Santee Coastal Reserve Meeting Update

[Duck Tape]

That's another reason. Politicians are a bunch of back scratchers. You scratch mine, I'll scratch yours...


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I have heard about politicians getting involved in game warden employment but level 1 technicians???

You are lucky these days to find someone qualified to operate a shovel and show up to work more than three consecutive days.

[Duck Tape]

I have spent the last ten years of my life meeting with government employees promising they will do it better. This is the first time I have ever heard of one that did not ask for more money.

I'm sure the director will straighten him out after he gets this report.

[murraywader]

Good start...thank you.

[Strick9]

Ok Duck, Not that you care, coming from little ole me (since you and I have had our exchanges) but here is a chance for you to step in and shine. Help me get a "publicly chaired" SC waterfowl advisory board reinstated. What say you?

[Palmetto Pride]

Great idea Strick. PL could have the legacy of helping improve the states waterfowling, get people involved who don't buy ducks and release them to shoot. Who actually know the difference between widgeon and Bermuda grass

[dcmbsc]

Strick I can't remember the mans name that the Clemson extension hired not long ago from Miss. but after talking to him he seemed to have the most knowledge of anyone that I've talked to in awhile. Not sure what he knows about the salt though.

Ben?

[dcmbsc]

Those jobs are political as hell! The reason they hired people with no waterfowl experience is because those cats know people and wanted the jobs.

Ditto. I've heard this from people within. Posting jobs online that already have people for the job within DNR that are friends with someone else.

[Johnny Reb]

Ok Duck, Not that you care, coming from little ole me (since you and I have had our exchanges) but here is a chance for you to step in and shine. Help me get a "publicly chaired" SC waterfowl advisory board reinstated. What say you?

What do the folks below do?


http://dnr.sc.gov/admin/committees/mwc.html


SC Migratory Waterfowl Committee

The SC Migratory Waterfowl Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Rembert C. Dennis Building, Room 335, 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC. A meeting agenda (Adobe PDF) for the topics to be discussed will be posted prior to the meeting date.
Governor Appointments Britt E. Rowe
2074 Lynchburg Highway
Lynchburg, SC 29080
Telephone: 803-437-2315
Nick Kremydas
2826 Alberti Drive
Florence, SC 29501
Telephone: 803-798-6650 House Appointments Julian H. Jones
1611 College Avenue
Anderson, SC 29621
Telephone: 864-226-6923
Jim Hills
107 Queen Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
Telephone: 843-546-9104
Senate Appointments Milton Brazell, Chairman
220 Loriane Court
West Columbia, SC 29169
Telephone: 803-796-0069
Joe S. Johnson, Vice Chair
P.O. Box 87
York, SC 29745
Telephone: 803-684-4271 Ducks Unlimited
SC Waterfowl Association William H. Short, Jr., Esq.
Adams and Reese LLP
1501 Main Street, Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803-212-6508
David Harrelson
78 Cantey Lane
Rembert, SC 29128
Telephone: 803-309-6919
DNR Board
Mr. D. Glenn McFadden
332 E. Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Telephone: 803-326-6464
Migratory Waterfowl Committee Staff

• Bryan Kyzer............. 803-734-4585
• Dean Harrigal........... 843-844-8957

[Duck Tape]

Not sure I get the "don't care part." I don't hold grudges.

I care about ducks and have pursued management of for them since a young adult.

I care about Santee Coastal. I visited it when I was a DNR Board member.

I appreciate your desire to see better management of public lands.

I will do anything in my power to help you get on a board.

When I Chaired the Wildlife Committee on DNR the governor and the Board selected the members of the waterfowl committee. When I searched the website it looks like the selection process has not changed.

Typically members know a board member or politically helped the governor. Do you have a relationship with any current DNR members?

