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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: Firstgenhunter on August 02, 2023, 08:21:36 PM

Title: getting connected
Post by: Firstgenhunter on August 02, 2023, 08:21:36 PM: Hi everyone, my name is Dane. You may have seen the previous posts I made on here, heard me speak at commission meetings, seen my Instagram or hear me on the Broadside podcast. We've been working on getting hunters more involved, we've gotten lots of folks together. Average joes who love hunting and fishing and will keep fighting for it. If you want to stay connected feel free to hit me up. We are in constant communication, holding monthly meetings and building camaraderie out of this. We need more folks to speak up and get involved. So many hunters refuse to get involved, and you would be surprised by who refuses to. BHA, Blood Origins, RMEF, American Bear Foundation HOWL, Randy Newberg, and several hunters have gotten involved but we still need average joes. Again, hit me up if you want to learn more. In the meantime, be on the lookout for the Barbara Baker podcast. Here are some podcasts to listen to so you can learn more. To wrap up this post, here's a comment from my buddy Joel Swecker.

I would urge everyone to get involved in these issues. And what I mean by get involved is write letters to your legislators, and the commissioners themselves in opposition of their 'feelings and opinions' base decision vs. sticking to their own biologists and science-based facts. If you're not comfortable writing a letter there are LOTS of organizations that are getting on board in this state in opposition to the commissions new proposal of rewriting 'conservation' and moving into anti-hunting buzzword filled document with 'preservation', 'intrinsic value' and 'environmental concerns'. Such organizations include HOWL, Blood Origins, American Bear Foundation (newly formed Washington Chapter), and even the RMEF have spoken up against these new proposals and terminology in recent weeks. They are slowing taking this all away from us and you can bitch about it, or you can do something about it. The recent podcasts of us interviewing Lemkuhl and Reagan are just the start, more is coming.....but we need support, numbers, and good arguing facts, not opinions, with educated rebuttals against what they are trying to do. Attend the meetings, either in person or by Zoom, write letters, donate (if you can) to some of those organizations that are at the front of this fight. I have two full-time jobs, a family, hunting when I can, and I'm still doing the best I can to attend, question, email, and research proposals and fact check some of these ridiculous claims this commission says such as 'hunters don't contribute funds to conservation'.
I dare each of you...get involved.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kAMgtffiet5PMDXQGnxct?si=PgAY1mi0QtSnYQvVSUtu8A
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZyD80Rd1o4mQEBNY6psRQ?si=IUWSi7TcSRCrvA626kbjeA
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bZhvFaSNgcdwEhRgXsj02?si=QAPRQdq2TyyL-svk4v8KRg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Zd9PlV7bpRw8NeBITlQLF?si=FpuLh3LaQsWyUjxid2oxpg
Title: Re: getting connected
Post by: Longfield1 on August 02, 2023, 08:53:40 PM: Listened to newbergs and the one with lemkuhl today and was good to hear about you getting involved. Definitely need more like you.