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Old 01-09-2014, 06:02 AM
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pmsmith2032
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I found this questionnaire sent to Washington gubernatorial candidates in 2012. I haven't really had a chance to go through it to closely (obviously it would have to be modified toward Illinois):

•Do you hunt or fish in Washington State? When was the last time?
•Do you possess a current Washington resident hunting or fishing license, or a combo Hunting/Fishing license?
•If not, why not?
•Do you belong to or support any outdoor, hunting or shooting organizations (i.e. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Washington Arms Collectors, Mule Deer Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation, Pheasants Forever, National Rifle Association, Ruffed Grouse Society, Ducks Unlimited)?
•What is your opinion of game management in Washington State?
•The Fish & Wildlife Department has been increasingly criticized over the years by sportsmen for declining hunting opportunities. Would your administration support an independent performance audit of the agency to determine whether it is fulfilling its responsibilities to consumptive hunters and anglers?
•In your opinion, does the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) place too much, just enough, or not enough emphasis on managing resident game species including, deer, elk, black bears, wild turkey, mountain lions, mountain goats, moose and sheep for maximum sustainable yield, and should this be the agency’s concern?
•What about migratory waterfowl?
•Do you support or oppose expansion of pheasant release programs on WDFW wildlife recreation areas, and would you like to see that effort expanded back to the level it was in the 1960s and 1970s in eastern Washington?
•Are you in favor of, or opposed to, Resource Allocation management of elk and deer seasons that limit hunting opportunity based on weapons choice (i.e. archery, black powder or modern firearms including handguns)?
•If elected governor would you press for a restoration of waterfowl habitat in the lower Skagit River estuary?
•Do you believe it is essential for members of the state Fish & Wildlife Commission to be active hunters?
•Are you supportive of regional delisting or the statewide recovery goals of wolves in WA?
•Do you support or oppose translocation, moving wolves around in-state to reach recovery goals?
•Will your administration do anything more to protect/better monitor the state's game herds?
•As governor, would you encourage the Fish & Wildlife Department to step up its predator control efforts, perhaps by removing the requirement to have a hunting license in order to shoot coyotes?
•As governor, would you ask the State Legislature for additional funding to provide safe public shooting areas on state Fish & Wildlife Department and Department of Natural Resources lands?
•Would you support full restoration of hound hunting for mountain lions and black bears in Washington State?
•Should the Department of Fish & Wildlife change its name back to the Department of Fish & GAME to better define its mission to serve the state’s hunters and anglers who provide the lion’s share of its budget from the sale of licenses, stamps, tags, punch cards and federal wildlife and fish restoration funds?
•There is currently a severe shortage of volunteer hunter education instructors, thanks in part to recent changes in the WDFW’s administration of that program. If elected, would your administration ask for a performance audit of the hunter education program?
•Would you support adding firearms safety education, with parental permission, to the public school curriculum?

Thoughts?
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