Missing Wildlife Board Member

SureShot

SureShot

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I was looking at the DWR site where it lists the wildlife board members and noticed that we are down a board member--notably, Wade Heaton.

Did he resign or what happened? When are they going to replace him and will they open up the applications like they usually do?

Anybody know what's going on?

Amy, does the DWR have any official statement?
 
You Guys Need To Pay More Attention!

There's A New Southern Region WB Member!

Hossy Refers To Her As 'MY GIRL',Meaning MY GIRL,Not His!

I Don't Know Wade Heaton Other Than Who He Is!

Always Looked Like A COI To Me?
 
elkassassin said:
You Guys Need To Pay More Attention!

There's A New Southern Region WB Member!

Hossy Refers To Her As 'MY GIRL',Meaning MY GIRL,Not His!

I Don't Know Wade Heaton Other Than Who He Is!

Always Looked Like A COI To Me?
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I would also like to see you on that board, I love your passion you have for the herd.
 
Wades probably busy with the New spin off from “Night Court” where he assumes the role of bailiff for Kane County/Garfield County After hours Judiciary needs.
Thanks for your unbiased service on the board Wade.

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SureShot said:
I was looking at the DWR site where it lists the wildlife board members and noticed that we are down a board member--notably, Wade Heaton.

Did he resign or what happened? When are they going to replace him and will they open up the applications like they usually do?

Anybody know what's going on?

Amy, does the DWR have any official statement?
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Thanks for the question, SureShot.

Yes, Wade Heaton submitted a resignation letter, stating that he was too busy to continue serving on the board. Because we are within six months of the last Wildlife Board recruitment period, the governor can pick someone from that pool of candidates to fill the remaining 22 months of Wade's term on the board. The Utah Senate must then confirm the nominee. We anticipate having more details about this before the Nov. 28 board meeting.
 
Amy said:
Thanks for the question, SureShot.

Yes, Wade Heaton submitted a resignation letter, stating that he was too busy to continue serving on the board. Because we are within six months of the last Wildlife Board recruitment period, the governor can pick someone from that pool of candidates to fill the remaining 22 months of Wade's term on the board. The Utah Senate must then confirm the nominee. We anticipate having more details about this before the Nov. 28 board meeting.
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oh come on, Tell the truth about why he’s not on the board.
 
Amy said:
Thanks for the question, SureShot.

Yes, Wade Heaton submitted a resignation letter, stating that he was too busy to continue serving on the board. Because we are within six months of the last Wildlife Board recruitment period, the governor can pick someone from that pool of candidates to fill the remaining 22 months of Wade's term on the board. The Utah Senate must then confirm the nominee. We anticipate having more details about this before the Nov. 28 board meeting.
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Are you sure that’s the real reason……? Rumor has it there’s another reason…? ??
 
Must be real busy as a Kane county commissioner.

Just ask him, he doesn't make any money outfitting?
 
@Amy not responding pretty much confirms the rumor. I know some people have contacted DWR and asked them
If the rumor was true… seems they’ve been given a gag order because no one will say anything other than he resigned. Shameful that the DWR won’t tell the public the real truth. But not surprising. They show their corruptness yearly.

Allegedly, he was participating in some less than legal hunting practices on his ranch. That’s all I’m going to say. For now.
 
Bux n Dux said:
@Amy not responding pretty much confirms the rumor. I know some people have contacted DWR and asked them
If the rumor was true… seems they’ve been given a gag order because no one will say anything other than he resigned. Shameful that the DWR won’t tell the public the real truth. But not surprising. They show their corruptness yearly.

Allegedly, he was participating in some less than legal hunting practices on his ranch. That’s all I’m going to say. For now.
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Her not responding does not confirm anything. That’s ridiculous! Maybe she has other things to do or maybe she doesn’t know anything about it.
 
Or maybe she knows everything and isn’t at liberty to say anything on a public social media forum?

Or maybe there isn’t anything to tell?

There are lots of possibilities, even way more than we’ve listed, no doubt.

Hopefully there isn’t anything to the rumors, that would be a HUGE black eye to Utah wildlife management. I have not been a fan of Mr Heaton’s positions on the Board, but I wish him no ill will and hope things are just that he was too busy with life. But time will tell.
 
Founder said:
Her not responding does not confirm anything. That’s ridiculous! Maybe she has other things to do or maybe she doesn’t know anything about it.
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You know as well as I do, that she watches these boards like a hawk. Social media and outreach is kind of her job. Her silence is par for course. And says all there is to say about the matter.
 
He was the only one on the Wildlife Board who would answer me when E-Mailed . Sometime he agreed with me and sometimes he didn't, but he at least answered and gave his reasoning. Good job Heaton.
 
