Non-resident Take Update
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April 19, 2011
Montana: Blair Anderson provided the following – Thanks to the persistent efforts of Chad Cyrus and other Montana falconers, non-resident take has been signed into law by the Montana Governor.
Montana is another State our club initiated the move toward non-resident take when Tom Mutchler was President of their club. After we had a conversation with him, he put the matter up for a vote and the majority of MT falconers voted in favor of it. However, it is our understanding that it wasn’t until Chad Cyrus became President that the real effort to make non-resident take a reality came to fruition. When his term was up, Blair Anderson continued the effort with the help of volunteers. We wish to thank all the MT falconers who put the time into this and made this a reality. All American falconers are the richer for their efforts.
Nebraska: Jim Ingram provided the following update for Nebraska – “I called Senator Hadley, who sponsored the bill that includes the falconry statute changes. In that bill, LB 41, there is language allowing for non-resident raptor trapping. The bill has been approved by all parties and was sent to the Governor’s desk to be signed. It should be signed soon and when it is, it will become law in 90 days. This time frame will be well before trapping season starts in September.”
Nebraska is also a State our club initiated the move toward non-resident take when Mike Cox was President of their club in 2005. We had several conversations with him in helping putting together a proposal to their Game and Parks department. In addition, Jim Ingram was very much involved in offering Game and Parks information and support to this end and he testified before their Congress supporting the proposed legislation. Again, we owe many thanks to the Nebraskan falconers who supported this effort and made this possible.
North Dakota: The falconry coordinator for the North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. provided the following update – “Due to internal personnel changes and the legislative session, the falconry regulation revision process was idled late last fall. I do not know when it will resume. The last version of the regs allows nonresident take of one raptor in even numbered years.”
Alaska: AFC has prepared a proposal for non-resident take to be included in the 2012 Alaska Board of Game meeting agenda. The new falconry regulations will be on the table at that time, so this is the appropriate moment to make this proposal – just like MT, NE and CO have done. However, we have first sent it to all Alaska falconers whom we have addresses for. We are asking for their input. This was sent out to them on April 19th. We are looking for constructive recommendations from them so that all stakeholders have a chance to be heard. Shortly, we will post this proposal on our website for all to read. We will also make available a petition for all American falconers to sign in favor of non-resident take in AK, which we intend to submit to the Alaska Board of Game during the 2012 meeting. Rob Sulski has been appointed as our representative to present our position and answer questions from the Board of Game. Non-resident take has been one of Rob’s highest priorities since the mid 90’s when he was President of Great Lakes Falconers’ Association and was working with MN to open their doors. He is articulate and well versed in the issues at hand. We are fortunate to have him represent us in this important matter.
Montana: Blair Anderson provided the following – Thanks to the persistent efforts of Chad Cyrus and other Montana falconers, non-resident take has been signed into law by the Montana Governor.
Montana is another State our club initiated the move toward non-resident take when Tom Mutchler was President of their club. After we had a conversation with him, he put the matter up for a vote and the majority of MT falconers voted in favor of it. However, it is our understanding that it wasn’t until Chad Cyrus became President that the real effort to make non-resident take a reality came to fruition. When his term was up, Blair Anderson continued the effort with the help of volunteers. We wish to thank all the MT falconers who put the time into this and made this a reality. All American falconers are the richer for their efforts.
Nebraska: Jim Ingram provided the following update for Nebraska – “I called Senator Hadley, who sponsored the bill that includes the falconry statute changes. In that bill, LB 41, there is language allowing for non-resident raptor trapping. The bill has been approved by all parties and was sent to the Governor’s desk to be signed. It should be signed soon and when it is, it will become law in 90 days. This time frame will be well before trapping season starts in September.”
Nebraska is also a State our club initiated the move toward non-resident take when Mike Cox was President of their club in 2005. We had several conversations with him in helping putting together a proposal to their Game and Parks department. In addition, Jim Ingram was very much involved in offering Game and Parks information and support to this end and he testified before their Congress supporting the proposed legislation. Again, we owe many thanks to the Nebraskan falconers who supported this effort and made this possible.
North Dakota: The falconry coordinator for the North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. provided the following update – “Due to internal personnel changes and the legislative session, the falconry regulation revision process was idled late last fall. I do not know when it will resume. The last version of the regs allows nonresident take of one raptor in even numbered years.”
Alaska: AFC has prepared a proposal for non-resident take to be included in the 2012 Alaska Board of Game meeting agenda. The new falconry regulations will be on the table at that time, so this is the appropriate moment to make this proposal – just like MT, NE and CO have done. However, we have first sent it to all Alaska falconers whom we have addresses for. We are asking for their input. This was sent out to them on April 19th. We are looking for constructive recommendations from them so that all stakeholders have a chance to be heard. Shortly, we will post this proposal on our website for all to read. We will also make available a petition for all American falconers to sign in favor of non-resident take in AK, which we intend to submit to the Alaska Board of Game during the 2012 meeting. Rob Sulski has been appointed as our representative to present our position and answer questions from the Board of Game. Non-resident take has been one of Rob’s highest priorities since the mid 90’s when he was President of Great Lakes Falconers’ Association and was working with MN to open their doors. He is articulate and well versed in the issues at hand. We are fortunate to have him represent us in this important matter.
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