HELP THE CALIFORNIA DFG HELP YOU AND DEFEAT THE HSUS

[RIFLEMAN]

Hi Guys,

1. The California black bear population has increased four-fold in the last twenty-five years.
2. The California black bear has re-populated all of its original range and is expanding its distribution into areas previously occupied by the grizzly.
3. The California black bear population and distribution will likely continue to increase as long as the DFG continues to manage them according to the four criterion currently employed in the Black Bear Management Plan.
4. The quota/in-season early closure mechanism has continued to increase over the years, and has done so without detrimentally impacting the ongoing prosperity of the black bear.
5. The prosperity of the black bear justifies an increase of the quota/in-season early closure mechanism.
6. Increasing the quota/in-season early closure mechanism will increase hunter opportunity and also benefit hound hunters by extending the time when more than one dog per hunter can be used.
7. Aligning the deer and bear archery seasons so that they run concurrently rather than consecutively will benefit bowhunters and also reduce the amount of time that hounds must stay out of the hills and woods.

Given these conditions, I hope that DFG can count on you to voice your support of the proposals to increase the quota/in-season early closure mechanism from 1700 to 2000 bear and align the archery seasons. Please do not let the HSUS and other anti-hunting organizations hijack the process by flooding the Department with emotional and irrational opposition to the proposals. Please send an email to the Department voicing your support to wildlifemgt@dfg.ca.gov. Your email does not have to be elaborate...simply saying you support the proposals as submitted will suffice.

Please feel free to share this post with your friends, family, and associates, and ask them to send an email as well. This is urgent, as the deadline for public comment is 5 p.m. on Monday, 21-MAR.

[DirtAddict]

Email Sent!

Thanks for the information. Made it easy to craft a compelling message to voice my support for the quota increase.

[outlaw13]

Its a small step, but at least it's one in the right direction. It would even help if the out of state guys sent an e-mail. The more voices the better.

[Peter Meyer]

The April 7 California Fish and Game Commission meeting will be taking public testimony on tag quota changes, clarifications, and urgency changes for the 2011-12 mammal hunting regulations. Start time is 8:30 am at the Lake Natoma Inn, 702 Gold Lake Drive,
Sierra Ballroom in Folsom. I know there will be antis speaking out against the proposed increase in the annual bear take. I ain't missing this one. Stand up and speak out! Remeber these people hate you, what you do, how you do it, and what you stand for. Their goal is to ban all hunting period. They are starting with us.

"...It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless,
minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -Samuel Adams

-Pete