I spoke with him yesterday as well for about an hour and a half. He has certainly been impacted by the negative responses, an has changed his format considerably. I am reasonably skeptical and optimistic at the same time. I voiced several concerns and he listened and even said that he had not thought of these as objections. I especially noted that the darting had been an implied message that the killing of animals is something that we have to be ashamed of and that the best response woud be to educate people on the validity of hunting, and to communicate the real world view of the life cycle, etc.. The second point I made was concerning competition and how easily it can become a sideshow and detraction, while losing perspective about hunting as a tradition, and he was receptive to this concern--at least he indidcated that he was. The last main point I had was to stress fair chase, ethics and legalities and that somehow that this should be factored in to the point system, and he said that he would find a way to do just that.He offered to send me a copy of the pilot for review and comment. He SEEMS to be open to listening to our grievances and rectifiying them. He also wants to meet with me over dinner in Atlanta in about 3 weeks. I am going to continue a congenial and sincere dialogue with him, and see just how sincere and genuine his sentiments are.