"But we didn't cry in our beers either.

Bob I can’t speak for everyone but I do know that several of us are actually doing more than crying in our beers. Unfortunately I’m not currently at liberty to discuss the details. However I do suspect that opponents of the ruling will be pleasantly surprised very soon now. The process IS broken. The manner in which the commission acted especially commissioner R.P. Van Gytenbeek totally invalidates any public participation. If the commission is allowed to continue using those tactics then any public involvements becomes just a waste of time. I know that AuntyM wants to keep harping about how people are “picking” on WSC, but if she would actually read what most all of the opponents have been saying all along then she would know that most everyone is criticizing the commission and NOT WSC. WSC may have been brought up several times in these discussion however that was only to point out how the commission specifically commissioner R.P. Van Gytenbeek worked with WSC to most effectively and with the least amount of resistance get this ruling mandated.

Ok well AuntyM I guess I'm not allowed to respond to your question.... Jerry has deleted my response twice now. So if you want to read about the show let me know an d I'll point you to the link I sure hope Jerry doesn't delete this. I see nothing wrong with it.

Hairlipangler


You talk about Habitat Destruction that is very important thing! I’ve been working on those issues for 3 years now. I for one think that a big piece of this issue! I think all this fighting between all of us isn’t the best thing? I sit on two Watershed Council’s (that’s my way of working on this issue) most of the stuff is hash out on BB is answered at Watershed Meetings (Habitat).

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Hairlipangler

[The coalition argues that the state's policy of managing fish for the
maximum sustainable harvest pushes steelhead too hard, leaving them
vulnerable to poor ocean conditions, drought and silt-choked rivers.

So the coalition persuaded the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
to impose a two-year moratorium on killing wild steelhead anywhere in
the state, a ban that has many locals up in arms."]

Don’t you think this?