This was sent to me by fellow HOW member Dean Shadley:
"Dear Indiana Sporting Organization Leaders,
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dean Shadley, and I am a recently retired Indiana Conservation Officer. I served the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division for over thirty-three years. Sixteen of those years I served as a field officer. The remaining years I was in charge of Indiana’s Turn In a Poacher Program and public relations for the Law Enforcement Division.
Recently, the Indiana Wildlife Federation’s (IWF) Executive Director John Goss invited me to work for IWF. The job involves PR and membership recruitment. IWF has taken on a new challenge, and I’m proud to be a part of this new effort to raise the profile and effectiveness of conservation groups at the Indiana Statehouse.
Hopefully you are familiar with IWF and the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable (ISR). In case you are not I’ll give you a brief description: ISR has been the primary lobbying organization for hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts for many years; IWF also supports the hook and bullet crowd and is heavily involved in various aspects of outdoor education.
Until now these two organizations were separate entities. In order to preserve the ISR and to strengthen the political position of Indiana sportsmen and women, these two organizations have joined hands. We are very excited about this arrangement and believe it will be an excellent marriage. ISR will continue to be a separate organization, but it will be administered by IWF.
In the past ISR was under the direction of Dick Mercier. Dick has done an excellent job of conducting ISR business, but he is no longer able to give the organization the time necessary to conduct the day-to-day tasks. We wish Dick well, and he will still be associated with ISR in an advisory capacity.
IWF wants ISR to remain a very strong hook and bullet organization with hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation being the center of its attention. In the past the ISR was the loudest voice to lobby on behalf of Indiana sportsmen and women. If the ISR is allowed to dissolve, the voice will go silent. We intend to rebuild ISR so it can once again represent Indiana outdoorsmen. In order to implement this plan, the members of the Board of Directors for the new Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable were chosen very carefully. They are as follows:
Gene Hopkins – Gene has been the backbone of the Indiana Bowhunters Association for many years and has spent hundreds hours lobbying on their behalf. Obviously he enjoys bow hunting and has traveled extensively to hunt. Gene will serve as the new chairman of the ISR Board of Directors.
Bud Dennemann – Bud is a longtime member of the National Wild Turkey Federation. He has served on just about every NWTF board that exists in Indiana and is very well known among Indiana turkey hunters. Bud is also an Indiana Hunter Education Instructor and an avid fisherman.
Doug McPherson – Doug is the owner/manager of The Outdoorsman Sport Shop in Greenwood. Hunting and fishing is Doug’s business and his passion. The Outdoorsman Sport Shop is heavily involved in Indiana Hunter Education and the promotion of hunting and fishing activities.
Greg Seketa – Greg is one of the founding members of the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable. Greg is a avid hunter and fisherman and has supplied the ISR with free legal counsel for many years
Eric Simpson – Eric is the past owner of Royal River Fly Shop in Indianapolis. He is a dedicated fly fisherman and conservationist. Eric has been actively involved in many Hoosier conservation projects. He also enjoys bird hunting and shooting.
John Goss – John is currently the Executive Director of the Indiana Wildlife Federation and served as the Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources during the last Democrat administration. John is no stranger to Indiana’s legislators or politics. He has spent many hours lobbying on behalf of Indiana’s outdoor enthusiasts. When time permits John enjoys fishing, kayaking and rowing.
Kyle Hupfer – Kyle also is a past DNR Director with many valuable connections to the Indiana Legislature. Kyle is a passionate bow and gun hunter. His talents as an attorney and lobbyist are valuable assets to the ISR.
As you can see this Board represents one of the most experienced and prestigious groups ever assembled for the purpose of lobbying for Indiana’s hunting and fishing community. This team has a lengthy background in two mandatory areas of expertise: outdoor sports and Indiana politics.
The goals of the new ISR are few and simple. It is our intention to build a large membership base, keep those members informed of issues that concern them as Indiana sportsmen and women and present their views on those issues to the Indiana Legislature and Indiana’s DNR.
Your organization is invited to become a member of the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable and the Indiana Wildlife Federation for 2010. There will be at least three meetings each year for all Roundtable member groups to discuss DNR policy and conservation legislation.
The first meeting for all interested organizations is December 12, 2009 in the Natural Resources Education Center at Fort Harrison State Park at 1 PM. Prior to the meeting you will receive a list of issues compiled by DNR Advisory Council Chairman Pat Early. Included in the list are some of the issues that will be considered for change during the next year. This meeting will afford you and your organization the opportunity to discuss these issues with the people that will be offering your opinions to DNR officials and the Indiana Legislature. Please plan to attend.
An aggressive lobbying organization is not without its costs. Our intention is to involve as many hunting and fishing groups as we can. We intend to be frugal but we will need funding if we are going to be successful in our lobbying effort. Below you will find a payment schedule for membership in the Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable. Fees will be assessed according to the size of your group. We urge you to participate in the only organization in Indiana that has the ability to make you an informed outdoorsman or outdoorswoman.
