2013-04-15 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes, April 15, 2013 Page 7 R. White : From what I'm hearing doesn't sound like a bad idea. I would like to see a package of what they have to offer and what we owe to it. The history of what they have done or community they work and, or perhaps present the packet to the board. Chair Sylvester : Packet already received. Bobby Command will circulate to board. As an example, in 2008 more lands open for hunting. No Net Loss legislation passed in 9 states which ensured more than 8 million acres will remain open to hunting forever. As of June 2011, thirteen states have passed no-net-loss legislation that prevents state lands open to hunting and fishing to be closed without an equal amount of suitable lands becoming available for hunting and fishing access. I think that's something that Boyd [Indecipherable] really needs because we need to know where we are heading. W. Camara : I guess I’ll go along with Rob [White]. Cleon [Bailey] you said the Western Regional Director from the Western side may want a conference call with us. I would think that would be a good way. He can explain much more than you can, you’re learning as much as we are. Maybe he can obviously explain a lot better for all of us to understand. C. Bailey : I’m not going to divulge a lot of my time into this. I put it out there, the thought out there for you guys to have the materials to read it, to research it. I spoke to him [Andy Treharne] on the phone and he said he wanted to have a conference call between say a democrat and a republican legislator and myself and I told him I’m not really the person that should probably be picked from this commission. I don’t mind being there but at least the chair person or the vice chair person be there as well and that we do the teleconferencing at the council office with Councilperson Willy and that way the council also has an idea of what is going on as well. W. Camara : Good idea, he could bring us up to date and answer any questions. Chair Sylvester : Stress that Cleon [Bailey] request a conference call with the Western Regional person Andy Treharne along with the Councilperson Willy and others to bring us up to date and answer any questions. Read the materials that were forwarded to us and forward questions to Andy Treharne.