Bear license

[schmoe147]

So a phone call was made to the Number given on the bear lottery results page. This was to simply see if the most recent drawing could be trusted so a guy could get his vacation in. The phone was answered by a guy Named RON. Conversation went on and he asked for my info. I told him I was succesfull last year and got a bear. This is where it got ugly. He (RON) accused me of hunting and taking a big game without a license. I told him I got drawn and purchased a license registered the bear and everything. He said according to there system I didnt have a lisence and unless I could prove it I would be Getting charged with Illegaling hunting and taking a big game animal. At this point I was explaning that I already got my bear patch from the dnr and what not. He was very rude and said this is the fax number you need to prove you had a license or your getting charged. Thank god I found my License from last year and was able to fax it. Do I not deserve an apology from this guy named RON from the dnr???

[schmoe147]

Keep your licenses!!!! But how can there system be this screwed up ??

[jay83196]

Wow! We really need a new dnr in place and new people in charge! Too bad they are not elected officials. Seriously if any one of us ran a business this way it would go under. Imagine mcdonalds had one of these monopoly games go bad and too many people won, any way they could just yell Do over! Or acuse you of cheating... And yeah they do owe you an apology, they do have bad customer service like they are untouchable or are expected to be that way or we owe them, not the case we pay there wages between licences or taxes they need up too. I'm not talking the field staff so much I have always had good encounters with any dnr member at the landings or out hunting, its when you call or email them those staff members are [PoorWordUsage].

[Boar]

Wow, start going up the chain of command an file a complaint, not that it would do any good, but they have no right to accuse you of any thing based on a computer system that is faulty in the first place, Myabe you should accuse them of giving false information an putting a fix in a drawing that is otherwise regulated. But that probabley not the best thing to add to an already touchy situation, Poor ron, hes the guy that got put on the fone to answer all the public out cry calls on the botched lottery, he pi ssed somebody off in the office an this is his penence, did you get a lisence in 09? if not he's probabley still looking at that info that hasnt been remove d from the computer. WoW cant even call an ask questions.

[Muthagoose]

Was it Ron Kullman?

Might be the layoff they are all facing,who dont like vaction?

Ive enjoyed Funemployment/fishermanscomp decades ago..

[bogwalker]

Incompetence. Go way over his head. Also contact a credible news station about this and the lottery situation.

[lichen fox]

Goose, speaking of the possible shutdown...how will that affect hunting and fishing license sales??? Will we still be able to purchase them or not? If I was anyone who got drawn in the bear lottery, I'd purchase my license right away! I think you can start on June 15th...but get it done before July 1st as you may not have a chance after that..."if" the shutdown also affects those sales.....

[Muthagoose]

Shouldnt affect the ELS.... The ELS is run out of Tennesse....

[Random guy]

What a mess, I am guessing this is about how it went at headquarters trying to figure this mess out...

[Muthagoose]

Schmoe which of the numbers on the automated message did you call? Also post up the fax# you sent to.

Ive delt with Kullman and he is usually a real good guy not saying he couldnt have had a bad day but it seems odd..

I passed this post onto a state official and I will follow up on the #s you can provide...

[HooknHorns]

JP thats a classic

[jerkbait]

Thanks JP for a good ol laugh! That is right on.

[jerkbait]

Well, I email the DNR yesterday about buying hunting and fishing licenses if there is a goverment shutdown. Here is the answer below.

Chris,

At this time we do not know what will be available. The following HSOforum has a lot of information about the process and it talks about a court orders and critical services.

https://www.bereadymn.com/2011-contingency-planning

Hope that helps.

[Random guy]

Well I guess I got payback from the DNR on my little joke. FOUR big groups of mine did not get tags . Guess the single hunters and father son teams will get one on one treatment this year.

[charliepete]

I didn't get drawn this year either. Oh well.