[LostHawg]

First off, my membership has expired, so I suppose I don't have a leg to stand on in this discussion.

I tried to call in and renew the way I joined and renewed in the past, but the lady I spoke to sharply informed me to get a magazine and fill out an application and mail it in. It appeared that I was imposing on her in some way. Shoot I thought that since she was listed as an EC and had her number public, then I was free to call her. Silly me. I've been using my credit card as it is the easiest way for me. Incidentally, my printer has taken a dump and I can't print out the application as she instructed. Pushy ain't she.

As to the letoff question. It was one of the deciding factors for me stepping down as an EC member. When we held the vote, along with the previous high fence vote, it was put to the council by certain members in the effect that if you disagreed then watch your back. As I had my wife and kids with me, I was reluctant to speak my mind as I didn't want to say the wrong thing in front of my kids. Same with the high fence issue. Also, since I don't really care about the record book, it just wasn't important enough to me at the time looking at it in that regard.

I still think that 65% was plenty lenient. And, I agree with Mike on his point pertaining to the issue. I drove cross country to the TPWD meeting just to voice my opinion on the issue of crossbow and drawloc in the archery season as well as letting them know we didn't want to lose our bowhunting weekends to allow rifles in. We already share the last weekend with rifles when the same rifles have plenty of opportunity during the general.

Anyway, if someone could reach me by phone so I could renew my membership the way I'd done in the past, I would appreciate it. Seems, the council has lost control since Tomme and Kevin stepped down. But, hey, I'm not a member in good faith, so I don't have a say in that. Incidentally, I have not violated any of the bylaws, so you can't even go there if you choose. Sure wish the State Org would get a better handle on things. It has good potential that it appears to be snobbing in favor of the whims of a select few in a select region. JMHO

Sorry if I seem to be bitter. Can't help it. Now, I suppose it's the jump on LostHawg season again.