SS! said:
Don’t you have to be a hunter to be on the board?
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Nope! The criteria for board membership is the same as the RAC's and committees. And each of the board members represents a certain group of Utah citizens, the same as the RAC's and committees. This idea is based off the 5 criteria needed to pass a wildlife law/rule:
1- Is it biologically sound?
2- Is it legal?
3- Is it financially sound?
4- Is it logistically feasible?
5- Is it socially acceptable?
So, we've had lawyers, college biology professors, biologists, businessmen, hunters, fishermen, bird watchers, guides, leaders/members of wildlife organizations, elected officials, BLM/NFS employees, Native Americans, trappers, houndsmen, and a few neer-do-wells on these committees, RAC's and boards.

In other words, Bess, you're still good to go! Yahoo!
 
Hey efa!

You Forgot About GREENIES!

We Had One Of Them On A RAC!

There's More PUPPETS Than NON-PUPPETS!

elkfromabove said:
Nope! The criteria for board membership is the same as the RAC's and committees. And each of the board members represents a certain group of Utah citizens, the same as the RAC's and committees. This idea is based off the 5 criteria needed to pass a wildlife law/rule:
1- Is it biologically sound?
2- Is it legal?
3- Is it financially sound?
4- Is it logistically feasible?
5- Is it socially acceptable?
So, we've had lawyers, college biology professors, biologists, businessmen, hunters, fishermen, bird watchers, guides, leaders/members of wildlife organizations, elected officials, BLM/NFS employees, Native Americans, trappers, houndsmen, and a few neer-do-wells on these committees, RAC's and boards.

In other words, Bess, you're still good to go! Yahoo!
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elkassassin said:
Hey efa!

You Forgot About GREENIES!

We Had One Of Them On A RAC!

There's More PUPPETS Than NON-PUPPETS!
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We can list them under ne'er(never)-do-wells! Animal rights, anti-guns, wilderness, greenies, anti-hunting, vegetarians and real estate/ski resort developers are some of the people who tend to oppose or restrict hunting, fishing and trapping. Sometimes their points are obvious and sometimes they are subtle, but they are there.
 
elkassassin said:
And The GREENIE I Speak Of Would Ask Some Of The GAWD-DAMNED-DUMBEST Questions Ever Asked!
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Far too often, the members of these boards, committees, RAC's are placed there by some organization to speak for them and they only repeat what they hear from that organization's leaders and they don't do much homework on their own.

Edited to include all organizations, not just the one. They all do it!
 
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elkfromabove said:
Far too often, the members of these boards, committees, RAC's are placed there by some organization to speak for them and they only repeat what they hear from that organization's leaders and they don't do much homework on their own.

Edited to include all organizations, not just the one. They all do it!
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Not true, not from my experience anyway.
Yes I am part of MDF but I as a committee member am most certainly not their voice.
Yes I was invited because of my involvement, but not as a voice.
 
elkfromabove said:
Far too often, the members of these boards, committees, RAC's are placed there by some organization to speak for them and they only repeat what they hear from that organization's leaders and they don't do much homework on their own.

Edited to include all organizations, not just the one. They all do it!
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I think one would only have to look at the "coincidence" of the amount of $fw members that have sat on the WB to see that's true.

The RAC I think lesser so, but agendas do exist.

The committee in my opinion are the worst of the three. You have to donate a ton of time, put up with a ton of abuse, to make recommendations that even after all that, might not see the light if day because of agendas in the RAC and WB. The doxing of the tech committee showed how just how shitty being on a committee is
 
slamdunk said:
Not true, not from my experience anyway.
Yes I am part of MDF but I as a committee member am most certainly not their voice.
Yes I was invited because of my involvement, but not as a voice.
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I beg your pardon, but I think you're being naive. You were invited because of your involvement with MDF and because they expected to hear MDF's views. And whether or not you think you're independent of MDF on this committee, your mindset will show otherwise. I don't know you, but I suspect you've been hearing their views long enough to have much of them implanted in your thinking. That's why you're still with them!

While I was president of UWC, I was invited to be a member of the 2014 Mule Deer Committee, but since UWC no longer exists, I'm no longer invited to committees. They wanted to hear UWC's views, but not Lee Tracy's views, even though they were and are still the same.
 
Nope, absolutely not.
MDF doesn't have a stance in the hunting world.
They are Conservation and Habitat only.

