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>I would encourage EVERYONE who cares
>to send your input to
>the wildlife board and express
>your opinion - here are
>most of their email addresses:
>
>
>'
[email protected]'; '
[email protected]'; '
[email protected]'; '
[email protected]'; '
[email protected]'; '
[email protected]'
>
>
>Here is the text of the
>email I sent - use
>it if you want or
>write up your own, but
>make your voice heard:
>
>Hello All,
>As members of the Wildlife Board
>with decision making authority over
>wildlife in this state, I
>am writing to urge you
>to push for and accept
>the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation?s
>recent proposal to bring their
>national convention to Utah and
>to contract for the current
>Expo tags. It is
>my understanding that RMEF?s proposal
>includes agreement to return 100%
>of the $5.00 application fees
>for the Expo tags to
>the Utah Division of Wildlife
>Resources. The current agreement
>with SFW/Mule Deer Foundation is
>30% return of application fees,
>which is a travesty and
>says a lot about the
>current situation for anyone that
>is willing to look at
>it objectively.
>
>As a resident of Utah and
>a die-hard hunter that cares
>deeply about the future
>of hunting in this state
>for my children and their
>future children, I implore you
>to push for this proposal
>from the Rocky Mountain Elk
>Foundation. 100% return to
>the UDWR on these fees
>would be a boon for
>wildlife and habitat restoration projects
>and would be a HUGE
>improvement over the current situation.
> RMEF?s involvement would almost
>certainly bring more national attention
>and additional earnings to the
>table as well.
>
>Please do what is right for
>Utah, Utah residents, and most
>importantly the wildlife of Utah,
>by accepting RMEF?s proposal.
>If this proposal is not
>accepted, I believe serious questioning
>should occur as to the
>integrity of our overall wildlife
>management process. Thank you
>for your service and I
>trust you will do what
>is right for all involved.
> If you have questions
>for me or additional info
>that you feel is worth
>sharing, I would love to
>hear it as I am
>extremely interested in the outcome
>of this.
Correction on the Board Members:
Add: Byron Bateman:
[email protected]
Add: Donnie Hunter:
[email protected]
Add: Mike King:
[email protected]
Remove:
[email protected]
Mike is a current Board member that wasn't listed.
Both Byron and Donnie, the newest Board members, are prominent SFW members (Byron, recently resigned President; Donnie, not sure if he is an officer but is very active in the Iron County Chapter.
Bill was one of the two Board members due for release on July 1 because his six year tenure was up, but, sadly he passed away just before that.