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Idaho Fish and Game Commisioner, Blake Fischer resigns
He said: "I recently made some poor judgments..."
Ya think? I've got to wonder what the results of his first two trips to Africa were?
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer resigned Monday, three days after the Idaho Statesman first reported on criticism he faced for sharing photos of an African hunting trip. He was asked to resign by Gov. Butch Otter, the governor’s office said in a press release. Fischer has received criticism from around the world after Friday’s report on the hunting trip he took to Africa and the photos he shared with friends and colleagues. Particularly, the image of his posing with a “family of baboons” he shot during his trip to Namibia provoked criticism from former Idaho wildlife commissioners and has circulated on national media outlets.
“I recently made some poor judgments that resulted in sharing photos of a hunt in which I did not display an appropriate level of sportsmanship and respect for the animals I harvested,” Fischer wrote in his resignation letter, which was provided by the governor’s office. “While these actions were out of character for me, I fully accept responsibility and feel it is best for the citizens of Idaho and sportsmen and women that I resign my post. I apologize to the hunters and anglers of Idaho who I was appointed to represent and I hope that my actions will not harm the integrity and ethic of the Idaho Fish & Game Department moving forward.”
Fischer sent an email to more than 100 people last month when he and his wife returned from their trip to Africa. It was his third visit. The email included a rundown of the animals they hunted with photos of one or both of them posing with the animals. The first photo was of four baboons Fischer killed with a recurve bow at the beginning of the trip. Fischer posed, smiling, with what he called a “family of baboons.” That prompted at least two former Fish and Game commissioners to email him telling him he should resign. One of those emails — written by Fred Trevey — was forwarded to the governor’s office by another former commissioner. That email indicated that several more former commissioners were bothered by Fischer’s actions.
The governor’s office received 1,134 emails and more than 320 phone calls about Fischer, spokesman Hanian said. That feedback was “overwhelmingly against” Fischer’s actions, Hanian said. All but nine of the emails and two of the phone calls disapproved of Fischer, he said.
“I recently made some poor judgments that resulted in sharing photos of a hunt in which I did not display an appropriate level of sportsmanship and respect for the animals I harvested,” Fischer wrote in his resignation letter, which was provided by the governor’s office. “While these actions were out of character for me, I fully accept responsibility and feel it is best for the citizens of Idaho and sportsmen and women that I resign my post. I apologize to the hunters and anglers of Idaho who I was appointed to represent and I hope that my actions will not harm the integrity and ethic of the Idaho Fish & Game Department moving forward.”
Fischer sent an email to more than 100 people last month when he and his wife returned from their trip to Africa. It was his third visit. The email included a rundown of the animals they hunted with photos of one or both of them posing with the animals. The first photo was of four baboons Fischer killed with a recurve bow at the beginning of the trip. Fischer posed, smiling, with what he called a “family of baboons.” That prompted at least two former Fish and Game commissioners to email him telling him he should resign. One of those emails — written by Fred Trevey — was forwarded to the governor’s office by another former commissioner. That email indicated that several more former commissioners were bothered by Fischer’s actions.
The governor’s office received 1,134 emails and more than 320 phone calls about Fischer, spokesman Hanian said. That feedback was “overwhelmingly against” Fischer’s actions, Hanian said. All but nine of the emails and two of the phone calls disapproved of Fischer, he said.
more here:
https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/hunting/article220067030.html#storylink=mainstage
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