Fishbonker
Life Member
Here is what FOI sent out for Senate File 219:
Your time has come…. we are asking that you email a personal note or copy the one below (be careful and only copy the message) and email it to the list of Iowa legislators I have compiled for you below. This list contains the Iowa Senate leadership and the Senate’s Natural Resources Committee members. These individuals at the present time are the key legislators we are depending on to decide whether to allow Bill SF 219 to be voted on this session. If you decide to create your own message remember to be respectful…we have some good friends within this group.
Bill SF 219 is a bill that was introduced to the Iowa Senate today that would allow NRLO privileges to hunt in Iowa that we have not had. A companion bill similar to this will soon be introduced to the House side of the Iowa legislature.
We also ask that you contact all of your friends, family members and business associates asking them to send this letter of support. Our opponents are well organized and have already started responding in opposition to this bill. We need to be heard “LOUDLY”, we have a coalition of support in the legislature but they need to hear from as many of you and your friends as possible.
Don’t delay “Do it today”!
Merlin.bartz@legis.state.ia.us; dennis.black@legis.state.ia.us ;mark.chelgren@legis.state.ia.us;dick.dearden@legis.state.ia.us;james.hahn@legis.state.ia.us;jerry.behn@legis.state.ia.us;
Joe.bolkcom@legis.state.ia.us;shawn.hamerlinck@legis.state.ia.us;tom.hancock@legis.state.ia.us;rob.hogg@legis.state.ia.us;Tim.kapucian@legis.state.ia.us; amanda.ragan@legis.state.ia.us ;brian.schoenjahn@legis.state.ia.us;joe.seng@legis.state.ia.us;kent.sorenson@legis.state.ia.us;starmann2000@hotmail.com;richardthornton1531@hotmail.com;mike.gronstal@legis.state.ia.us;john.kibbie@legis.state.ia.us;thomas.courtney@legis.state.ia.us;jeff.danielson@legis.state.ia.us;bill.dotzler@legis.state.ia.us;wally.horn@legis.state.ia.us;steve.sodders@legis.state.ia.us;paul.mckinley@legis.state.ia.us; steve.kettering@legis.state.ia.us ;david.johnson@legis.state.ia.us;pat.ward@legis.state.ia.us;brad.zaun@legis.state.ia.us;
Dear Senator,
In its report to the Iowa Legislature in 2009 the Iowa Deer Advisory Committee stated “It is important from a social and economic perspective for non-resident hunters to not be restricted without sound management reasons”. Denying a large group of landowners from being able to manage their own properties efficiently as currently happens, impacts the entire state economically and affects Iowa’s wildlife and its habitat.
Bill SF 219 provides social and economic incentives for Iowa. It benefits many Iowa citizens, businesses and landowners whose livelihoods depend on the monies spent by non-resident landowners each year, a hidden economy often overlooked when this debate begins. This bill also provides an economic stimulus for Iowa ’s DNR whose programs and services have deteriorated due to the economic conditions we have all felt in the last few years. Lastly and quite possibly the most important in many eyes, it will provide an opportunity for the state to access “New Funds” for land acquisition that is desperately needed for Iowa’s hunting community and its citizens to enjoy.
There is a lot of passionate debate concerning this issue and I understand the concerns that are raised. As Iowa landowners we all embrace Iowa ’s heritage, there is room for compromise without compromising the quality of Iowa ’s wildlife, which this bill provides for. I believe your support for Bill SF #219 would be a positive step in the right direction for all of Iowa .
Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,
END END END
They are doing their part, we must do ours. Read the thread in the Legislative forum. Be a part of the "well organized opposition". The hunting heritage you save may be your own.
Your time has come…. we are asking that you email a personal note or copy the one below (be careful and only copy the message) and email it to the list of Iowa legislators I have compiled for you below. This list contains the Iowa Senate leadership and the Senate’s Natural Resources Committee members. These individuals at the present time are the key legislators we are depending on to decide whether to allow Bill SF 219 to be voted on this session. If you decide to create your own message remember to be respectful…we have some good friends within this group.
Bill SF 219 is a bill that was introduced to the Iowa Senate today that would allow NRLO privileges to hunt in Iowa that we have not had. A companion bill similar to this will soon be introduced to the House side of the Iowa legislature.
We also ask that you contact all of your friends, family members and business associates asking them to send this letter of support. Our opponents are well organized and have already started responding in opposition to this bill. We need to be heard “LOUDLY”, we have a coalition of support in the legislature but they need to hear from as many of you and your friends as possible.
Don’t delay “Do it today”!
Merlin.bartz@legis.state.ia.us; dennis.black@legis.state.ia.us ;mark.chelgren@legis.state.ia.us;dick.dearden@legis.state.ia.us;james.hahn@legis.state.ia.us;jerry.behn@legis.state.ia.us;
Joe.bolkcom@legis.state.ia.us;shawn.hamerlinck@legis.state.ia.us;tom.hancock@legis.state.ia.us;rob.hogg@legis.state.ia.us;Tim.kapucian@legis.state.ia.us; amanda.ragan@legis.state.ia.us ;brian.schoenjahn@legis.state.ia.us;joe.seng@legis.state.ia.us;kent.sorenson@legis.state.ia.us;starmann2000@hotmail.com;richardthornton1531@hotmail.com;mike.gronstal@legis.state.ia.us;john.kibbie@legis.state.ia.us;thomas.courtney@legis.state.ia.us;jeff.danielson@legis.state.ia.us;bill.dotzler@legis.state.ia.us;wally.horn@legis.state.ia.us;steve.sodders@legis.state.ia.us;paul.mckinley@legis.state.ia.us; steve.kettering@legis.state.ia.us ;david.johnson@legis.state.ia.us;pat.ward@legis.state.ia.us;brad.zaun@legis.state.ia.us;
Dear Senator,
In its report to the Iowa Legislature in 2009 the Iowa Deer Advisory Committee stated “It is important from a social and economic perspective for non-resident hunters to not be restricted without sound management reasons”. Denying a large group of landowners from being able to manage their own properties efficiently as currently happens, impacts the entire state economically and affects Iowa’s wildlife and its habitat.
Bill SF 219 provides social and economic incentives for Iowa. It benefits many Iowa citizens, businesses and landowners whose livelihoods depend on the monies spent by non-resident landowners each year, a hidden economy often overlooked when this debate begins. This bill also provides an economic stimulus for Iowa ’s DNR whose programs and services have deteriorated due to the economic conditions we have all felt in the last few years. Lastly and quite possibly the most important in many eyes, it will provide an opportunity for the state to access “New Funds” for land acquisition that is desperately needed for Iowa’s hunting community and its citizens to enjoy.
There is a lot of passionate debate concerning this issue and I understand the concerns that are raised. As Iowa landowners we all embrace Iowa ’s heritage, there is room for compromise without compromising the quality of Iowa ’s wildlife, which this bill provides for. I believe your support for Bill SF #219 would be a positive step in the right direction for all of Iowa .
Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,
END END END
They are doing their part, we must do ours. Read the thread in the Legislative forum. Be a part of the "well organized opposition". The hunting heritage you save may be your own.
