Who is responsible for the dismal game situation in our state? The Division of Wildlife and the Wildlife Commission want you to believe that mother nature is at fault in the forms of drought, bad winters, wildfires, and lightning. This is simply not true. NDOW failing to control predators and inexperienced people appointed to the Wildlife Commission who will not listen to county advisory boards or the public is a much more realistic answer.

Currently the governor is lord and master over all fish and game. He appoints the administrator to the division and also appoints his inexperienced friends to the Wildlife

Commission. The Wildlife Commission answers to only the governor and they do not have to accept any input from the county advisory boards or the general public. This is akin to a dictatorship with government working from the top down and answering to no one. This needs to be changed. We need experienced people on the Wildlife Commission. This can be accomplished by having the county boards making the nominations for the Wildlife Commission. County advisory board members can be replaced by the county commission through the voice of the people. Wildlife Commissioners cannot be replaced by the public. County advisory board members have paid their dues by

attending meetings for years at their own expense. The Wildlife Commissioners have not and they do get paid in addition to the many perks they receive. Hunting and fishing will continue to deteriorate in our state until we get a new governor who cares about sportsmen or some knowledgeable people are appointed to the Wildlife Commission.

We need government by the people and for the people, not a dictatorship. We need government working from the people up to the top, not the system we now have. This can be accomplished in the next legislative session. The choice is yours. If you want to get involved, call John at (702) 228-4195.