.  The Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided to make some changes to the night-hunting rule, but we are not going to ban it.  We are going to draft a proposal in the next few weeks, and then I will send it to all of you for feedback.  

We will take our ideas for changes from the night-hunting rules of 11 other states around the country.  I’m not sure yet what we will propose.  Please wait for me to send you a draft before you send me more comments.  I really appreciate your cooperation.  You are a good bunch of folks to work with.  

You’ll hear from me again soon.

 

Lori Preuss, WSBA #33045

WDFW Criminal Justice Liaison &

Administrative Regulations Coordinator

Lori.preuss@dfw.wa.gov

360.902.2930

[Kain]

 

[Curly]

I wish they had something better to do with their time.    

I will send her a note.

[bobcat]

I wish they had something better to do with their time.    

I will send her a note.

Did you read this part:   

Please wait for me to send you a draft before you send me more comments.

[Kain]

This is what happens when nobody gets involved.  I would be mad at them but I think I will be more mad at all the hunters that just sit on their asses and do nothing.  I think Im getting an ulcer.    

[grundy53]

 

[Kain]

I posted this letter on Predator Masters and NPHA asking for help in stopping this.     Any other groups we can get help from?  Please if you have not written an email yet please send one now.  Ignore her comment on waiting until the proposal has been written.  They obviously ignore us all the time.

[carpsniperg2]

 

[bobcat]

Please if you have not written an email yet please send one now.  Ignore her comment on waiting until the proposal has been written.  They obviously ignore us all the time.

I agree on ignoring her comment. But, you might consider sending your letters to somebody other than her, such as the commissioners.

[bobcat]

Try sending letters to these two:

director@dfw.wa.gov

commission@dfw.wa.gov

[Kain]

Please if you have not written an email yet please send one now.  Ignore her comment on waiting until the proposal has been written.  They obviously ignore us all the time.

I agree on ignoring her comment. But, you might consider sending your letters to somebody other than her, such as the commissioners.

I totally agree.  She does not like it when you do that.  Here is the email she sent me after I included lots of other departments in my emails to her.

Thank you, Naithan.  If you could, please send further e-mails on this issue to me only, rather than to me, the Commission, Wildthing, and the Enforcement Office.  The reason is that this proposal may not go forward, so none of those other entities should be involved yet.  I represent the Enforcement Program and am also the agency’s rules coordinator, so my e-mailing just me, you are well covered.  Please pass this on to anyone you share these e-mails with.  Thanks!

All the more reason to do it.   

[Alan K]

Such *censored*!

I say get the message out there to everyone ahead of time that way they know our opinion and can shut it down without letting it go anywhere.

By the way, I can just picture some moron down there in Georgia trying to be a bad-ass with his night-vision AR trying to 'snipe' eyes. . . Makes me sick.

[bobcat]

If somebody could find out who is really in charge of this, and then we could direct all correspondence to that person. Just like with the last fiasco (the special permit changes) if we had known Dave Ware was the guy in charge of it we could have sent letters to him, and cc'd the commission.

[luvtohnt]

Just sent an email to Lori, the commission, and the director. I hope that a flood of emails in opposition will stop this before a draft can be made. It seems if they get to the draft stage then it is as good as law!!

Brandon

[Bob33]

Let's hope they haven't already concocted a position of "strong public input and support" for change.