Meeting TODAY at GAME & FISH OFFICE
Remember, there is a Game & Fish public meeting TODAY, FEBRUARY 9th from 7-9 pm. In spite of several location changes over the past few days, the meeting is STILL at:
Arizona Game & Fish Department Regional Office
555 N. Greasewood Rd. (west of I10, between St. Mary’s and Speedway)
For those who are concerned that the location might still change at the last minute, you can call the Game & Fish Office before you leave to confirm: (520) 628-5376. Also, Chuk’shon EF! will be carpooling from the Dunbar Spring Community Garden (at the corner of 11th Ave and University) at 6:30 p.m.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. Please come and make public comments about the proposed hunt guidelines for the coming year. Game & Fish is a small agency used to rubbing elbows only with their hunting and ranching friends, and they need to hear from you!
If you wish to make a science-based comment, please refer to the post below about the reasons that Earth First! opposes the hunting of mountain lions, bighorn sheep, Gunnison’s prairie dogs and sandhill cranes. But remember that the most important thing is that you COMMENT, so if you don’t feel comfortable making ecological arguments, all you have to do is get up and say that you oppose the hunts, and that you are committed to seeing them stopped. As a public agency, Game & Fish must take your comments. And if you don’t feel comfortable commenting at all, even your presence will demonstrate to Game & Fish that opposition to their dangerous policies is growing.
To read the proposed hunt guidelines, visit www.azgfd.com/h_f/hunt_guidelines.shtml
And as always, we ALSO encourage everyone to submit written comments to Game & Fish before the March 1 deadline. MAIL written comments to Game Branch, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023; FAX them to 602-789-3929; or EMAIL them to azgamebranch@azgfd.gov.