04-19-2011, 03:25 PM
I personally feel the F&G does itself a great disservice by not posting on boards in Idaho. I'm associated with quite a few fishing boards and in states where the F&G does post, they garner a lot more sportsmen participation and support. I feel they may not be reaching the younger generations with stories in print and television publications they once may have. MSM publications and reporting are much less used by todays youth with the advent of the internet and other mobile platforms. It's simply not enough to post it on their web site without any public input. To that end, we try to republish F&G releases on the web to reach more people.
The same goes for meetings with the public. While they have a value, the attendance is much lower than what is present here on a daily basis. Perhaps an overview of their last meeting, posted as cpierce has, would really help them to get more people involved?
Having biologists familiar with programs, for example, Henry's Lake hatchery program, Sturgeon planting programs or Cutthroat weir programs and posting updates, photos and studies in a public forum simply increases awareness and brings a realization that we the sportsman and the Fish and Game are actually a partnership. This tends to remove a lot of suspicion and adversarial opinions from both sides. Without cooperation as a team, none of what is being attempted will be very successful.
JMHO
Don
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The same goes for meetings with the public. While they have a value, the attendance is much lower than what is present here on a daily basis. Perhaps an overview of their last meeting, posted as cpierce has, would really help them to get more people involved?
Having biologists familiar with programs, for example, Henry's Lake hatchery program, Sturgeon planting programs or Cutthroat weir programs and posting updates, photos and studies in a public forum simply increases awareness and brings a realization that we the sportsman and the Fish and Game are actually a partnership. This tends to remove a lot of suspicion and adversarial opinions from both sides. Without cooperation as a team, none of what is being attempted will be very successful.
JMHO
Don
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