m_kat
Member
I spoke with Mr. Dale Garner Bureau Chief of the Division of Wildlife. He called responding to an e-mail I sent him the other day. (Previous Post). I was impressed that he responded personally.
Basically he said that the legislators were backing them into a corner. Telling them (DNR) that they better start thinning the herd or they would introduce legislation to get it done themselves. (a road none of us wants to go down) I think that is why they have introduced such a drastic proposal.
He also said the main driving forces behind all this is the strong insurance company lobby and that the hunter/sportsman voice is unheard. We talked about most of the concerns voiced on this website and he agreed with most all stating that they would eliminate these new seasons once there management goals were reached.
They will be voting on this issue in a month (he didn’t get specific and I forgot to ask).
The real power in these issues lies with the elected officials. They must hear the sportsman voice. Right now they are only hearing one side of the story.
I will attach a list of the Natural Resources Committee members and the link to the website where I got it from. I plan on writing every one of them and voicing my concerns.
I must say that I am extremely disappointed with our states management decisions. The insurance companies should not be the driving factor in wildlife management policy. The only concern they have is the almighty dollar, not the future of a very valuable resource we have in this state.
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/CommitteeInfo.aspx
Senate Standing Committee, Natural Resources and Environment
• Dennis H. Black (D, District 21), Co-chair [email protected]
• Hubert Houser (R, District 49), Co-chair [email protected]
• Joe Bolkcom (D, District 39)
• [censored] L. Dearden (D, District 34)
• E. Thurman Gaskill (R, District 6)
• Tom Hancock (D, District 16)
• David Johnson (R, District 3)
• Steve Kettering (R, District 26)
• Mary Lundby (R, District 18)
• David Miller (R, District 45)
• John Putney (R, District 20)
• Brian Schoenjahn (D, District 12)
• Dr. Joe M. Seng (D, District 43)
• Frank B. Wood (D, District 42)
House Standing Committee, Natural Resources
• Mary Lou Freeman (R, District 52), Chair [email protected]
• Mike May (R, District 6), Vice Chair
• Paul Bell (D, District 41), Ranking Member [email protected]
• Rich Arnold (R, District 72)
• Clel Baudler (R, District 58)
• Mark Davitt (D, District 74)
• Marcella Frevert (D, District 7)
• Steven Lukan (R, District 32)
• Jim Lykam (D, District 85)
• Rick Olson (D, District 68)
• Dan Rasmussen (R, District 23)
• Henry Rayhons (R, District 11)
• Nathan Reichert (D, District 80)
• [censored] Taylor (D, District 33)
• Dave Tjepkes (R, District 50)
• Linda Upmeyer (R, District 12)
• Jim Van Engelenhoven (R, District 71)
• Jim Van Fossen (R, District 84)
• John Whitaker (D, District 90)
• Wes Whitead (D, District 1)
• Paul Wilderdyke (R, District 56)
Basically he said that the legislators were backing them into a corner. Telling them (DNR) that they better start thinning the herd or they would introduce legislation to get it done themselves. (a road none of us wants to go down) I think that is why they have introduced such a drastic proposal.
He also said the main driving forces behind all this is the strong insurance company lobby and that the hunter/sportsman voice is unheard. We talked about most of the concerns voiced on this website and he agreed with most all stating that they would eliminate these new seasons once there management goals were reached.
They will be voting on this issue in a month (he didn’t get specific and I forgot to ask).
The real power in these issues lies with the elected officials. They must hear the sportsman voice. Right now they are only hearing one side of the story.
I will attach a list of the Natural Resources Committee members and the link to the website where I got it from. I plan on writing every one of them and voicing my concerns.
I must say that I am extremely disappointed with our states management decisions. The insurance companies should not be the driving factor in wildlife management policy. The only concern they have is the almighty dollar, not the future of a very valuable resource we have in this state.
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/CommitteeInfo.aspx
Senate Standing Committee, Natural Resources and Environment
• Dennis H. Black (D, District 21), Co-chair [email protected]
• Hubert Houser (R, District 49), Co-chair [email protected]
• Joe Bolkcom (D, District 39)
• [censored] L. Dearden (D, District 34)
• E. Thurman Gaskill (R, District 6)
• Tom Hancock (D, District 16)
• David Johnson (R, District 3)
• Steve Kettering (R, District 26)
• Mary Lundby (R, District 18)
• David Miller (R, District 45)
• John Putney (R, District 20)
• Brian Schoenjahn (D, District 12)
• Dr. Joe M. Seng (D, District 43)
• Frank B. Wood (D, District 42)
House Standing Committee, Natural Resources
• Mary Lou Freeman (R, District 52), Chair [email protected]
• Mike May (R, District 6), Vice Chair
• Paul Bell (D, District 41), Ranking Member [email protected]
• Rich Arnold (R, District 72)
• Clel Baudler (R, District 58)
• Mark Davitt (D, District 74)
• Marcella Frevert (D, District 7)
• Steven Lukan (R, District 32)
• Jim Lykam (D, District 85)
• Rick Olson (D, District 68)
• Dan Rasmussen (R, District 23)
• Henry Rayhons (R, District 11)
• Nathan Reichert (D, District 80)
• [censored] Taylor (D, District 33)
• Dave Tjepkes (R, District 50)
• Linda Upmeyer (R, District 12)
• Jim Van Engelenhoven (R, District 71)
• Jim Van Fossen (R, District 84)
• John Whitaker (D, District 90)
• Wes Whitead (D, District 1)
• Paul Wilderdyke (R, District 56)