The Indiana Wildlife Federation has over 50 local and state conservation groups as affiliates. Your organization is invited to affiliate with both the Indiana Wildlife Federation and the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable for 2010. One membership fee covers both organizations for the coming year. Your membership in the ISR insures that you and your organization’s members will be kept abreast of the latest issues concerning hunting, fishing, trapping and other forms of outdoor recreation.
Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable Membership Fees:
1 – 25 Members $50.00
26 – 50 Members $100.00
51 and Over $150.00
Additional contributions are greatly appreciated from all supporters.
Groups that contribute $1,000 or more are considered lobbying partner groups and will be regularly consulted on conservation legislation. Please fill out the attached application and send it to the address below.
Membership fees should be mailed to:
Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable
4715 W 106th Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
Please include the name and address of your organization and the name, address, phone number and email address of the contact person for your organization and at least one additional contact person with an email address who would like to receive Roundtable communications. Remember, our most effective means of communication will be through email, so it is important to include someone who can forward information to your members.
If you have questions, please email me at shadleyds@verizon.net. Be sure to leave a daytime phone number where you can be reached.
I’d also welcome an invitation to attend one of your organization’s meetings to discuss upcoming legislative issues and the future of the Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable.
Sincerely,
Dean Shadley
Here is a listing of issues taken up by the ISR:
ISSUES ADOPTED BY FULL CONSENSUS SUPPORT of All ISR organizations present on December 12th:
1. NEW CROSSBOW LICENSE AND SEASON COINCIDING WITH GUN SEASON FOR DEER
2. YEAR ROUND COYOTE SEASON
3. ALLOW COON DOG RUNNING IN LATE WINTER DEER SEASON
4. PERMIT SHAD AS BAIT FOR STRIPER FISHING FOR 6 DNR RECOMMENDED LAKES AND ALLOW 10 FOOT CAST NETS TO CATCH SHAD. PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF SHAD OFF LAKE WHERE TAKEN.
ISSUES TABLED FOR MORE INFORMATION
1. DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN- (ISR task force appointed)
2. REQUIRE HUNTER ORANGE IN DEER BLINDS
3. CROSS BOW FOR AGE 65 AND OVER IN ARCHERY SEASON
4. 14 INCH SIZE LIMIT FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS STATEWIDE
5. TELECHECK FOR TURKEY AND DEER REPLACING CHECK STATIONS
6. CATFISH SALES TO PAY LAKES
7. COON DOG RUNNING IN EARLY DEER SEASON-ISR task force appointed)
8. REDUCTION OF GROUSE SEASON
9. WATERFOWL HUNTING DATES
Next meeting: Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable,
February 6th,
Fort Harrison State Park, Garrison 10-Noon.
"Dear Indiana Sporting Organization Leaders,
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dean Shadley, and I am a recently retired Indiana Conservation Officer. I served the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division for over thirty-three years. Sixteen of those years I served as a field officer. The remaining years I was in charge of Indiana’s Turn In a Poacher Program and public relations for the Law Enforcement Division.
Recently, the Indiana Wildlife Federation’s (IWF) Executive Director John Goss invited me to work for IWF. The job involves PR and membership recruitment. IWF has taken on a new challenge, and I’m proud to be a part of this new effort to raise the profile and effectiveness of conservation groups at the Indiana Statehouse.
Hopefully you are familiar with IWF and the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable (ISR). In case you are not I’ll give you a brief description: ISR has been the primary lobbying organization for hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts for many years; IWF also supports the hook and bullet crowd and is heavily involved in various aspects of outdoor education.
Until now these two organizations were separate entities. In order to preserve the ISR and to strengthen the political position of Indiana sportsmen and women, these two organizations have joined hands. We are very excited about this arrangement and believe it will be an excellent marriage. ISR will continue to be a separate organization, but it will be administered by IWF.
In the past ISR was under the direction of Dick Mercier. Dick has done an excellent job of conducting ISR business, but he is no longer able to give the organization the time necessary to conduct the day-to-day tasks. We wish Dick well, and he will still be associated with ISR in an advisory capacity.
IWF wants ISR to remain a very strong hook and bullet organization with hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation being the center of its attention. In the past the ISR was the loudest voice to lobby on behalf of Indiana sportsmen and women. If the ISR is allowed to dissolve, the voice will go silent. We intend to rebuild ISR so it can once again represent Indiana outdoorsmen. In order to implement this plan, the members of the Board of Directors for the new Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable were chosen very carefully. They are as follows:
Gene Hopkins – Gene has been the backbone of the Indiana Bowhunters Association for many years and has spent hundreds hours lobbying on their behalf. Obviously he enjoys bow hunting and has traveled extensively to hunt. Gene will serve as the new chairman of the ISR Board of Directors.
Bud Dennemann – Bud is a longtime member of the National Wild Turkey Federation. He has served on just about every NWTF board that exists in Indiana and is very well known among Indiana turkey hunters. Bud is also an Indiana Hunter Education Instructor and an avid fisherman.
Doug McPherson – Doug is the owner/manager of The Outdoorsman Sport Shop in Greenwood. Hunting and fishing is Doug’s business and his passion. The Outdoorsman Sport Shop is heavily involved in Indiana Hunter Education and the promotion of hunting and fishing activities.
