Duck, Wetlands & Clean Water Rally - April 2nd

[Rick]

Rally at the State Capital from 10am to 3pm April 2nd, 2005

bring your friends, kids, wives and other family members as well. This will be helpful and it will be FUN!!!

Here is a post form Farley:

You can see the entire thread:

by CLICKING HERE for more details and information.

FishingMinnesota is a sponsor. Just recieved an email from a buddy this morning about it. Here's what it says:

Attention waterfowlers, conservationists and environmentalists! It's time to RALLY!!

Hunters and anglers will join with environmentalists in an effort to jump-start a broad-based overhaul in the way wetlands, wetland wildlife and water are managed and conserved in our state.

Legislature will consider bills that are critical to the future of ducks, wetlands and clean water this session and sportsmen and women and environmentalists must rally in support of new and existing legislation.

I am on the executive committee for the rally planning. A big consideration was whether we could actually get the traditionally complacent sportsmen off their (Contact US Regarding This Word) and to the Capitol. If we don't show up in masses, we will forever take a back seat to legislative consideration because we couldn't organize constituents.

This is the first rally of its kind. The chance to impact your quality of life in the outdoors on this scale may never come again. Be there to show you cared.

Get more info at www.wetlandsrally.org

Please forward this e-mail to anyone and everyone you know. If your not there, you don't care.

Josh Holly

Research Specialist

Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.

[fisherking01]

Rick, we have a bus going down from the Grant Douglas county area. We have been heading up the effort in our area. Anyone interested in the ride down, Contact Vern Ostrom at Shooting sports outlet in Parkers Prarie. Like Rick says its time to get up and have our voices heard. Can't make progress if we all stay home and hope someone else goes for us.

[Captain B.R.K]

This event not only is important to show support for having the DNR change it's managing principles for waterfowl and wetlands in the state, but also important to say to the DNR that they need to change the way our water filters (wetlands) are being destroyed !

[hanson]

I'm going to go for sure. Timing is good right near the end of ice fishing season in most of MN. We've still got a few weeks to plan but I'll offer up a carpool from the western suburbs (Plymouth area) for those willing to ride with. I can cram 5 into my extended cab Sierra. Shoot me an e-mail if interested.

[HoleHopper]

OK, OK, ok, allready! This little voice keeps telling me I should go.

Fisherking01, Hanson, See ya there! Not till about noonish thou.

Bring your duck calls! I'll have my two way radio on #7 also. I havent parted with it sence Rainy. I keep calling out on it and nobody answers

[hanson]

Cool HoleHopper. I should be able to pick you out of the crowd.

Like their slogan says, "If you aren't there, you don't care."

I'll bring my 2 way also, channel 7.

[irvingdog]

There is a bus rolling out at 10:00 a.m. from the Gander Mountain in Maple Grove.

Free hats. Coffee. Etc.....

See you there?

It's time to put your money where your collective mouth's are............(and this is all free)

[metrojoe]

I should be there with my two boys. The wife might even attend, but I may have to throw in breakfast at Key's to get her going that early.