So - Bluff or Real Stuff? Does our vote or our dollar count in Indiana? Tomorrow we see if the donations made to Governor Daniels election campaign will finally payoff for the canned hunt operators. The legislature did NOT authorize canned hunting in Indiana - whoops - now what does the DNR do? After all, the shoot farm suppliers did publicly say this was a "done deal" if it got to the Governor's desk. It didn't make it to his desk LEGISLATIVELY, so what can he do to give these 12-15 citizens a millionaire monopoly? I know. I know. Revise the Emergency Rule and pay them off! And - give them some extra hunting seasons to boot. Oh - to keep the "peeps" happy, let's proclaim that a monopoly (no new "farms" allowed) be given to these operators. That'll fool 'em super good. http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/14141878.htm The continuing saga of the 12 - 15 VIP canned hunt operators vs the Hoosier Public will be showcased tomorrow at the Natural Resource Commission Meeting. What we can expect to find out tomorrow:

• Will the DNR fold on its own Emergency Rule and settle this "administratively" as the Governor said in a recent posted article?
• Will the DNR grant "compensation" and future canned hunt seasons to these canned hunt operators?
• Will the DNR give state money AND a business monopoly to the 12 - 15 VIP Hoosiers even though the State Legislature did NOT authorize the operation of these shoot farms, did NOT give them additional hunting seasons, and did NOT authorize canned hunting as a legitimate Hoosier agribusiness?
• Will the Governor value your vote, your opinion or your cash contributions? Instead of comments to the Natural Resource Committee, maybe we should just send dollar bills. "Post It" notes stuck on dollar bills may prove to be the most effective method of communicating with the Hoosier executive branch after all!

Tomorrow we find out.

Was the IDNR ever serious about the ban on shoot farms in Indiana? Were they hoping that the legislature would save them from the embarrassment of having to backtrack on their own Emergency Rule? Did anyone's opinion ever matter on this issue or was this all preordained nonsense?

Sit tight. Will keep you posted.

Let's see what our DNR and our Governor are made of ...

Bluff or the Real Stuff?

You can call the IDNR tomorrow and see what they did. Did they stand by their own Emergency Rule and stick with the ban on high fence hunting of cervids and exotics?

IDNR (317)232-4020

Governor Daniels (317)232-4567