Fish and Game to Host Nampa Sportsman's Breakfast

Plan now to attend a Sportsman's Breakfast at the Fish and Game regional office in Nampa, hosted by department staff. The breakfast will be from 7 to 9 a.m Saturday, January 10, at 3101 S. Powerline Road in Nampa. Coffee and pastries will be available for all attendees. "It's really an opportunity for folks from the Nampa area to interact with Fish and Game staff," Fish and Game regional supervisor Scott Reinecker said. "We want to invite everyone to attend the event, have some coffee and a doughnut, and visit with us." One major item on the agenda will be an explanation of Fish and Game's proposed revenue increase. The agency's last increase - in 2005 - was intended to last only through 2007. "We've been good stewards of hunter-angler dollars, making that increase stretch across four years," Reinecker noted. "The time has come, however, for us to seek additional revenue." About 80 percent of the proposed increase would be used to catch up with inflation pressures, while the remaining 20 percent would be used for expansion of select, existing programs, including urban fishing waters, improved access to some wildlife management areas and increased hatchery fish production. For information contact the Fish and Game Nampa office at 208-465-8465.