Fish and Game to Host Weiser Sportsman's Breakfast

Plan now to attend a sportsman's breakfast at the Weiser Senior Center hosted by Idaho Fish and Game. The breakfast will be from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday, December 18 at the center at 115 E. Main Street in Weiser. Fish and Game will purchase the coffee for all attendees, and Senior Center staff will offer a hot breakfast for a nominal fee. "It's really an opportunity for folks from the Weiser 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 visit with us." One major item on the agenda will be an explanation of the Department's proposed revenue increase. The agency's last increase - in 2005 - was only intended to last through 2007. "We've been good stewards of hunter/angler dollars, making that increase stretch across four years," Reinecker said. "The time has come however, for us to seek additional revenue." Eighty percent of the proposed increase would be used to catch up with inflation pressures, while the remaining 20 percent would be used for a variety of improvements including new fishing areas, improved access to some wildlife management areas and increased hatchery fish production. For information about the Weiser Sportsman's Breakfast, contact the Fish and Game Nampa office at 465-8465 or the McCall office at 634-8137.