[TN-Bird] Re: No pay, no say rebuttal
- From: michael sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:30:24 -0500
Right on. There should be a permit/payment process for wildlife-watching or
non-game activity distinct from hunting & fishing. Perhaps a permit process
for birders to list, online, species seen on public lands or WMAs, or
TWRA-sanctioned field trips for permit holders, or a one-time fee?
When I requested a paved boat launch at Rankin Bottoms, I was told that I'd
have to convince the powers-that-be that there was a demand for fishing boats
in the area. Recreational boating or canoe-birding didn't qualify. So I
dropped the idea, but did buy a fishing license in my name on behalf of the
resident ospreys.
Michael Sledjeski
Del Rio TN
On Dec 14, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Boves, Than James wrote:
> I think buying a hunting license is one way to go, but the question I have
> is: if people that don't wish to hunt sandhill cranes (or other species) buy
> the right to hunt them (as a way of supporting TWRA), how will their
> intentions be separated from those that want to hunt the species?
> Than Boves
> Knoxville, TN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Melinda Welton
> Sent: Mon 12/13/2010 7:57 PM
> To: tnbird
> Subject: [TN-Bird] No pay, no say rebuttal
>
> Today I bought a hunting license.
> It took about 2 minutes on <www4.wildlifelicense.com/tn/start.php>
> It’s a Resident Combo Hunt/Fish license
> It cost $30.25
> My temporary # is 007304D54001000347
>
> I have a Bluebird license plate (#3W188), which I've had since they came
> out, I buy a Duck Stamp every year, and I made a donation to the Watchable
> Wildlife Fund this year at <www.tennesseeanytime.org/twrafund/>.
>
> I'd have say, I'm tired of hearing how we bird-watchers don't pay our share.
> And to be truthful, most of us don't, but that is because we don't have an
> adequate mechanism to contribute as hunters and fishers do.
>
> Even the very excellent recent article in the Chattanoogan
> <www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_190009.asp> said, "I do wish however,
> the non-consumptive community would help pay for it all."
>
> There is a proposal in the works to get broad-based dedicated funding for
> TWRA. I intend to work for the passage of this legislation when it is
> presented. In the meantime, I want TWRA to know the lengths I'm willing to
> go to prove that I am a partner and a constituent. I also plan to speak
> before the TWRA Commission on January 20th/21st, and mention my various
> license numbers.
>
> Melinda Welton
> TOS Conservation Policy Co-chair
> Franklin, TN
>
> P.S. I had my first-of-season Fox Sparrow in the snow today!
>
>
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>
> The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
> first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
> You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
> you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
> appear in the first paragraph.
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> Rosedale, VA
> --------------------------------
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> Clarksville, TN
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=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
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To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
endorse the views or opinions expressed
by the members of this discussion group.
Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
Cleveland, OH
-------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
Rosedale, VA
--------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan
Clarksville, TN
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Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
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