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Date Posted: 07/ 8/08 8:22:35am
Author: markm
Subject: Re: Public input wanted on the Ocklawaha Prairie Public Small Game Hunting Area
In reply to: Jim 's message, "Re: Public input wanted on the Ocklawaha Prairie Public Small Game Hunting Area" on 07/ 2/08 2:48:12pm

>>I will be attending this meeting tomorrow
>evening...Jim
>>
>>The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
>>(FWC) is holding a public workshop concerning the
>>Ocklawaha Prairie Public Small Game Hunting Area and
>>changes made to permitting regulations during the
>>2007-2008 hunting season. Anyone interested in this
>>hunting area is encouraged to attend and provide input
>>on July 1 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the FWC's Northeast
>>Region Office, 1239 SW 10th St., Ocala.
>>
>>Specifically, the FWC wants public input on the
>>hunting permit process for the area. The FWC strives
>>to allocate fair hunting opportunities, and public
>>input is important to achieving this goal.
>
>There was about 30 hunters there, folks from Delta
>Ducks and United Water Fowlers. They were trying to
>figure out what needed to be done to the draw process
>for everyone to be able to get drawn for Ocklawaha
>Prairie and stop a possible hoarding and no show
>issues.
>
>They pretty much requested the FWC go back to they way
>they did it first. Let SJRWMD charge a fee to get in
>the drawing (Used to be $25) and see if the issues
>didn't go away. They agreed they liked it the way it
>was and didn't see any problems until last year when
>they dropped the fee and everyone got as many permits
>as they could and left quite a few locals high and dry.
>
>The FWC is going to take their suggestions into
>consideration and talk to SJRWMD and see what can be
>done for the hunters.
>
>Another issue they raised but was not part of the
>agenda was 10hp or less on the SGA. They claimed it is
>not enough power to get through the vegitation and be
>able to get where the ducks are. Don Coyner promised
>to see what they could do about getting that changed.
>
>jc

Jim,

last year i went to the SJRWMD central meeting and there was talk of closing that area, to duck hunting, i asked why and they said there was little activity in that area, doesn't seem to me that it is not being used looking at all the people who showed up! if they (SJRWMD) don't allow entry level activity to access the areas then not many will use it, especially when hyacins are high in the area!

Mark

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Re: Public input wanted on the Ocklawaha Prairie Public Small Game Hunting Area -- Jim, 07/17/08 2:49:27pm