TWRA MEETING WITH THE DOG HUNTERS AUG 12TH

[Foggymtnblackntans]

does anybody know if the comission meetin is open to public if so i and my friends will be there like mitch says we're gonna have to prove them boys wrong cause they're sittin there thinkin we ain't gonna do nothin about it i don't know bout you guys but these morons are takin food off my familys table and i intend on fightin this thing till somethins done about it it ain't right they don't give a rats ass about us they're livin high on the hog can afford to eat whatever they want whenever they want it so i think we ALL need to be there to stand behind our spokesmen jus like last night if all of us and what others didn't come, come to that meetin ya think they'll notice they screwed up

[grittycrockettdog]

I'd like to thank KP again for coordinating the meeting. Despite popular belief, I think the meeting was very successfull. The purpose wasn't to have any game regulations changed overnight, it was to show how many people there are in "opposition". The TWRA stated they expected opposition to these new regulations, and I believe they have alot more realistic idea of the amount of opposition now. Kurt Miles and Daryl Ratajczak thanked me personally after the meeting, and both told me they would help communicate any proposed "compromise" ammendment to the TWRC. I think these two men are real life people, that are willing to listen to reason. The changes that were made were over their authority. Steve Patrick, however, is a different situation. If you don't recognize his name, he is the man who was wearing the suit. He dodged most of my pointed questions, and boasted arrogant sarcasm towards the others. This man is a problem. He is 100 percent in favor of executing these regulations without any compromise. I didn't catch his title, but we really need to work hard on putting him out on the street.

[Foggymtnblackntans]

That's exactly right I guess he's the one that made me think it went badly cause we weren't gettin anywhere with him would not give a straight answer that guy burnt me up

[catchrcall]

Sounds like you guys in Tennessee are having the same problem we are in Texas with one of our national forests. I hope it works out better for you than it has for us so far. If y'all figure out the magic words let us know, maybe we can do the same.

[lil wasper]

I would like to give a special thanks to Todd Rataman,Patrick Garrison,Chris Henderson,Vance Bibbions and David Williams for representing us hunters so well these guys done the work and got the facts and done a great job and also thanks to everyone that showed up for support i really think this is a step towards great thing to come if we can stay togeather on everything like this that comes along we can be a big influence on our hunting in the future

[polkco_countryboy]

[lil wasper]

thanks to the three clubs that showed up for support also if your not o member you should join one of them Tennessee Bear Hunters Association,Tellico Mountains Bear-Boar Club and the Cherokee Houndsmen hunters if your not a member of one these please consider joining one of them if not all of them im a board member of the T.B.H.A and im soon to join the other two they will stand behind us 110% so support them

[komatsuvarna]

Anyone able to attend the kingsport meeting?

[lil wasper]

yes i was there it went well there was 4 state reps there and a couple of mayors there going to deal no dout now we got the pressure on them

[Outlaw 3]

Did anyone turn in a written proposal?

I was contacted by one of the Commissioners who asked if I planned on turning one in. He insinuated that the Commission recieved nothing in writing from the hunters.

[lil wasper]

we read one to them we plan on turning it in soon they wana a wildcat propsal that will exclude catoosa they dont want to give us anything over here Vance came up last night and we had a meeting we fixing to hit them hard

[curdog675]

[Outlaw 3]

I will get you an application to the Tellico Club.

Here are the links to a couple of the clubs/organizations that are fighting for the hound hunters rights in the state.

http://tellicobearandboar.webs.com/

http://www.tennesseehunters.net/

[curdog675]

Still waiting.......No application yet

[Outlaw 3]

It is in the mail. I apologize for the delay. Since I had emailed it to you, your name accidentally got removed from the list. You should have it in a couple of days.