11-06-2011, 10:39 PM
The head of the DWR reports to the govener and that is wrong! The DWR should not answer to politics. It should be governed by public in put and biologist employed by the DWR, that is the reason they are there. The majority of the budget comes from sportsmen and women. Politicians should not be allowed on the wildlife board or any other position in the DWR. Don't get me wrong, unfortunately politics are involved. When sportsmen marched on the capitol rally in support of proposition 5 (constitutional amendment) to protect fishing and hunting for all, the money going from Utahs budget to the DWR was $250,000.00 a year. When the govener saw the turnout, around 5000 sportsmen, the govener signed a bill changing that funding to 1.5 million. It turned out to be the second largest capitol rally in utah history. Who organized the rally Don Peay with SFW. Who was the govener Mike Levett. It was a big help in the building of the now famous elk hunting in Utah. It was the beginning of the eventual funding to rebuild all Utah fish hatcheries.
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