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Whom to contact ?
bobcat:
Don't send it to just Dave Ware.
Also: director@dfw.wa.gov
commission@dfw.wa.gov
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
And any others that you want from here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/contact/
B.G.hunter:
I've found the best response to comes when i call my state congressman and senators. The WDFW does not like to hear for the legislature because that is where they get their money. Since the fish and wildlife is in the general fund now :bdid: they are not depend the money they get from license sales.
Bob33:
--- Quote from: bobcat on June 02, 2010, 08:38:04 PM ---Don't send it to just Dave Ware.
Also: director@dfw.wa.gov
commission@dfw.wa.gov
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
And any others that you want from here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/contact/
--- End quote ---
Add Wildlife Program Manager (Dave Ware's boss):
Nathan Pamplin; nathan.pamplin@dfw.wa.gov
Little Dave:
...they don't depend on the money they get from license sales
Here was the arrangement of funding sources from a few years ago:
2007-09: $431 million
30% - Federal, this is composed mostly of excise taxes on gear we buy and is allocated based on license sales.
26% - The state general fund.
15% - License fees, fines, and forfeitures.
13% - Local sources, such as a city or county shifting funds to the department.
11% - Proceeds from borrowed funds.
5% - Other, such as joint-ventures with groups such as DU, RMEF and the wolf groupies.
I pay into all but one of these categories, and I volunteer hundreds of hours of my personal time throughout the year. You probably do too, so don't be bashful about voicing your concern.
In recent months the state has cut the general fund allocation some. With that source becoming unstable, the department is actually leaning more heavily on us as a funding source... At least 12 million was cut out of the 110 million allocation in the first budget cut. The general fund allocation may now represent as little as 20% of the department budget.
ICEMAN:
I am curious to see the result of the fees collected with this new approach.
If more fees were collected this year, I doubt they are going to listen or care about how we feel about the new permit sytem, but rather put in place additional changes. :bash:
It is not about the wildlife or the hunter, but rather the all mighty dollar.
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