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> NCBA Members
>>
>> Subject: Bulletin / BALLOT and Info on Commissioners Proposals for
>> 2009 Input Meetings
>>
>> **PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY AND RESPOND TO NCBA AND YOUR WILDLIFE
>> COMMISSIONERS ASAP..( No later than August 10, 2008)**
>>
>> Send all BALLOTS to this email:
[email protected] DO NOT "Reply"
>> to this email address with any comments or BALLOTS.
>> Send all other correspondence to the NCWRC directly to wildlife
>> commissioners at their addresses listed below.
>>
>> Please read and respond to this information. It is very important
>> that all of us to contact ALL of our wildlife commissioners on these
>> issues, specially the one concerning DEER. Please write up something
>> on a separate email or letter and send it to all of our wildlife
>> commissioners. Be clear, brief, polite and to the point on your
>> position on these issues. All the commissioners addresses and email
>> contact information is listed below the list of proposals for your convenience.
>>
>> Also, return the BALLOT to us voting your preference on these issues
>> at this email address..
[email protected] .
>>
>> These proposals represent the most important issues we have ever had
>> to deal with concerning our deer hunting seasons and privileges. Don't delay
>> in responding to this. It is a bit lengthy and complicated. Please
>> take time to read and study this information and to respond accordingly.
>> Thanks,
>> Ramon Bell, President/NCBA
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>> Preliminary Proposals from Wildlife Commissioners (Raleigh, NC; July
>> 7-9,
>> 2008)
>> Tommy Kimball (Legislative Chmn.), Mickey Strader (VP), Russell Poole
>> (Youth Ed. Chmn.) and I (Ramon Bell, President/NCBA) attended NC
>> Wildlife Resources Commission sub-committee meetings in Raleigh on July 7-9, 2008.
>> The chairman of the Big Game sub-committee, Mr. David Hoyle,
>> introduced a list of items he wants to be placed on the agenda for
>> presentation at the public input meetings in January, 2009. A list
>> of these items is shown below with comments from NCBA officers that
>> attended these meetings. We ask you to read this list of items and
>> respond to us with your VOTES and comments on them. We also ask you
>> to contact your wildlife commissioners with your thoughts, in your
>> own words, about these issues. It is very important to do this!) This
>> information will also be sent out via email, so you can respond
>> electronically. Please copy the BALLOT below and email it to us soon
>> as possible. We MUST receive your responses no later than August
>> 10th, so we can relay your views to our commissioners at the next
>> meeting in August in a timely manner. These items are listed in what we think is the order of importance.
>> Thank You,
>> Ramon Bell, President/NCBA
>> SURVEY: Preliminary Proposals from wildlife commissioners for 2009
>> Deer Proposal: This proposal provides for the deer season to open the
>> 2nd Saturday of September and run through January 1st. On private lands
>> only, landowners, lessees, etc., will be allowed to hunt with the
>> weapon of their choice (Bow, ML or Rifle) during this entire season.
>> This proposed season will apply to the entire state. The bow, muzzle
>> loader and modern gun seasons will continue to apply on selected game
>> lands only. The purpose for this proposal is to produce a huge
>> increase in deer harvest immediately.
>> NCBA Comments: We see a very big problem with this proposal for deer
>> hunting and for ALL deer hunters. It will have a devastating effect
>> on both bow and muzzle loader seasons. It will adversely affect the
>> "quality" of deer harvested, and the quality of the deer hunting
>> experience itself for all deer hunters, not just the bowhunters and
>> muzzle-loader hunters. Deer that survive the first couple weeks of
>> hunting will go nocturnal and be very difficult to pattern and hunt
>> for the remaining 3 months of deer season. "Rutting" activity would
>> be non-existent in daytime. This could adversely affect the total
>> harvest and actually reduce the annual deer harvest. Extending gun
>> deer seasons will not reslult in hunters choosing to shoot more deer.
>> This rule, if passed, will drastically reduce the demand for archery
>> and muzzle-loading weapons, supplies and accessories and will
>> adversely affect retail dealers of archery and muzzle-loader
>> equipment. It will be devastating for bowhunters and muzzle-loader
>> hunters alike, and for their respective sports. We urge our members
>> to consider all these and other possible ramifications of this
>> proposal and vote accordingly below. We also encourage each and
>> every one of you to contact all of your wildlife commissioners and
>> let them know that the "Deer Proposal" is not good for the resource,
>> our deer. Nor is it good for the quality of the sport of deer
>> hunting in any form. We should also note that we oppose any further
>> lengthening of any gun seasons that encroach upon our "bow only" seasons, should this issue arise.
>> NOTE: Mr. Hoyle's address is: David W. Hoyle, Jr.; PO Box 708;
>> Dallas, NC 28034. His email is:
[email protected] .
>> Sunday Bowhunting Proposal: This proposal provides for the
>> legalization of Bowhunting and Falconry hunting on Sundays.
