09-20-2006, 10:07 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hopefully the tone of my response to the "slam" was that even though I disagreed with the disagreement, I tried to respect the RAC member's reasons for doing so. I did not take it personally at all. I did not attack him and tried to mellow out any such feelings from other BFT members.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, about the "policy", and not being able to change policy, I have always felt that budgets and policies are supposed to provide guidelines and roadmaps...not serve as barriers to progress or making necessary changes in a timely manner. There are situations in every organization in which new information comes to light, or situations change, and making a NEW decision is the right thing to do. I felt strongly that the perch population of Yuba was larger and stronger than many of the RAC members knew...even after the biologist reports. I also found that the Rocky Mountain Angler members who dissented were basing their reluctance more on personal feelings than any real knowledge of actual conditions. They are much less familiar with actual fish populations and the balance of the biomass in Yuba. All they know is that they DID put in a lot of time, money and effort to help restore the walleye. What they are upset about at this point is that the walleye population has not exploded but the perch have. The perch can well sustain some harvest until the walleye numbers become large enough to cull the herd. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my (un) favorite quotations is "There's no good reason for it. It's just a matter of policy."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, about the "policy", and not being able to change policy, I have always felt that budgets and policies are supposed to provide guidelines and roadmaps...not serve as barriers to progress or making necessary changes in a timely manner. There are situations in every organization in which new information comes to light, or situations change, and making a NEW decision is the right thing to do. I felt strongly that the perch population of Yuba was larger and stronger than many of the RAC members knew...even after the biologist reports. I also found that the Rocky Mountain Angler members who dissented were basing their reluctance more on personal feelings than any real knowledge of actual conditions. They are much less familiar with actual fish populations and the balance of the biomass in Yuba. All they know is that they DID put in a lot of time, money and effort to help restore the walleye. What they are upset about at this point is that the walleye population has not exploded but the perch have. The perch can well sustain some harvest until the walleye numbers become large enough to cull the herd. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my (un) favorite quotations is "There's no good reason for it. It's just a matter of policy."[/#0000ff]
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