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[buckeye dan]

Ohio wildlife head Dave Risley is named to top management post in Montana
by D'Arcy Egan/Plain Dealer outdoors writer
Thursday July 16, 2009, 5:13 PM

The head of Ohio wildlife management, Dave Risley has won one of the dream jobs in wildife management. Risley is heading west to head up Montana's new Fish and Wildlife Division.

"If you like the outdoors, you're not going to find a state with more outdoors than Montana," said Risley, 55, a 30-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the head of wildlife management since 2002.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Joe Maurier recently combined the state's fish and wildlife divisions. Risley beat out seven finalists to become its first administrator.

"Montana is a sportsmen's state," Risley said. "About 20 percent of its residents hunt and fish, the highest percentage in the nation. The state really is the Super Bowl of fish and wildlife management. The challenges there are different, dealing with grizzly bears, wolves and cutthroat trout instead of Ohio's coyotes and overabundant deer."

Source: http://www.cleveland...ave_risley.html

[buckeye dan]

Thank you Mr. Risley for your service to Ohio's Department of Natural Resources. You will be missed. You have also left behind very large shoes to fill. I wish you well with your new endeavors. The state of MT has truly gained an asset.

Godspeed!
-BD-

[Urban Legend]

Interesting.  With all the success the crossbow has brought to Ohio, I wonder what may be in store for Montana:cool:?

[buckeye dan]

Urban Legend said:

Interesting.  With all the success the crossbow has brought to Ohio, I wonder what may be in store for Montana:cool:?

Shhhh!

[Hunter2]

It may be the hand writing on the wall. Hunter2