The G&F Advisory Board Meeting was a lot like the website petition submittted by Cancarver.
The same questions applied and it was an open format for any questions.
Positives:
Dean Hildebrant answered the door: The head of the G&F himself was answering questions and the door for any concerns.
Mike Johnson and any other high end representatives was there to answer questions as well. It was a good way to address those whose concerns needed attention.
I had the chance to meet a lot of guys who feel the same as me.
I saw a lot of famiar faces, both young and old showing their concern....those from the site I recognized: Old Hunter, MotherGoose, Decoyer, DrakeKiller, GooseBuster3, Eric Hustad, Scraper, and more.
Negatives:
When you mentioned sensitive issues to Dean Hildebrant he ran away.
Nothing was addressed to mention commercialization or the regulation of guides and outfitters.
No open format. Nothing to spark interests or strong vocalists showing there concern, at least for the non-interactive.
All in all, the meeting addressed mostly those concerns addressed on the G&F Website. If you filled out the form, you pretty much attended the G&F meetings.
All in all, pure informational.....but it lacked on reponse. If you feel that commercialization is the biggest problem....I URGE YOU TO WRITE NOW! Dean Hildebrant didn't feel there was enough oppostion to commercialization...so he didn't add it to the ballet. COMMERCIALIZATION IS WRITE IN ONLY...so please let the G&F know how you feel. Dean said to have all inquiries go through his address, so look him up( I post it tomorrow ).
Chris