Outdoorwriter/BillQuimby

[coueshunter]

Tony/Bill: You two seem to be against "privatizing a public resource" which is what HB2072 does. If I am correct in my opinion, here is what us "average joes" could use help in:

 

1. Media contact-----You guys spent years and years with media. Please get someone to print something from our perspective

 

If you will, either call your contacts or post some contacts that we can get immediate, positive impact that will help generate support from politicians..............Thanks..........Allen Taylor..........

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Tony/Bill: You two seem to be against "privatizing a public resource" which is what HB2072 does. If I am correct in my opinion, here is what us "average joes" could use help in:

 

1. Media contact-----You guys spent years and years with media. Please get someone to print something from our perspective

 

If you will, either call your contacts or post some contacts that we can get immediate, positive impact that will help generate support from politicians..............Thanks..........Allen Taylor..........

 

Great resources plus I would think they had seen enough to know what direction this needs to go.

Alot of the questions last night presented in the meeting referred to solutions and this is where we need to focus or efforts. Bill and Tony both I would think could have some great influence in this area.

[Chef]

Allen, great idea!

Right now, more than ever, we need HELP in getting the word out to the general public.

Please consider this time in collecting some favors, connecting with contacts, anything that can make this happen!

 

This is a ticking time bomb and action is urgently needed.

If you both have any ideas we would love to hear them!

[billrquimby]

Guys:

 

I retired from the Tucson Citizen in 1994, eighteen years ago. The people I knew who could help have either moved away, retired, or died. I also haven't bought a newspaper for at least ten years. As do most people now, I'm sorry to say, I get my news from TV or online.

 

What I suggest is that you find and cultivate journalists on the staffs of your local newspapers and TV stations who are receptive to our cause. Feed them news items regularly, and you'll find they will seek you out for quotes and opinions as new issues arise. Larry Audsley does a good job of this in this in Tucson, but more people like him are needed all over the state.

 

I hate to mention doing a news-release blitz because I am writing two books and editing another and simply don't have time to help do it.

 

However, you could consider forming a small group to write a series of news releases and send them "blind" to the editors of newspapers and news desks of TV stations, as well as every member of the Legislature. If they are professionally written and contain genuine news, they will be used, especially by smaller newspapers. The larger outlets will assign reporters if you can convince them there is a story worth "working."

 

I've mentioned this on other threads, but I'll repeat it here: Don't expect to get sympathy from the public (or legislators) if your motive is to keep a few hundred hunting permits from being removed from a drawing pool of literally thousands of tags. The issue you want the entire world to know is that a private group wants to sell Arizona's wildlife and spend the money as it sees fit.

 

You also need to emphasize that Arizona's game and fish commission/department system was specifically designed to remove politics from decisions involving wildlife. AZSFW not only wants to sell our wildlife, but it also has hired lobbyists to influence legislators to bypass this tried and true system. If it gets its way, the result will be a Legislature that micro-manages our wildlife with little input from the public and (more importantly) professional wildlife managers.

 

Wish I could help more but I'm an old man with heart problems, and don't need more on my plate.

 

Bill Quimby

[elkaholic]

AZSFW not only wants to sell our wildlife, but it also has hired lobbyists to influence legislators to bypass this tried and true system. If it gets its way, the result will be a Legislature that micro-manages our wildlife with little input from the public and (more importantly) professional wildlife managers.

 

thats sounds like a headliner to me!

[AzHuntingAddict]

Guys:

 

I retired from the Tucson Citizen in 1994, eighteen years ago. The people I knew who could help have either moved away, retired, or died. I also haven't bought a newspaper for at least ten years. As do most people now, I'm sorry to say, I get my news from TV or online.

 

What I suggest is that you find and cultivate journalists on the staffs of your local newspapers and TV stations who are receptive to our cause. Feed them news items regularly, and you'll find they will seek you out for quotes and opinions as new issues arise. Larry Audsley does a good job of this in this in Tucson, but more people like him are needed all over the state.

 

I hate to mention doing a news-release blitz because I am writing two books and editing another and simply don't have time to help do it.

 

However, you could consider forming a small group to write a series of news releases and send them "blind" to the editors of newspapers and news desks of TV stations, as well as every member of the Legislature. If they are professionally written and contain genuine news, they will be used, especially by smaller newspapers. The larger outlets will assign reporters if you can convince them there is a story worth "working."

 

I've mentioned this on other threads, but I'll repeat it here: Don't expect to get sympathy from the public (or legislators) if your motive is to keep a few hundred hunting permits from being removed from a drawing pool of literally thousands of tags. The issue you want the entire world to know is that a private group wants to sell Arizona's wildlife and spend the money as it sees fit.

 

You also need to emphasize that Arizona's game and fish commission/department system was specifically designed to remove politics from decisions involving wildlife. AZSFW not only wants to sell our wildlife, but it also has hired lobbyists to influence legislators to bypass this tried and true system. If it gets its way, the result will be a Legislature that micro-manages our wildlife with little input from the public and (more importantly) professional wildlife managers.

 

Wish I could help more but I'm an old man with heart problems, and don't need more on my plate.

 

Bill Quimby

 

Bill, can I use what you have written here for other posts and places on the web? You have a good way putting things and make good points.

[billrquimby]

Yes. But I would prefer that you simply lift out the talking points instead of sending the entire thing.

 

Bill Quimby

[Chef]

Thank You for responding Bill, and for allowing us to use your words.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

I got in touch with the White Mountain Independent, they agreed to take a look into the story. I also passed on Bill's comments, thanks Bill.

[Bugler]

Nontypical I spoke to them by Phone two weeks ago and they said the same thing I'm going to drop in the office in person and speak to someone. I'm in lakeside

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Good idea, Terry Corrigan is who I talked to, he gave me his email address there and I sent him a couple of links.

[AzHuntingAddict]

Yes. But I would prefer that you simply lift out the talking points instead of sending the entire thing.

 

Bill Quimby

 

Bill, that is all I wanted to use. Thank you for your support. All I want to see is the use of our public resources correctly and for all, not just a select few.