Yesterday I received an email from my counties wildlife biologist saying he "ran across" our ranch and it shows we have not yet submitted our harvest numbers and the deadline was April 1. We should have received several emails requesting our report and to do this ASAP - it would be appreciated and would not jeopardize our 19'-20' enrollment.
I responded right away apologizing for the delay and thanking him for the reminder. But, the harvest log is at the ranch and we would report next time we're there - within 1-2 weeks.
He responded saying we may not be able to enroll this year as a result of missing the deadline, but he would look into it and verify if there is any "wiggle room" in the meantime he would like to add himself as our biologist that way we can stay in touch and we'll be on his radar going forward as he put it.
I saved his number in my phone and replied - that would be great, again apologized for missing the deadline and I would make this a priority. Going on to say we really need MLDP assistance because the property has been so poorly managed and that the deer are causing damage. We have implemented a herd mgnt plan and identified what needs to be done.
Today I received a generic email from LMA@tpwd saying because we missed the April 1st deadline we are disqualified from MLDP participation for the upcoming hunting season. But to still report our harvest ASAP and supplied this link for all detailed reporting requirement. https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/perm...anagement/mldp
OK: This seems extreme! This is our first year on the property and I have never enrolled in MLDP before, so admittedly I was not familiar with all the rules, deadlines and requirements. I am a punctual person and wouldn't just blow off an email reminder so I checked, I never received one. Also, I feel the biologist is inconsistent. In his first email he said if we report ASAP it would not jeopardize our 19'-20' enrollment. I even stated we need the help - isn't that what a wildlife biologist and this program is supposed to do? Then I checked the link and could not find anything about the penalties for missing the reporting deadlines.
Did anyone else receive this email? Is this standard practice? Am I being unreasonably treated? Who should I contact to appeal? What would you do?
Conducting some due diligence and seeking some mentoring before we respond.
Thank you,
I responded right away apologizing for the delay and thanking him for the reminder. But, the harvest log is at the ranch and we would report next time we're there - within 1-2 weeks.
He responded saying we may not be able to enroll this year as a result of missing the deadline, but he would look into it and verify if there is any "wiggle room" in the meantime he would like to add himself as our biologist that way we can stay in touch and we'll be on his radar going forward as he put it.
I saved his number in my phone and replied - that would be great, again apologized for missing the deadline and I would make this a priority. Going on to say we really need MLDP assistance because the property has been so poorly managed and that the deer are causing damage. We have implemented a herd mgnt plan and identified what needs to be done.
Today I received a generic email from LMA@tpwd saying because we missed the April 1st deadline we are disqualified from MLDP participation for the upcoming hunting season. But to still report our harvest ASAP and supplied this link for all detailed reporting requirement. https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/perm...anagement/mldp
OK: This seems extreme! This is our first year on the property and I have never enrolled in MLDP before, so admittedly I was not familiar with all the rules, deadlines and requirements. I am a punctual person and wouldn't just blow off an email reminder so I checked, I never received one. Also, I feel the biologist is inconsistent. In his first email he said if we report ASAP it would not jeopardize our 19'-20' enrollment. I even stated we need the help - isn't that what a wildlife biologist and this program is supposed to do? Then I checked the link and could not find anything about the penalties for missing the reporting deadlines.
Did anyone else receive this email? Is this standard practice? Am I being unreasonably treated? Who should I contact to appeal? What would you do?
Conducting some due diligence and seeking some mentoring before we respond.
Thank you,
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