Here's an interesting email an undisclosed recipient forwarded to me:

"Hey Guys,
I got a really cool phone call tonight from a concerned legislator, he has been following the thread on the tourney and is concerned the department is not making wise decisions and that he feels that there would be a huge up rising if they do not follow there own rules and procedures. What he told me is since he sits on the committee which holds there purse strings is that he is going to ask them if they have issued us our permit and if not why, then mention to them that it would be in there best interest to do so. He is a good dude and a avid sportsman himself. It will be interesting to see what happens, I guess we will know in a day or too."