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Location: MN | This from Aaron Meyer of the MN Muskie and Pike Alliance. Anybody that lives near muskie waters and can talk to business owners and get them to write would be great.
The proposed new muskie waters need your help. We need Minnesota businesses to act!
The opposition to muskie stocking is rising.
While the arguments are just the same old false information about muskies harming other fish populations, the threat to our stocking program is real. A wealthy lakeshore owner is actively traveling across the state presenting false information to every Legislator, lake association, and local government agency that will listen. After being fed these lies about muskies, some lake associations, city councils, county commissions, and other local government agencies are actually passing resolutions to ban muskie stocking in their areas!
The current stocking proposals are in jeopardy. If they beat us on this, it will set a precedence for attacking the stocking programs on our muskie lakes statewide. We are working to combat this in several ways...
It's time for us to address this issue with DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr. He is the focal point where science based fisheries management meets politics and public sentiment.
Here's what we need:
Support from local businesses always carries significant weight in these issues. Minnesota businesses should send emails to the Commissioner supporting the stocking proposals and the expansion of the muskie program.
This can be ANY business that supports and/or benefits from muskies. Some examples would be guides, lure manufacturers, bait shops, tackle companies, retailers, television hosts, boat dealers, boat manufacturers, gas stations, hotels, and restaurants. Every business, no matter how big or small. Try to think of anyone you have contact with- call them and ask them to do this.
These businesses don't need to commit to anything big, or put their support for muskies on public display. Just a simple email to the DNR Commissioner is all we ask.
Below is the contact information. Please also copy the emails to Dave Schad the Deputy Commissioner, Bob Meier the Assistant Commissioner, and Don Pereira the Fisheries Chief.
DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr:
[email protected]
Deputy Commissioner Dave Schad:
[email protected]
Assistant Commissioner Bob Meier:
[email protected]
Fisheries Chief Don Pereira:
[email protected]
Thank you!
Aaron Meyer
Minnesota Muskie and Pike Alliance
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Location: Minnesota | The Minnesota legislative session started today and word has it that Representative Bob Gunther (R - Fairmont) may introduce a bill limiting DNR from stocking new lakes with muskies. Please contact him immediately and if you kow any allies in his district who can contact him please ask them to do so.
Representative Gunther
651-296-3240 or 800-684-4598
[email protected]
Edited by MJH 3/8/2016 8:38 AM
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| Might as well e-mail Kurt Doubt (Speaker of the House) too. [email protected] |
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| This is terrible news. The DNR is already at a reduced stocking level on most of our existing lakes, plus they've opened up many of the lakes to spearing. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | When you contact them, send them this link! Ask them to read through the various webpages, and then reach a logical conclusion of their own........
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie...
Have fun!
Al
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| Brad P - 3/8/2016 9:10 AM
plus they've opened up many of the lakes to spearing.
How does this have anything to deal with stocking? |
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| Just received a forward from a fellow MI member. It states that the MN DNR is not allowed, by legislation, to stock any lakes not previously stocked. This is an absolute disaster to out MN musky fisheries and a complete slap in the face to those who have devoted their lives to see our sport expanded thru new fisheries and grow as a sport all together. What does this mean? What will the reprocussions be? As we DO continue to grow as a sport and the number of anglers increases we will be left with fewer options for sure. Then compound this with the fact that there are a few lakes that will no longer receive stocking to see if a self sustaining population exists. This takes time to determine! We saw this on cross lake in pine county several years ago and it left us with a lake with extremely low numbers because natural reproduction was not occurring. I feel many made an effort with emails and phone calls. Making the meetings for the continuation of the current Muskie program. But once again false information and propaganda has won over legislators. |
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Location: Blaine, MN | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/status_result.php?body=House&search...
House&bill=&bill_type=bill&rev_number=&keyword_type=all&keyword=muskellunge&keyword_field_text=1&submit_keyword=GO&titleword=
mit_keyword=GO&titleword=
found it.
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Location: Brainerd,MN | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3207&ssn=0&y=2...
It happened. Bill in House to ban future muskie stocking. Who knows what's going to happen now with all the backdoor deals that go on. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3207&version=late... |
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| I'm sure the bill is hidden in another that is likely to pass. Lakeside owners that pay high taxes get what they want. |
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Location: Waconia,MN | This is absolute bulls#:+. |
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Location: Blaine, MN | Call and e-mail all associated with HF3207 Create one respectful letter and copy/paste it to everyone that will listen.. it's at least something. |
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Location: The desert | There will likely be a bill introduced in the Senate as well. Lots of bills get introduced many of them die a slow and hilarious death, call and email your representatives. Don't panic just yet. |
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| Can somebody whip up an effective communication that we can send to our representatives individually? |
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| Someone needs to alert the resort owners, bait shops, marinas, etc. Lots more tax dollars at stake than association fees. |
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Location: MN | Can someone create an email list of the representatives that will be voting on this. I did some poking around on the website linked and could only locate the authors of the bill.
