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Originally posted by jbwhttail:
Gary:

You will quickly find out that "bravado" wont gain you any friends here or on other sites, the "i'm a better hunter than you" doesn't work. Killing more critters "all over the country" just means you had more opportunity than others. What people would be interested in was where and how your hunt went in another state.Now to my points..........

1. you will get no further resistance from the IDHA. Just remember that when an anti hunting Facebook page wants a seat at the table, you can't oppose.

2. You will find that IDNR really does not react to your comments at the FWCC, they are there to TELL you what they are doing. The Natural Resource Department is run by the Governor's office. It has been that way for 10 years and will not change as long as there is a Republican in that office, and yes I have voted for the past two Governors.

3. Your premise that Facebook matters is flawed, questions can be manipulated to get a response the poster wants,example......"Would you like to see more deer where you hunt?" Who as a deer hunter is going to say less? Ask a farmer who depends on his crop if he wants more deer? Or a guy who just totaled his vehicle on a deer.

4. You want folks to contact their legislators. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! I saw where you typed a letter and urged people to copy and paste it to legislators......you might as well used a poll, they value both equally........lol. Next time ask your Facebook members to go to their district town hall meeting and ask their legislators face to face why can't IDNR have our license fees to spend. No one will go.....except maybe your Board of Directors. Been there done that.

5. You blast IDNR for THEIR deer management plan yet you want to be on the FWCC and work with them? Gary they have a person who reads ALL of these sites and reports to the administration, after beating them up do you really believe they are going to work with/for you?

6.After 30 plus years of working with IDNR and several times against them I know my place. You will soon get a taste of it. IDNR is part of government and as such it NEVER has enough money.It needs more of the citizen dollar,it perpetuates itself at our expense.There is no difference between any of our elected politicians in Indiana today except for the (R) or (D) after their names. The Governor appoints IDNR leadership, we don't elect them. So WHO do you think they listen to??

7. IDNR had nothing to do with your lack of deer or anyone else's! YOU and every other legal deer hunter did it to yourself. You did it as conservation, you did it as food for your family, you did it to donate to needy people. when I was saying that this would lead to a drastic reduction in some areas I was told by a Indiana Deer Biologist, "we built a deer herd once we can do it again". Looks like one day they will have to do it again..... Not going to be my problem, been there done that and know the support of sportsmen is not there.

Enjoy your time here and on the FWCC, it wont be long.....you don't have the patience.
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