[TN-Bird] Status of potential crane hunt season

From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:53:46 -0500
Dear all,
I¹ve been asked many times about the status of another crane hunt proposal,
but when a potential donor to the crane festival asked recently, I asked
Scott Sommershoe to provide us with an update.

Below is the email that was sent by Daryl Ratajczak, TWRA Chief of Wildlife
and Forestry. 

Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN

------ Forwarded Message
From: Daryl Ratajczak <daryl.ratajczak@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 00:02:22 +0000
To: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Cc: Scott Somershoe <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
Subject: FW: E-mail review

Melinda and ,
 
Scott Somershoe told me you were interested in finding out more about the
potential Sandhill crane hunting season. Here is where we currently stand on
the hunting issue.
 
In January 2011, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Commission (TWRC) voted to
delay a potential Sandhill Crane hunting season until 2013.  To follow
through with the Commission¹s request, during the coming year, TWRA will
follow the normal Federal regulatory process for determining if Tennessee
qualifies for a season.  During the summer of 2013 TWRA will decide on
whether or not to propose a season for the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife
Commission (former TWRC) to consider.  If a hunting season is proposed by
the Agency to the TFWC, it will follow the normal procedures for the Late
Waterfowl Season setting.  During July 2013, the Agency would send out a
press release with proposed late waterfowl seasons, and any potential
Sandhill crane season.  A public comment period would open at that point
leading up to the August Commission meeting.  The TFWC would hear discussion
and make a decision at the August Commission meeting for the proposed late
waterfowl seasons and a Sandhill Crane season if proposed.
 
I wish there was more concrete information to give you, however, since we
are eight months removed from the time we need to submit our recommendation
to the Commission, we haven¹t even begun the process to formulate our
recommendation.
 
Daryl Ratajczak
Chief of Wildlife and Forestry
Tennessee Wildlife Reources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: (615) 781-6610



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