highfastflyer
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“Wildlife Taskforce Update? Anyone? Anyone?
It's still crickets from the G&F Department on this new Taskforce which is supposedly going to tackle and magically solve all of these controversial tag allocation, point system and other issues. I've left several messages with Sen. Hicks - who has a seat on the task force - for any information but have not heard back. His intention is to bring another 90/10 bill forward in December for the January 2022 session. This Spring, the Senate Wildlife Committee and weaklings on the G&F Commission punted resident preference issues to this outfitter-dominated "Taskforce."
It's a smart political game by the WYOGA ... not admitting to the press they oppose 90/10 outrightThis is what WYOGA President Sy Gilliand - who was appointed to the Task Force by his buddy Governor Gordon and fellow Outfitter, G&F Commission Chair Dube, told the Cheyenne Tribune-Eagle ...
"As for SF 103, Gilliland said his association was primarily opposed to the bill because a newly formed group, the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce, plans to review the same issues over the next 18 months. Some business-focused groups also raised concerns about advancing the bill.
“It was certainly premature and not appropriate to deal with that legislatively when there was going to be an exhaustive effort spent for 18 months by several stakeholder groups to study this very topic,” Gilliland said."
This is funny, as Gilliand, and fellow outtfitter and Taskforce member Lee Livingston, testified to the Senate Wildlife Committee in March that they both opposed 90/10 outright. My guess is the WYOGA sees the momentum behind 90/10 building and trying everything to delay this change.”
It's still crickets from the G&F Department on this new Taskforce which is supposedly going to tackle and magically solve all of these controversial tag allocation, point system and other issues. I've left several messages with Sen. Hicks - who has a seat on the task force - for any information but have not heard back. His intention is to bring another 90/10 bill forward in December for the January 2022 session. This Spring, the Senate Wildlife Committee and weaklings on the G&F Commission punted resident preference issues to this outfitter-dominated "Taskforce."
It's a smart political game by the WYOGA ... not admitting to the press they oppose 90/10 outrightThis is what WYOGA President Sy Gilliand - who was appointed to the Task Force by his buddy Governor Gordon and fellow Outfitter, G&F Commission Chair Dube, told the Cheyenne Tribune-Eagle ...
"As for SF 103, Gilliland said his association was primarily opposed to the bill because a newly formed group, the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce, plans to review the same issues over the next 18 months. Some business-focused groups also raised concerns about advancing the bill.
“It was certainly premature and not appropriate to deal with that legislatively when there was going to be an exhaustive effort spent for 18 months by several stakeholder groups to study this very topic,” Gilliland said."
This is funny, as Gilliand, and fellow outtfitter and Taskforce member Lee Livingston, testified to the Senate Wildlife Committee in March that they both opposed 90/10 outright. My guess is the WYOGA sees the momentum behind 90/10 building and trying everything to delay this change.”
116 Sheep, Bison, Goat and Moose Tags went to nonresidents this year because Wyoming treats its resident hunters like dirt. — 307Hunter.com
Yep - unsuccessful at the Sheep, Moose, Goat and Bison draw again ... and given point creep and my advancing age (52) - I'll never draw one of these tags in my lifetime. But, if we could get Wyoming's License Tag Allocation changed to 90/10, at least 110+ of these once-in-a-lifetime tags, currentl
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