PRO-HUNTING COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS

Horniac

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A step in the right direction!


"Sportsmen?s Alliance Applauds Gov. Brown Appointees

Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed two new members to the California Fish and Game Commission, and replaced controversial Commissioners Michael Sutton and Richard Rogers. This long-awaited action comes as great news for the conservation community. For sportsmen, the two appointees represent the first critical step toward returning balance and integrity to the commission and restoring the invaluable role that science plays in crafting natural resource policy for the country?s most populous state.

?We applaud Gov. Brown and his appointments staff for selecting two new commissioners to the board rather than maintaining the status quo. These appointees provide a much greater geographic and demographic representation of California?s citizens, and they will undoubtedly bring the voices of varied interests and perspectives to any discussion,? said Michael Flores, senior director of western operations for Sportsmen?s Alliance. ?Consistent with his wise appointment of Commissioner Jacque Hostler-Carmesin, we believe that Gov. Brown is effectively re-establishing a commission capable of having more rational and reasonable deliberations on topics that require objective analysis and science-based policy decisions. It is very evident that Gov. Brown and his staff understood and agreed with the concerns of the conservation community.?

Under the banner of the Al Taucher Conservation Coalition, which Sportsmen?s Alliance revived in 2014, several conservation organizations had called for new commission appointments and ultimately prevailed in the face of ardent opposition. The Humane Society of the United States, Project Coyote and other animal-rights groups had lobbied to keep Commissioner Richard Rogers of Santa Barbara and Commissioner Michael Sutton of Monterey on the board, despite their terms ending as many as four years ago.

The two new commissioners, both attorneys, hold promise of evaluating evidence and facts as they are presented and not being easily swayed by popularity concerns and the politics of emotion. They also bring a different, more inland-based, background to the commission, which has been dominated by residents of coastal communities.

Eric Sklar, 52, of St. Helena, located in northern California?s Napa Valley, is a vintner who is deeply involved in the area?s wine industry, as well as serving as a member of the St. Helena city council. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and was an adjunct professor there from 1997-99. Sklar is a sportsmen who enjoys waterfowl and upland-bird hunting.

Anthony Williams, 47, of Huntington Beach, originally hails from Bakersfield in California?s central valley. Williams earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has been director of government relations at the Boeing Company since 2014 and has served in various legal capacities in the public and private sectors, including as director of government affairs at the State Bar of California from 2004-06.

?With their legal background, we look forward to the scrutiny of facts and evidence Commissioners Sklar and Williams will bring to the decision-making process that will make them better equipped to discount or dismiss the emotional arguments that were so compelling to the former commissioners,? said Josh Brones, coordinator of government affairs of western operations for Sportsmen?s Alliance.

About the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation: The U.S. Sportsmen?s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) is a 501(c)3 organization and?protects and defends America?s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits ? hunting, fishing and trapping ? that generate the money to pay for them. The USSAF is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to USSA: Online, Facebook and Twitter."


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steps in right direction are long gone...forever.
we won't ever get back what we lost..
includes and lead ban's..
jester
 
Never say never, as we speak ,there was a bill to overturn the lead ban in Cali. Don't know that it will go anywhere but we can't just quit. These two appointments might realy help the sporstmen in this state. Jester we have to be loud and clear to the Commission, and thr DFW.

Thanks

Brownie
 
This is some of the best news we've had in CA in a long time. I would agree that a lot has been lost that might never be regained. But, hopefully, we can restore some common sense when it comes to wildlife mgmt in this state. Starting with an overturn of the lead ban based on the lack of ANY credible scientific evidence to justify it's implementation would be a great start, particularly with two attorneys who are accustomed to looking at facts rather than garbage rhetoric.
 
Thanks Horniac. It sounds like a step in the right direction. At least not continuing on a downward spiral. Here is a video I found on the work that U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation ( a national organization) is doing in California. I wouldn't mind joining.

 
Glad to hear USSA is working together with other organizations on this. But man, replacing those two meat heads is a great step forward. They SUCKED!
 
Lets just say, I will remain "cautiously optimistic". They ARE both lawyers after all! Lawyers have a tendency to play politics as usual.
I would love to be wrong!



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I have to admit I wasn't aware of the US Sportsmen's Alliance until now and I'm not a big fan of throwing money away at sporting and gun organizations who really don't have CA's best interests at heart or, more importantly, the clout and financial backing to fight effectively. But, after perusing their website and seeing what they are about, I joined and I would encourage the rest of you who are not already members to give them a look as well.
 
That, and the fact that they were appointed by Gov. Moonbeam, makes be cautiously optimistic as well. But, they can't be any worse than the two jackwagons that they are replacing.
 
In the "10 Deer Conservation Units" thread, post #16, i asked, "As far as the slippery slope that we are headed down, is it possible to get a couple true outdoorsmen on these boards and committees?"

Looks like some of my wishes have come true. As well written as the letter from CDA sent to the Director is, should that letter also be sent to the two newest members to insure that it's not buried in the round file?

As much as i don't like how things are with some of what goes on in our Dept of wildlife, they are not our enemy and it does no good to put all our woes on them. In fact, i'm thinking that it is counter productive to draw sides.

Every year, there is a large gathering of Hunters Education Instructors that i usually attend. It's run by the Fish and Wildlife Dept and is very Pro Hunting, very little negative thoughts or topics mentioned. Not all are against us!

Joey


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