Trib: F&G gambit unfolds for all to see

In a recent editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments:

Last month, Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter fired Fish and Game Commissioners Will Naillon of Challis and Mark Doerr of Twin Falls. But if the governor had any notion that the two would leave quietly, he’s been sorely disappointed. Before their terms end this month, Naillon and Doerr seem intent on pulling back the curtain and showing their fellow citizens the political world they’ve discovered these past four years. As the Tribune’s Eric Barker reported recently, Doerr accuses a minority of influential rural lawmakers with seeking privilege for themselves and others - such as giving large landowners the right to sell controlled tags to Idaho’s prized hunts or putting those opportunities up for auction to the highest bidders. But they lack the votes. More here.