It was made very clear to me from my peirs at MDF from the beginning that my voice was totally independent, and it was also made clear on the 1st meeting during my introduction.
 
slamdunk said:
Not true, not from my experience anyway.
Yes I am part of MDF but I as a committee member am most certainly not their voice.
Yes I was invited because of my involvement, but not as a voice.
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If MDF had nothing to do with you, it shouldn’t have been listed by your name on the committee member list
 
Bux n Dux said:
If MDF had nothing to do with you, it shouldn’t have been listed by your name on the committee member list
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Ridicules……… it’s an association that demonstrates an understanding of the issues to be discussed by a committee. It’s a normal request made by anyone responsible for appointing committee members, from all walks of industry, private or public and your bright enough to know that.
 
2lumpy said:
Ridicules……… it’s an association that demonstrates an understanding of the issues to be discussed by a committee. It’s a normal request made by anyone responsible for appointing committee members, from all walks of industry, private or public and your bright enough to know that.
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He's obviously not....
He blamed me for losing his right to put a high power scope on a muzzleloader even after I made it clear multiple times that I was the only member who voted "No".
Somehow I missed out on my magical power to overturn a majority vote 🤷‍♂️
 
slamdunk said:
Nope, absolutely not.
MDF doesn't have a stance in the hunting world.
They are Conservation and Habitat only.

It was made very clear to me from my peirs at MDF from the beginning that my voice was totally independent, and it was also made clear on the 1st meeting during my introduction.
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Thanks! I'll accept that explanation. You were wise to make it clear to MDF and the committee. And, after all, I said that happens much too often, I didn't say it happens all of the time.
 
slamdunk said:
He's obviously not....
He blamed me for losing his right to put a high power scope on a muzzleloader even after I made it clear multiple times that I was the only member who voted "No".
Somehow I missed out on my magical power to overturn a majority vote 🤷‍♂️
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Hahahaha I didn’t blame you. Have you forgotten I was in favor in the removal of scopes? Do you always play the victim in life or just on here?

It is no coincidence they just picked you at random. Certainly your association with MDF had part in their very specific, carefully hand selected participants.

Your story changes every time you tell it. I thought you voted yes on restrictions, but not the entire loss of magnified scopes? I believe you were in favor of a 4x max. Or at least that’s what you stated in one of your versions of the great committee stories you told.
 
2lumpy said:
As far as I know, there would be two possibilities, either the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources or Governor Cox’s Office.
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DWR will turn you down. At least they did at the beginning of the process of the tech committee. They said that is private information that they would not share.

Turns out it was probably a good idea after seeing how some people acted. It’s wild to me how crazy we’ve become as a society.

Lump…you and I have had some pretty good disputes over the years, but I wish no ill-will on you. In fact, I’d be happy to sit down and have a burger with you and I’m quite confident I’d enjoy my time, even if we continued to disagree. People just seem to have lost their darn minds and go to such extremes anymore against people they disagree with. It’s kind of sad. But oh well…it’s the space where we are living these days!
 
Yep, I would be more than happy to meet and have lunch. We could create some napkin solutions and leave them for the waitress when we leave. 😁 Like wise, no ill will.

I’ll be the first to admit I’m a contrary old sob but I do have a funky sense of humor on occasion.

Folks are awfully edgy now days, and it doesn’t make for a healthy environment.

Should you find yourself in Sevier Valley I would be more than happy to entertain you over a burger and fries. I’m easy to find.
 
slamdunk said:
How many times does this stuff need to be posted?
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To be fair, this info used to be easy to find on the DWR website with a link that was labeled "Wildlife Board and RAC Members". Now it's semi-hidden behind a header that doesn't look like a link, but it is.

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Bux n Dux said:
Like previously stated… MDF next to your name. But you don’t represent them? Odd, because everyone else on that list represented the group next to their name. You’re the only one who was independent from the group they were selected from? 🙄
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Your mentality must be painful to live in, seriously.
 
hossblur said:
Says "social media" next to shed crazy.

So he represents the entire internet, and speaks for it?
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No, He represents the Douche Army (influencers) that is Wholey what is wrong with hunting these days and is leading it down an unsustainable path. That the DWR would include someone like that is just mind boggling. I'm surprised they didn't ask the Ginger poacher to sit on the committee as well.
 
elkantlers said:
No, He represents the Douche Army (influencers) that is Wholey what is wrong with hunting these days and is leading it down an unsustainable path. That the DWR would include someone like that is just mind boggling. I'm surprised they didn't ask the Ginger poacher to sit on the committee as well.
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In all fairness (and I completely dislike the SM crap as well), "he" was asked to be a committee member because of the need for a more rounded assembly of views and input from all aspects of the hunting community as a whole.
I'm sure but not a quote, that he was invited because so many people know and follow him.

Personally I feel the committee is pretty well rounded and represents a very wide array of aspects, views and opinions from a WB member, various Law Enforcement, Special Interest, Social Media, Outfitters, CWMU operator, and right down to an average no affiliation young hunter.
 

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