Keith,

I am not on the GRC, so I do not know the detailed discussions that might have occured about any or all hatcheries. In terms of the CR, you are expecting cca to do something in particular and I have to wonder if you are putting out the same question to all the other clubs and entities that rely on or are responsible for funding the federal hatchery program. Im betting your profiling is more related to me getting under your skin about something else.

While I have the occasional conversation or GRC report in a chapter about a particular hatchery it usually does not affect your primary interest in the sW. We are not in the habit of claiming that we saved a particular hatchery, (I havent seen anything in print on that.) since when it comes to budgets that we dont have control over, if we get private or public input its probably focused on priorities over one hatchery or another. Such priorities might include the HSRG status of the hatchery. We have a guy on the CRAG and even though a non member by the name of Bob Reid is on that,I have not heard much about it from friends. The hatchery hit list seems to go on every year, somewhere. The Nooksack might lose out this year and something else might be saved in lieu of it. Its not really the same as saving the commission, which is nothing more than a report card to members so they dont forget. Of course accomplishment are used in recruiting just like successful fishing photos are used to recruit more clients on a trip and successful letters and awards, advertising etc that are used to generate leads and referrals. We do it on the cheap. The only reason that cca ended up on the regulations book in 2009 was that GI Joe went out of business and I think we caught a break. Those who want to mock our methods should live their convictions and stop using the internet feedback, free product and advertising for recruiting and selling more merchandise. None of you are above it, if you want to survive. I dare any NPO to go thru a yearly meeting and no put your accomplishments for the year on the agenda. Your money will dry up in a heartbeat. Try and get a politician to go thu a press conference without bragging about him and his party.

like or not thats all Ive got. and I dont owe you that.