[buckpro]

What do the folks below do?


http://dnr.sc.gov/admin/committees/mwc.html


SC Migratory Waterfowl Committee

The SC Migratory Waterfowl Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Rembert C. Dennis Building, Room 335, 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC. A meeting agenda (Adobe PDF) for the topics to be discussed will be posted prior to the meeting date.
Governor Appointments Britt E. Rowe
2074 Lynchburg Highway
Lynchburg, SC 29080
Telephone: 803-437-2315
Nick Kremydas
2826 Alberti Drive
Florence, SC 29501
Telephone: 803-798-6650 House Appointments Julian H. Jones
1611 College Avenue
Anderson, SC 29621
Telephone: 864-226-6923
Jim Hills
107 Queen Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
Telephone: 843-546-9104
Senate Appointments Milton Brazell, Chairman
220 Loriane Court
West Columbia, SC 29169
Telephone: 803-796-0069
Joe S. Johnson, Vice Chair
P.O. Box 87
York, SC 29745
Telephone: 803-684-4271 Ducks Unlimited
SC Waterfowl Association William H. Short, Jr., Esq.
Adams and Reese LLP
1501 Main Street, Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803-212-6508
David Harrelson
78 Cantey Lane
Rembert, SC 29128
Telephone: 803-309-6919
DNR Board
Mr. D. Glenn McFadden
332 E. Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Telephone: 803-326-6464
Migratory Waterfowl Committee Staff

• Bryan Kyzer............. 803-734-4585
• Dean Harrigal........... 843-844-8957

Have you seen the "minutes" lately? They don't talk about half the issues they used to, several good guys either left or got replaced.

Good on you S9.

[Quackhead22]

The type of committee that needs to be formed needs to contain members of the public that have professional experience in sound waterfowl management practices and will speak unbiased. Right off the top of my head 3-4 names come to mind that would be perfect for such a committee. They all have well over 20 years managing for waterfowl in this area. I also think it should include some landowners from the area that have have waterfowl habitat in their best interest.

[willk]

The rep from the SCWA should not be on a waterfowl committee.

[Strick9]

I am waiting to stand corrected as it seems I may have been misinformed that the committee was disbanded.

I agree with the committee type mentioned above most certainly and from the date mentioned it seems that a committee does indeed exists.

To be honest, though if it does exist I am not seeing their actions come to fruit.

I am open again to corrections at anytime.

[duckman88]

Strick I can't remember the mans name that the Clemson extension hired not long ago from Miss. but after talking to him he seemed to have the most knowledge of anyone that I've talked to in awhile. Not sure what he knows about the salt though.

Clemson hired Rick Kaminski from Mississippi State to head a waterfowl research initiative at the Baruch Institute. Looking from the outside in (I will be the first to admit that I have no clue how to manage brackish or saltwater wetlands) but it does seem that there might be a lot of opportunity for research into the best ways to remove invasives/undesirable species and return former rice fields to a productive state for waterfowl, seeing as there seem to be a large amount of former rice fields in very poor condition on the coast. The proper reclamation practices may already be out there and if so, ignore my post!

[slowiedawg]

The rep from the SCWA should not be on a waterfowl committee.

There's several Tammie shooters on that committee list.

[surfcock]

Threads like this make me even more disappointed I didnt start duck hunting until my mid 20's 10 years ago. I don't have any knowledge of how things used to be, and I missed out on having the connections to be able to actually help. I would have loved to have had a career in this field, but never had any knowledge of openings as I was finishing graduate school. Dang if I couldn't have helped out more.

That said, thank you Strick for all you did. Don't hesitate to ask if you need any support for anything. I don't have much financially, but I can write letters and make phone calls all day long.

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[BigBrother]

Good work Strick.

The Achi dynamic still doesnt make sense to me.

Hope it works out. Need anything hollar.

[ProvidenceSwamper]

I sold them some stuff recently and they have some nice equipment. Sounds like they have the labor, albeit inexperienced, to get some work done. All starts at the top though.

[willyworm]

The rep from the SCWA should not be on a waterfowl committee.

I concur.

[hightech1953]

I commend you for your efforts . However it will not matter in the long run , we probably won't have anything to shoot . Obama is taking care of that for us !!!