Greg Seketa – Greg is one of the founding members of the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable. Greg is a avid hunter and fisherman and has supplied the ISR with free legal counsel for many years
Eric Simpson – Eric is the past owner of Royal River Fly Shop in Indianapolis. He is a dedicated fly fisherman and conservationist. Eric has been actively involved in many Hoosier conservation projects. He also enjoys bird hunting and shooting.
John Goss – John is currently the Executive Director of the Indiana Wildlife Federation and served as the Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources during the last Democrat administration. John is no stranger to Indiana’s legislators or politics. He has spent many hours lobbying on behalf of Indiana’s outdoor enthusiasts. When time permits John enjoys fishing, kayaking and rowing.
Kyle Hupfer – Kyle also is a past DNR Director with many valuable connections to the Indiana Legislature. Kyle is a passionate bow and gun hunter. His talents as an attorney and lobbyist are valuable assets to the ISR.
As you can see this Board represents one of the most experienced and prestigious groups ever assembled for the purpose of lobbying for Indiana’s hunting and fishing community. This team has a lengthy background in two mandatory areas of expertise: outdoor sports and Indiana politics.
The goals of the new ISR are few and simple. It is our intention to build a large membership base, keep those members informed of issues that concern them as Indiana sportsmen and women and present their views on those issues to the Indiana Legislature and Indiana’s DNR.
Your organization is invited to become a member of the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable and the Indiana Wildlife Federation for 2010. There will be at least three meetings each year for all Roundtable member groups to discuss DNR policy and conservation legislation.
The first meeting for all interested organizations is December 12, 2009 in the Natural Resources Education Center at Fort Harrison State Park at 1 PM. Prior to the meeting you will receive a list of issues compiled by DNR Advisory Council Chairman Pat Early. Included in the list are some of the issues that will be considered for change during the next year. This meeting will afford you and your organization the opportunity to discuss these issues with the people that will be offering your opinions to DNR officials and the Indiana Legislature. Please plan to attend.
An aggressive lobbying organization is not without its costs. Our intention is to involve as many hunting and fishing groups as we can. We intend to be frugal but we will need funding if we are going to be successful in our lobbying effort. Below you will find a payment schedule for membership in the Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable. Fees will be assessed according to the size of your group. We urge you to participate in the only organization in Indiana that has the ability to make you an informed outdoorsman or outdoorswoman.
The Indiana Wildlife Federation has over 50 local and state conservation groups as affiliates. Your organization is invited to affiliate with both the Indiana Wildlife Federation and the Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable for 2010. One membership fee covers both organizations for the coming year. Your membership in the ISR insures that you and your organization’s members will be kept abreast of the latest issues concerning hunting, fishing, trapping and other forms of outdoor recreation.
Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable Membership Fees:
1 – 25 Members $50.00
26 – 50 Members $100.00
51 and Over $150.00
Additional contributions are greatly appreciated from all supporters.
Groups that contribute $1,000 or more are considered lobbying partner groups and will be regularly consulted on conservation legislation. Please fill out the attached application and send it to the address below.
Membership fees should be mailed to:
Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable
4715 W 106th Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
Please include the name and address of your organization and the name, address, phone number and email address of the contact person for your organization and at least one additional contact person with an email address who would like to receive Roundtable communications. Remember, our most effective means of communication will be through email, so it is important to include someone who can forward information to your members.
If you have questions, please email me at shadleyds@verizon.net. Be sure to leave a daytime phone number where you can be reached.
I’d also welcome an invitation to attend one of your organization’s meetings to discuss upcoming legislative issues and the future of the Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable.
Sincerely,
Dean Shadley
Here is a listing of issues taken up by the ISR:
ISSUES ADOPTED BY FULL CONSENSUS SUPPORT of All ISR organizations present on December 12th:
1. NEW CROSSBOW LICENSE AND SEASON COINCIDING WITH GUN SEASON FOR DEER
2. YEAR ROUND COYOTE SEASON
3. ALLOW COON DOG RUNNING IN LATE WINTER DEER SEASON
4. PERMIT SHAD AS BAIT FOR STRIPER FISHING FOR 6 DNR RECOMMENDED LAKES AND ALLOW 10 FOOT CAST NETS TO CATCH SHAD. PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF SHAD OFF LAKE WHERE TAKEN.
ISSUES TABLED FOR MORE INFORMATION
1. DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN- (ISR task force appointed)
2. REQUIRE HUNTER ORANGE IN DEER BLINDS
3. CROSS BOW FOR AGE 65 AND OVER IN ARCHERY SEASON
4. 14 INCH SIZE LIMIT FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS STATEWIDE
5. TELECHECK FOR TURKEY AND DEER REPLACING CHECK STATIONS
6. CATFISH SALES TO PAY LAKES
7. COON DOG RUNNING IN EARLY DEER SEASON-ISR task force appointed)
8. REDUCTION OF GROUSE SEASON
9. WATERFOWL HUNTING DATES
Next meeting: Indiana Sportsmen’s Roundtable,
February 6th,
Fort Harrison State Park, Garrison 10-Noon.