[TN-Bird] Re: hummingbird tag flyer wording

I just want to appeal to both sides in this discussion.  As a former active 
member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and, as one who has interacted 
with Mike Butler and others of the TN Wildlife Federation (when it was still 
the TN Conservation League), I would encourage both sides to realize how much 
they have to gain by cooperating and recognizing the needs of each 
organization.  Hunters and fisherman are some of the most devoted and powerful  
protectors of wildlife habitat (including bird habitat!) in the country.  We 
birders need to ally ourselves with them whenever possible, in my opinion.
 
I know nothing about the details of the negotiations to hunt sandhill cranes.  
But surely the two organizations have much more common ground than not.  We 
birders have always managed to live with the hunting of ducks at reasonable 
levels.  Hopefully there is some middle ground here!
 
Sincerely,
Dev Joslin
Monteverde, Costa Rica > From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 
13:43:41 -0500> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: hummingbird tag flyer wording> To: 
TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > The exact wording on the front of the advertising 
flyer, leading to the > confusion over use of funds from hummer tag.... "A 
portion of the proceeds will > go to fund the Tennessee Wildlife Federation- 
the oldest and largest > Tennessee non-profit dedicated to conserving our 
wildlife and natural resources."> If it is correct that funds would go into the 
organization also promoting > hunting sandhill cranes in TN, and not just to 
their non-game programs, then > most TN-Bird readers would want to take that 
into consideration before > supporting that group by purchase of specialty tag. 
Simple matter of truth in > advertising, the complete picture, know exactly 
what you are supporting. > I can send a pdf copy of flyer wording to anyone 
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