>> NCBA Comments: The commissioners said it was time for them to make
>> the tough decision on this issue and move to approve these activities.
>> Whether you agree with this proposal or not, I commend the
>> commissioners for taking the lead in this issue and making a move to
>> resolve it. It has been on our legislative agenda for a couple years
>> now that we would "support whatever position the N.C. Wildlife
>> Resources Commission takes on legalization of Sunday hunting." Even
>> so, we ask that you simply VOTE on this issue as you personally choose to do on this issue.
>> Turkey Proposal: This proposal opens the turkey season one week
>> earlier statewide, which is the first Saturday in April. It will
>> also close one week earlier. Youth day will be the last Saturday in March.
>> NCBA Comments: There is some scientific justification for doing
>> this, and/or not doing it. Again, please VOTE your choice in this matter.
>> Dog/Trespassing Proposal: This proposal deals with trespassing and
>> dog hunting for deer. It provides that all dogs must be ID'd in some
>> fashion such as a collar, tattoo, etc. If Dogs are found on POSTED
>> property, the owner can be cited and fined for trespassing.
>> NCBA Comments: A similar law has been enacted in Georgia with very
>> positive results. VOTE your choice on this issue.
>> Other proposals are revivals of issues that we supported in past
>> years that are on our legislative agenda involving: 1- Hunting coyotes at
>> night with a light; 2- Retrieving dead/wounded animals with use of a
>> dog on a leash at night with a light.
>> BALLOT: VOTE HERE..
>> 1.. VOTE for Deer Proposal :........... YES______ or NO _______
>>
>> 2.. VOTE for Sunday Bowhunting Proposal:....YES______ or NO _______
>>
>> 3.. VOTE for Turkey Proposal :..........YES______ or NO _______
>>
>> 4.. VOTE for Dog/Trespassing Proposal:....... YES______ or NO
>> _______
>>
>> NCBA Member Name:___________________________ Phone #:
>> __________________
>>
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>> NOTE to NCBA Members: Use the information below to contact ALL our
>> wildlife commissioners via either email or by U.S. Mail. PLEASE take
>> time to do this. Write up a brief, polite but meaningful message and
>> send it as soon as possible to ALL commissioners, specially to Mr.
>> David Hoyle and Mr. Wes Seegars.
>>
>>
>> District Contact
>> District 3 Wes Seegars, Chairman
>> P.O. Box 1756
>> Goldsboro, NC 27533
>>
[email protected]>> District 1 W. Ray White
>> P.O. Box 922
>> Manteo, NC 27954
>>
[email protected]>> District 2 Joe C. Barker III
>> P.O. Box 39
>> New Bern, NC 28563
>>
[email protected]>> District 4 W. Douglas Parsons
>> P.O. Box 1049
>> Clinton, NC 28329
>> District 5 Nat T. Harris Jr.
>> P.O. Box 2000
>> Whitsett, NC 27377
>>
[email protected]>> District 6 Randy Allen
>> R.A. Management, Inc.
>> 3129 Springbank Lane, Suite 200
>> Charlotte, NC 28226
>>
[email protected]>> District 7 Dalton D. Ruffin
>> 2841 Galsworthy Drive
>> Winston-Salem, NC 27106
>>
[email protected]>> District 8 David W. Hoyle, Jr.
>> P.O. Box 708
>> Dallas, NC 28034
>>
[email protected].
>> District 9 R. Martin Lewis
>> 1091 Hendersonville Road
>> Asheville, NC 28803
>>
[email protected]>> Governor Appointee
>> At Large Steve Windham, Vice-Chairman
>> 2688 River Road SE
>> Winnabow, NC 28479
>>
[email protected]>> Governor Appointee
>> At Large Berkley C. Skinner, III
>> P.O. Box 7593
>> Rocky Mount, NC 27804
>>
[email protected]>> President Pro Tempore of the Senate Appointee
>> At Large Maughan Hull, Jr.
>> 1000 Rivershore Road
>> Elizabeth City, NC 27909
>> President Pro Tempore of the Senate Appointee
>> At Large Wendell (Dell) Murphy
>> P. O. Box 1113
>> Wallace, NC 28466
>> (910)285-1350
>>
[email protected]>> President Pro Tempore of the Senate Appointee
>> At Large Eugene Price
>> 130 Quail Drive
>> Dudley, NC 28333
>>
[email protected]>> President Pro Tempore of the Senate Appointee
>> At Large Bobby Purcell
>> 209 Kilmorack Drive
>> Cary, NC 27511
>>
[email protected]>> House Speaker Appointee
>> At Large Charles Bennett
>> P.O. Box 2570
>> Matthews, NC 28106
>>
[email protected]>> House Speaker Appointee
>> At Large Mitch St. Clair, Sr.
>> P. O. Box 372
>> Washington, NC 27889
>>
[email protected]>> House Speaker Appointee
>> At Large Durwood S. Laughinghouse
>> P. O. Box 17945
>> Raleigh, NC 27619
>>
[email protected]>>
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