"I will ask you then to please help me (us) out. Could you lay out some basic things that you feel are necesary for a viable plan to get a hunting program rolling in WCFPs and avoid the sharpshooters only approach."

No I don't think I can. The vote was 0-10. It was clearly stated that recreational hunting was not actionable. I don't think with the current board it can happen presently.

The thing that McHenry did well, was that the proposed hunting in similar settings to WCFP, was positioned as an archery "deer reduction" program. Deer reduction and safety were emphasized rather than hunting. Earn a buck and hunters being returned their fee if 5 antlerless deer were taken exemplified this, again emphasizing "deer reduction" and this was much more palatable. Also the structure of it, limited to 9 days where the parks were closed, elevated stands, qualifications, hunter safety certification, archery only, all emphasizing safety was very well positioned.

That said it's political. McHenry's board was sympathetic to the effort, the influence on WCFP's board was such that it is not. That's your real hurdle.