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Many of us have been concerned about the direction of wildlife management in the State of Utah. While there are certainly some reasons to be optimistic, many Utah sportsmen are frustrated with the lack of accountability and transparency, the current makeup of the wildlife board, the number of wealth tags (conservation and expo tags) in Utah, the DWR?s failure to follow its own rules, etc. For those that have taken the time to get involved and contact our political leaders, you likely know that our questions and concerns have largely fallen on deaf ears. However, the current governor?s race may be an opportunity for change.
I had the pleasure this morning to join a small group of sportsmen in a private meeting with Jonathan Johnson, Republican candidate for governor. I was impressed with what I heard from Jonathan. He was sincerely interested in hearing our issues and concerns. If elected, Jonathan stressed that he would do the following:
? Work to eliminate nepotism and cronyism within state agencies.
? Improve accountability and transparency of all state agencies, including the DWR.
? Carefully evaluate state appointees and make changes where necessary.
? Bring in the most qualified people to fill open positions.
? Protect the Second Amendment.
? Emphasize local input and control with the state?s safeguards and controls.
? See http://hirejj.com/
For those of you who don't know where Governor Herbert stands on these issues that affect hunters and sportsmen, please consider the ?canned responses? that the Governor?s Office sent out to sportsmen who expressed concern about the process the DWR used to award the most recent Expo Tag contract. See http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID5/23277.html Or perhaps you may want to watch Governor Herbert's speech at the Expo in February of this year:
Or perhaps you should consider the fact that he has stacked the Wildlife Board with individuals ties to a single conservation group. See http://wildlife.utah.gov/board-members.html. Or perhaps you should consider the fact that Peay?s Consulting Co. has donated to the Herbert campaign. See http://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=39715880&default=candidate.
Now, I am not here to tell anyone how to vote in the upcoming election. That is a personal decision and there are typically many issues that come into play with such a decision. However, if you are a concerned sportsman that is frustrated with the status quo, then the current governor?s election is an opportunity for change. Please consider Jonathan Johnson and spread the word to your family, friends and fellow hunters. If you have already made the decision to vote for Governor Herbert or some other candidate, please take the opportunity to contact Governor Herbert's office and let them know that sportsmen are not happy with the status quo. He is apparently under the impression that everything is great for sportsmen in the State of Utah:
http://www.utah.gov/governor/contact/
The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert
350 North State Street, Suite 200
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
Phone: 801-538-1000
Toll Free: 800-705-2464
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I had the pleasure this morning to join a small group of sportsmen in a private meeting with Jonathan Johnson, Republican candidate for governor. I was impressed with what I heard from Jonathan. He was sincerely interested in hearing our issues and concerns. If elected, Jonathan stressed that he would do the following:
? Work to eliminate nepotism and cronyism within state agencies.
? Improve accountability and transparency of all state agencies, including the DWR.
? Carefully evaluate state appointees and make changes where necessary.
? Bring in the most qualified people to fill open positions.
? Protect the Second Amendment.
? Emphasize local input and control with the state?s safeguards and controls.
? See http://hirejj.com/
For those of you who don't know where Governor Herbert stands on these issues that affect hunters and sportsmen, please consider the ?canned responses? that the Governor?s Office sent out to sportsmen who expressed concern about the process the DWR used to award the most recent Expo Tag contract. See http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID5/23277.html Or perhaps you may want to watch Governor Herbert's speech at the Expo in February of this year:
Now, I am not here to tell anyone how to vote in the upcoming election. That is a personal decision and there are typically many issues that come into play with such a decision. However, if you are a concerned sportsman that is frustrated with the status quo, then the current governor?s election is an opportunity for change. Please consider Jonathan Johnson and spread the word to your family, friends and fellow hunters. If you have already made the decision to vote for Governor Herbert or some other candidate, please take the opportunity to contact Governor Herbert's office and let them know that sportsmen are not happy with the status quo. He is apparently under the impression that everything is great for sportsmen in the State of Utah:
http://www.utah.gov/governor/contact/
The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert
350 North State Street, Suite 200
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
Phone: 801-538-1000
Toll Free: 800-705-2464
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