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  1. Brad Bortner

    NDR Barn Renovation

    Thanks Dani. Eric, your shop along with Steve Sanford and others provided the inspiration.
  2. Brad Bortner

    What's on your workbench? August 2023

    lots of great work by all. We have an impressive group od artisans in our midst.
  3. Brad Bortner

    NDR Barn Renovation

    Time for the final report on the barn. Been busy with it and then filling it with hay and tending to stuff around here. The barn is finally all finished on exterior and 99% of interior The stalls and center aisle view. I have moved in my woodworking equipment but am not operational yet...
  4. Brad Bortner

    Dove Season Preparation

    Vince What a day for me to sit down and open the computer. 1999. https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/OLE%20Hunting%20-%20Dove%20Hunting%20and%20Baiting.pdf
  5. Brad Bortner

    Anyone Catch the Latest DU Podcast?

    Thanks Eric. I enjoyed the interview and enjoyed a great career. I hope folks here enjoy the podcast. Brad
  6. Brad Bortner

    Two-Tier Bag Limits Coming?

    It's being conducted as an experiment to see if it accomplishes the goal of hunter recruitment. I don't remember but there may be a limited time period that an individual can be a tier 2 hunter. There will be an evaluation after the experiment to look at increases in harvest, recruitment...
  7. Brad Bortner

    WAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO

    Have fun Danibeth.
  8. Brad Bortner

    Would you help out?

    Eric, I am sorry about the misunderstanding. The company running the sessions thought it was clear that it was a zoom meeting in lieu of a face to face focus group so they could show have you look at some messages and get your input. I have to chuckle at your preference for Teams over Zoom...
  9. Brad Bortner

    Would you help out?

    Sorry you weren't selected but thank your brother for his participation.
  10. Brad Bortner

    Would you help out?

    Bringing this back to the top. Notifications are going out. I know some of you were selected to participate. I look forward to getting your input. We are still short some non-migratory bird hunters in the Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways. If you have some friends or family that hunt things...
  11. Brad Bortner

    Would you help out?

    Thanks all, for some reason I haven't been able to reply from my phone. Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any of your NON-migratory bird hunting friends. Steve, I am hopeful that this will start improving the process and ultimately make better connection between hunters and...
  12. Brad Bortner

    WAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO

    gotta love new pups, my young one turned 1 today. Make sure you are prepared for the teeth and chewing.
  13. Brad Bortner

    Would you help out?

    Hey folks I was wondering if any of you would be willing to help out on a study I am doing. Your state fish and wildlife agency is sponsoring online discussions with hunters to improve customer service with their licensing process. We would also like your opinions and experiences on...
  14. Brad Bortner

    WAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO

    congrats, have fun and good luck on the turkeys. I saw a post from a retired Florida biologist friend and she bagged a dandy gobbler this morning.
  15. Brad Bortner

    Al

    Wow! This is sad news. Al and I met up once while I was on a business trip and we kept in regular touch. I knew he had been nursing Bev back to health from her fall last spring and taking care of 3 litters of puppies. He was supposed to have cornea surgery yesterday as well. Quite a handful...
  16. Brad Bortner

    National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife - Associated Recreation (FHWAR)

    Vince, I don't know how many are mailed out but it is the major survey of hunting and fishing survey done by the Census Bureau for the USFWS. The report is used widely including demonstrating to Congress and the Administration how important hunting and fishing is in terms of economic value. It...
  17. Brad Bortner

    National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife - Associated Recreation (FHWAR)

    Not me, but it is important. Please fill it out.
  18. Brad Bortner

    Anyone hunted geese in Chestertown, MD?

    I came of age in Anne Arundel and Kent Counties and hunted waterfowl throughout the area. My folks are buried in Kent County near a pond filled with geese over near Tolchester. They had waterfront property in Cliff's City and knew a fair number of landowners. It is and was a water fowling...
  19. Brad Bortner

    Are people really like this???

    did you have your truck blocking the ramp?[mad][angelic]
  20. Brad Bortner

    We Are BACK!

    Eric, looks great, thanks for doing this and keeping this community going. Have expenses gone up? Is it time for a donation drive?
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