I wasnt even talking about the silly fact that they want us to go online to get another number to go with the number we purchased.

I was talking about the fact that I do not think it is right to allow the DCNR to continue to advertise their products on here for free and that I am going to have to do something about it. They typically pay magazines and other media outlets to dictate to, err.. "inform", the public what we are supposed to be doing and we are letting them do it here for free. That is going to change.

been that way for many many years .

Thanks for the info

Go ahead delete it now . Just trying to help those that frequent. Will be my last.

Thanks for the info, Nighthunter

Geez

In my humble opinion Skinny that is not helpful for our forum. This is a hunting forum and they ( our members that also work for the State) should be allowed to post topics about the upcoming season, any new regulations or heck anything about hunting. If any non State employee member would have posted the link I doubt it would have gotten that response from you. As long as it is helpful it should definitely be allowed especially if it keeps one of our members from getting in trouble by not knowing what they need to do or how to do it........

Jeremy and Matt are an asset to this forum. Posting information that we wouldn't get or understand from a damn magazine. By doing so it may help someone from unintentually getting a ticket. They don't have too but do so even though some of y'all bitch and moan at them about new or updated regulations they had nothing to do with. Just trying to help us.

From what I can tell when they are posting topics like this and attempting to clarify the confusion with further posts then they are posting as Official DCNR spokespeople.

Nobody at the DCNR has contacted me about whether there is an official DCNR spokesperson for Aldeer or not and who that may or may not be.

However, what they are saying is being presented as "official". When in fact, it is not because the DCNR has never brought forth an official spokesperson for Aldeer. Despite, many suggestions and offerings that they should have such a somebody over the past 16 years, they have never put anybody forward nor have they tried.

For a time we even offered the DCNR to have their own forum for Q & A with the public for free. They declined and it is obvious that this is their policy for communicating to the public now. Unofficial and for free.
Which when it comes time for somebody get a violation ticket because they were confused about a post they saw from a Gamewarden on Aldeer, you better bet things will be official and not free.

An official person or persons to put away rumors and clear up game laws and regs is a great idea imo. I like the official section on the TN site and think it great. Having somewhere to go, ask a question and get an official answer is a great idea. No ifs ands or butts, just a straight answer and a locked thread afterwards for reference later in court if needed. I look at their archived stuff from time to time to get an answer to my questions too. I can see where with all of the info given here sometimes that people can get the incorrect info and get themselves into a heap of trouble over what unofficial folks tell them or maybe even what actual GW's or employees of the state say that may or may not be correct. So I said all of that to say I can see where you are coming from Skinny.

Long before I worked for DCNR I was a member of this forum. I always enjoyed reading and talking with folks from DCNR back then and it was one of the reasons I came into the site. I'm sure this site gets a lot of hits just due to the fact that there are DCNR employees who regularly post here, I'm not saying that's the only reason people come here, but it probably helps bring a little attention to aldeer. But if you don't want us posting here because you think it's free advertisement, then I guess I'll head somewhere else. I miss the old Aldeer days.

Of course, I can't speak for Matt, Jeremy or Jon, so I am only guessing that the state does not ask or tell them to get on Aldeer for any reason. It does appear to me that a few of the state employees enjoy hunting and hanging out here with other hunters. It appears that they are acting on their own, not as employees but as hunting buddies. I for one, get a lot of helpful info from them. I also believe their presence draws more traffic than it repels. If an advertising fee must be paid to keep the lights on, that's understandable though. I doubt you will get any cooperation from Montgomery so I'll miss their posts.

How did you go about doing that? I looked online and couldn't find anything. My lifetime card is broke and about worn out too. I need a new card.

Getting a new card is easy...just call Montgomery and give them your info and they will send you the new Lifetime Number card.
I spoke to Mr. Chuck Sykes last weekend at the Buckmasters Expo about having an old lifetime card with a number that couldn't be used on Game Check. He looked at my license and told me to call Montgomery and they would issue me a new one at no charge. I did just that this past Monday. It took about two minutes max to provide my current card number and verify my current address.\Montgomery DCNR/Licensing phone: (888) 879-4150 (toll free)or(334) 242-3829

Well, from what I can gather from the above posts, I did not really have to get a new lifetime license, even though it said that I did in the Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest. Guess I wasted a couple of hours of my life at the license office. Now it appears that I also have to get some kind of number in order for my grandkids to hunt legally.

I agree with Crenshawco: Who needs an instruction manual to shoot a pine goat?

I don't blame you and/or the others if y'all drag up, I thought it was helpful info. and that's all. If y'all do go drop a line so we can come along for y'alls knowledge about hunting/fishing,

Thanks for the help along the way

so we get a tutorial on how to get a conservation id# and it goes to someone wanting money for someone speaking on how to do something.. i could post a tutorial on how to post pics from photobucket but im not an official spokesperson for them so whats the difference. i highly doubt that an employee with the DCNR would knowingly and willingly give false info on any topic posted on this site

Ok, the only verification that you have that they are an official DCNR representative is a bunch of strangers on the internet. Test your luck with that in court when you get a ticket.

#1 tony Stewart is a douche
#2 you are missing the point