Impact of Game Commissioner's firing?

[Dougfirtree]

I thought this was interesting and would be curious to hear from folks in NM about the impact of this decision, the backstory, etc.

Governor Removes Another Qualified Commissioner

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has dismissed State Game Commissioner Jeremy Vesbach, apparently because he has been standing up for New Mexico resident hunters and anglers. She notified him Tuesday morning that he was out, even though he still had a year left in his term. NMBHA is urging New Mexico...

www.backcountryhunters.org

 

[WapitiBob]

His inability to be fully truthful when asked a straight question when he was running NMWF showed his real promise as a politician.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

will this posibly be revinue related?? any chance of us n r diy ers getting more than 6%???problably not,but thought id throw it out there.

 

[Dougfirtree]

His inability to be fully truthful when asked a straight question when he was running NMWF showed his real promise as a politician.

I'm not familiar with this story. What was the question?

 

[Beignet]

That’s a bummer. Reading online, looks like it’s all related to expanded stream access rights. Had no idea that they were pushing such an expansion down there, but it makes fishing in NM sound a lot more appealing.

All those property owners in NM should know that MT’s stream access laws just ruined land values up here. No one wants to move to the state and acreage with river access is now dirt cheap and impossible to sell. *insert eye roll emoji*

 

[Ben Lamb]

Big.money donors mean more to the Gov than maintaining stream access.

Jeremy is a solid guy. I've known him a long time. This is pretty petty politics from Lujan-Grisham.

 

[noharleyyet]

Impact...a ring kisser gets a new desk.

Big.money donors mean more to the Gov than maintaining stream access.

Jeremy is a solid guy. I've known him a long time. This is pretty petty politics (business as usual when donors aren't coddled) from Lujan-Grisham.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Yeah, it sounds like she's in over her head and trying to tread water in a state split with partisanism. Dysfunctional with no leadership abilities.

 

[brocksw]

Big.money donors mean more to the Gov than maintaining stream access.

Jeremy is a solid guy. I've known him a long time. This is pretty petty politics from Lujan-Grisham.

Sounds to me like they should get rid of this commission, get politics out of management, and leave the decision making up to the Wildlife professionals. *wink

 

[Ben Lamb]

Sounds to me like they should get rid of this commission, get politics out of management, and leave the decision making up to the Wildlife professionals. *wink

There's a difference between reform & retribution. *wink

 

[WapitiBob]

I'm not familiar with this story. What was the question?

Any question relating to tag allocations and lo vouchers from a decade ago when they were being reworked.
Water under the bridge now but I'm not surprised he got tossed.

 

[hank4elk]

I have had a few conversations with him. It was probably political. Lot's of libs love their ranches too.

Don't know about the stream access deal here. Much. Stopped me from buying near the Pecos though.
And I'll eat a pile here,I'm a landowner who gets tags. We did not see the same thing there.

I believe she threw a pro landowner off 2 years ago.

 

[David658]

NM politics.

 

[ShinOakMZ]

will this posibly be revinue related?? any chance of us n r diy ers getting more than 6%???problably not,but thought id throw it out there.

No chance, the outfitter welfare is too well supported. And the actual number for NR DIY tags last year? 4.23%.