>LAST EDITED ON Sep-04-08
>AT 04:16?PM (MST)
>
>John,
>
>As I said, I have (had)
>no idea if the tags
>were staying or not.
>I am very pleased to
>hear that they are.
>
>I have no problem with the
>scheduling conflict (although I would
>have guessed that to be
>a little better planned out
>prior to SFW getting our
>tags), the problem I have
>is two fold....
>
>1. SFW has billed these tags
>as the poor man's fair
>and equal chance to get
>their hands on the tags
>that typically are only available
>through auction to big money
>hunters. This couldn't be
>further from the truth and
>you know it. Anyone
>that says otherwise is either
>a liar or a fool,
>and this is what I
>was referring to when I
>was talking about "flat out
>lies".
>
>2. I sat in the Central
>Region RAC meeting when this
>was all proposed and watched
>an entire room full of
>people voice their questions, concerns,
>and opposition to giving these
>tags until they had a
>better outline of the plan.
>Despite the overwhelming opposition from
>the public, and with no
>real answers being provided I
>watched in disbelief as the
>RAC members, including you John,
>went ahead and voted in
>favor of it anyway.
>It was obvious to me
>that the RAC had been
>bought and paid for long
>before the meeting took place
>and it was a verification
>to me of the corrupt
>politics and flawed RAC system.
>I don't care if it
>is the best idea in
>the world, when an entire
>room opposes a proposal, it
>should be looked at more
>closely before being approved.
>I would guess similar things
>occured in the other RAC
>meetings.
The RAC has been bought! CHeck your waterfowl proc. and you can see the different goose season for the areas around the big clubs up north. I was at that rac and the only people wanting the "rest" later were the clubs and guess who got what they wanted.
SFW' negs are getting close to passing its possitives! That many tags is a crime! I find it amazing that the STATE considers poaching a crime, but selling animals to the highest bidder, or even as an ecomomy booster(only to Salt Lake City or Sandy) is "good for wildlife". Seems the only time the DWR remembers residents is when they need a raise!