Speaking of the authors, let's make our voice heard by voting them out of office at the next elections. |
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Location: Minnesota | Collectively we are powerful and can kill this bill if we all lend a little support to opposing it by taking a few minutes to contact these legislators, committee members and a handful of others. There is absolutely nothing a legislator hates more than controversial bills - especially in an election year - like this year is! We need to give them a reason not to hear the bill or to oppose/kill the bill - this can be done by contacting the following folks.
Please provide them a respectful phone call or email informing them that you oppose the bill (HF 3207) for one or all of the following reasons; (1) you support muskie fishing, stocking and expansion; (2) you support rural resort owners, other small business owners, and economic development in Greater Minnesota; (3) you support the experts at the MN DNR and their scientifically sound approach to managing muskies in the state and you categorically reject the junk science and hysteria being peddled around on this issue; (4) that you are concerned about your rights and will be monitoring the issue; (5) whatever else is important to you.
These are the legislators to whom the bill has been referred to in the House.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/committeemembers.asp?comm=890...
Please also consider contacting the Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt (651-296-5364, [email protected]); Senate President Tom Bakk (651-296-8881 or email form at http://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1003), and Governor Dayton (800-657-3717 or email form http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/).
If a companion or similiar bill makes it to the Senate these folks will be hearing it so it may be worth striking early and letting them know you oppose the bill too. Senator Schmit sits on this Committee and Chairs this Committee's Subcomittee on Fish and Wildlife so it's worth ensuring he is contacted.
http://www.senate.mn/committees/committee_members.php?ls=&cmte_id=3...
Again, we can kill this effort if we all stand together and we all take a few minutes out of our busy lives to let the elected officials know we support muskie fishing, the stocking of muskies and the expansion of musky waters in the state and that we are all stand in solidarity in our opposition to this bill (HF 3207). Thank you for any efforts you are willing to lend in this battle for our beloved muskie.
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Location: MN | Exactly what we needed was the details. Thank you. Stay calm, be sincere but polite guys, we'll overwhelm them with reason. |
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Location: MN | Also the two bring it forward are mark Anderson 9a he's retired after this session so I'm sure he's doing what he wants. The other cat is in metros own backyard in fact I bet a good number of you live in 31b tom hackbarth he's up for election this cycle as they all are. But metro north metro 42a your rep is on this board where this needs to pass. |
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| I emailed the individuals listed. Thank you for posting those.
Years ago a similar bill was done to ban stocking on Lake Miltona in Minnesota. I contacted the author of the bill and he had it pulled. He said he had received a lot of pressure from a few people in the area and hadn't heard from musky fishermen so he assumed it was the right thing to do. He was told the DNR wasn't listening to the people and that no one fished muskies and how bad they were. He said he was just trying to be a good legislator and listen to the people. It is very important to let your representatives know how you feel. Legislators don't like controversial issues, especially in an election year. Knowing the anti musky people, I'm sure they are telling big stories. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | have there been any studies done as to the economic impact the musky fishery brings to MN in tourism dollars... it all boils down to money for most things... if a study was done to show how many millions of dollars are spent by the # of musky fishermen that travel from out of MN that would speak volumes imo...I took the time and emailed all the above listed reps/senators etc... where is Muskies Inc on this? Why don't they start an online survey or petition... a few of us that take the time to do this is not enough....how many members are in Muskies inc nationally? EACH and every one of us should sign a petition or something ... right now it seems the Anti's have mobilized a lot better than those of us that support muskies in MN |
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| ande - 3/17/2016 8:37 AM
I emailed the individuals listed. Thank you for posting those.
Years ago a similar bill was done to ban stocking on Lake Miltona in Minnesota. I contacted the author of the bill and he had it pulled. He said he had received a lot of pressure from a few people in the area and hadn't heard from musky fishermen so he assumed it was the right thing to do. He was told the DNR wasn't listening to the people and that no one fished muskies and how bad they were. He said he was just trying to be a good legislator and listen to the people. It is very important to let your representatives know how you feel. Legislators don't like controversial issues, especially in an election year. Knowing the anti musky people, I'm sure they are telling big stories.[/QUOTE
That's because the antis have nothing better to do than complain. The rest of us are out enjoying the outdoors with our friends and family. |
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Location: Bemidji | U of M did a study on the economic impact. Forget the name. I am sure others will comment. |
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