Green light! Oregon Senate gives fish commish go-ahead to Buckmaster by 18-12 vote

The sportfishing industry and some recreational anglers lobbied hard to stop Gov. Kate Brown’s appointment of Astoria resident Bruce Buckmaster to the commission because of his work on behalf of the commercial fishing industry, but the Senate voted 18-12 to confirm Buckmaster. The Senate also voted 27-3 to confirm Jason Atkinson of Jacksonville to the commission. Senators voted unanimously to confirm 92 other appointments by the governor to various boards and commissions. Read the rest here 14:32

2 Responses to Green light! Oregon Senate gives fish commish go-ahead to Buckmaster by 18-12 vote

  1. John Snyder says:

    Good for Oregon maybe with Buckmaster at the helm Oregon will be a more angler friendly state. Lunker 101 http://www.lunkersguide.com

  2. John says:

    If your interested in getting current fishing news for the Northwest? Check out http://www.nwfishingnews.com

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