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Well that was fast, considering it passed subcommittee this morning! I’m liking the momentum, but wish Id had more time for phone calls!

Word on the street is that constituents of subcommittee members are wanting certification.

There’s a rumor that this bill will not have support if the certification of leashed blood tracking dogs goes through, and vice versa. It’s a slippery slope to require certification or leashes on dogs pursuing fur. Leashing coonhounds sounds ridiculous but it’s been a legitimate road block in...

The bill requiring certification has a subcommittee date, the other does not. Start making phone calls.

These meetings are a great way to meet your local officers, hear what’s trending, get detailed statistics on harvest reports. I’ve found these meetings to be well worth my time.

Subcommittee meeting should be announced soon. Both bills are active, and I suspect both will be discussed at the same time. My gut feeling about the person from my breed club is correct, he filled several people in on the advantages of the German testing system and they want to use the JGHV...

I’ve got calls out to several people with no answers yet. A member of my breed club met with a couple legislators including Ourth this week and unknowingly brought up certification as a good thing, having no knowledge of our work behind the scenes, or the detriment it would be to the majority...

As someone who can recall their dogs via collar tone from over a mile away, even if they’re pulling fur off a coyotes rump, I get really annoyed that people aren’t willing/able to train their dogs to stay off properties they shouldn’t be on. I also want to support fur harvesters, there’s not...

The plan for the bill as written is for anyone to use any dog. Anyone who truly expects to be successful will use a trained dog. I hope our group will be able to eventually host training days and tracking tests, but I have enough to do with hunting, training dogs, a full time job and a toddler...

That is correct.

I have confirmed with Representative Thompson that he made arrangements with the natural resources committee and leadership to renew the bill with its original language.

The title says (See HF 657) so I’m not sure what’s up but I’m pretty sure they didn’t magically forget the certification amendment.

Well dang, if that isn’t a convenient stroke of luck. I spent so much time researching the new committee I didn’t realize, but you’re right! Shhhh... don’t tell anyone I’m assuming someone will realize the mistake and update the language. Meeting with lobbyist tomorrow. Will update everyone...

If you want to see this passed we need boots on the ground in the legislature this year. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out. We lost almost all support when the amendment was added requiring dog and handler to be certified. We need to reintroduce or modify the bill (working...

I wonder how many had injuries from the ice. Watching deer in town was like watching kids on an ice rink. I saw many more fall injuries in dogs this year from the ice so I can only imagine what the wildlife endured. We found our usual dead cripples at the end of pheasant season. The dogs make...

I like it! Plenty of other ways to kill coyotes during those seasons.

Progress!!!

Can someone explain the reasoning for that change?

agreed. Powerful influence is nice to have when it’s on your team. I’m really happy that failed. That doesn’t change the fact that he lied to get his way today.

United Blood Trackers offers tests. I already host training days for VDD. I can easily host training days for Iowa Blood Trackers too. Funding I’m not sure about. Costs for a 2 day VGP test is only $100 per handler so I’d hope we could manage something for that. I’m not sure what it would...