I wonder if the BGF report explaining how they spent the money included this press release from the NRA when BGF and its partner, SFW, tried to railroad NRA, SCI, B&C, and CSF.
Here is background to the press release issued by NRA and quoted verbatim, below.
NRA, B&C, CSF, SCI, and every other hunting group was supporting the Simpson-Tester bill as a solution, except BGF/SFW. BGF/SFW issued a press release falsely stating the four above-mentioned groups agreed with BGF/SFW to oppose the Simpson-Tester Amendment, the legislation that actually got the job done on wolf delisting. BGF/SFW had the gall to send that email to all in Congress, even when told to take the names of those four groups off the email.
A real good use of UT DWR license money and UT taxpayer money.
In spite of the efforts of BGF to kill the process, delisting still happened, with the USFWS recently announcing delisting for the entire Lower 48.
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NRA, SCI, and CSF Disavow Misleading Press Release
Today the National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and the Congressional Sportsmen?s Foundation publicly disavowed a misleading press release distributed on Friday, March 11th to congressional offices and other outlets. The press release blatantly misrepresents the position of these organizations regarding legislation to delist gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act.
The draft release was circulated by an individual representing Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and Big Game Forever. The individual representing these two groups was immediately advised to remove the aforementioned organizations named in the release. Unfortunately, he did not, and the release was transmitted without correcting the inaccurate information.
The release in question claimed that the NRA, SCI and CSF along with the other organizations listed below are opposed to language relating to the delisting of gray wolves in spending legislation currently pending before the U.S. Congress. In fact, these organizations support that language, as well as every other measure that has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to date addressing this important issue.
Congressional offices and members of the media should exercise caution in accepting as fact, or repeating, any claims made by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Big Game Forever or any person claiming to represent them. Due to the blatant misrepresentation contained in the press release circulated by these two groups, any claims they make in the future should be thoroughly investigated and independently confirmed.
NRA Federal Affairs
Jeff Freeman
Senior Federal Lobbyist
[email protected]
410 First Street S.E.
2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20003
tel: 202.651.2568
fax: 202.651.2577
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And, for those who might have missed it, a thread from two years ago, when BGF was doing their "lobbying" and laying the pipe to hunters in the name of "lobbying" for wolf delisting.
http://www.monstermuleys.info/cgi-b...z=show_thread&om=17620&forum=DCForumID5&omm=0
Nothing BGF did, or said, came to reality in the wolf issue. In spite of BGF's efforts to kill the bill that started this process, the Simpson-Tester Amendment, we now have the USFWS issuing a gray wolf delisting ruling for the entire Lower 48 states. No thanks to BGF, in spite of what they might try to claim.
Anyone who looks at the facts, the positions BGF took (and lost), and the efforts by BGF to thwart/undermine/oppose the heavy lifting being done by other groups, and still thinks BGF was beneficial to the wolf delisting process is delusional.
The fact that they got $300K from the good folks of Utah, then got approved for another $300K is a sad commentary on the due diligence, or lack thereof, performed by those in the Utah legislature who make these funding decisions.
Obviously, NRA and/or the others were not asked their opinion of how useful BGF was in this process.
Carry on .......
"Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"