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21 December 2015, 21:36
cal pappas
WSJ article--write this author!
Gents:
After years of pissing and moaning between ourselves (and all justified) now we have the chance to band together and write the author of the fine article in the Wall Street Journal. A short email of thanks by hundreds, nay thousands, of us, may generate a journalist on our side in a paper that lives in the liberal seat of our country.

I wrote a short email and received a reply from Kevin. This may be the easiest and cheapest insurance we can get.
He is at: kevin.helliker@wsj.com

Cheers,
Cal


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2013 South Africa
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21 December 2015, 23:31
SkiBumplus3
Ummmmm. I need more information before I'm going to send an email to a reporter with a Thank you, Merry Christmas message.
The story?

Ski+3
21 December 2015, 23:38
Jan Dumon
quote:
Originally posted by SkiBumplus3:
Ummmmm. I need more information before I'm going to send an email to a reporter with a Thank you, Merry Christmas message.
The story?

Ski+3


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22 December 2015, 01:16
ExpressYourself
Could not agree more Cal. We sent an email to Kevin as well. I chose to thank him, outline biases that we often see in the media, mentioned the negative repercussions we receive from antis, and that managed hunting and wildlife conservation are one in the same. I hope others will drop him a quick email.

Shawn


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22 December 2015, 02:58
boarkiller
I did the same thing yesterday and got nice reply back


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22 December 2015, 03:14
7kongoni
Sent him a short note and received a nice reply. Would like to see some follow up articles.
22 December 2015, 03:16
MARK H. YOUNG
Sent him a thanks you today.

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22 December 2015, 21:22
MARK H. YOUNG
Guys,

Got a nice reply from Kevin today. I can't imagine that more members have not thanked him.

Mark


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22 December 2015, 21:35
Frostbit
quote:
Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Guys,

Got a nice reply from Kevin today. I can't imagine that more members have not thanked him.

Mark


Sent him a fairly long thank you and encouraged him to write more articles.


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22 December 2015, 21:40
Frostbit
Got a nice reply in which he recommended we share the article to as wide an audience as possible. It's now on Joyce's FB page.


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22 December 2015, 23:12
TREE 'EM
Cal,
Thanks for reminding us of what we should do.

I sent him a quick email and received an almost immediate response.


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23 December 2015, 00:32
drm-hp
He sent a very nice "thank you" back in response to my thanks for a fair article.

Doug
23 December 2015, 10:27
fairgame
Keep the ball rolling on this.


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23 December 2015, 16:33
cal pappas
Gents:
This may be a VERY rare opportunity to get our word out to the media with an unbiased writer.

As he is published in the WST he must be a damn good writer, either be on their staff or free lance, and already has an "in." It mattes not if he is a hunter or just has an open mind. If enough of us write to him he may get motivation to write another piece and write of the good stuff: meat donations, details or the financial good we do, that no one today is a "trophy hunter" i.e. that only takes the trophy and leaves the rest behind, etc. This gent may be our first (hope not the only) way to get the word to the liberal media.

I mentioned inn note to he he was invited to AK anytime. Perhaps some of you in the Lower 48 could invite hime to your ranch or see if he could accompany you on an African hunt and write an unbiased piece of the activities we do that are under fire now.

It is great a dozen or two of us here wrote him. but the number should be in the hundreds. If we pass this opportunity by there may not be another to come along. Maybe this gent could write a series on hunting. The opportunities may be endless and it would boost his career as well as put us in a better light.

Cheers, mates.
Cal


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www.CalPappas.blogspot.com
1994 Zimbabwe
1997 Zimbabwe
1998 Zimbabwe
1999 Zimbabwe
1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation
2000 Australia
2002 South Africa
2003 South Africa
2003 Zimbabwe
2005 South Africa
2005 Zimbabwe
2006 Tanzania
2006 Zimbabwe--vacation
2007 Zimbabwe--vacation
2008 Zimbabwe
2012 Australia
2013 South Africa
2013 Zimbabwe
2013 Australia
2016 Zimbabwe
2017 Zimbabwe
2018 South Africa
2018 Zimbabwe--vacation
2019 South Africa
2019 Botswana
2019 Zimbabwe vacation
2021 South Africa
2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later)
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23 December 2015, 17:54
larryshores
Cal is 100% correct.
23 December 2015, 21:28
SkiBumplus3
The article is an advertisement for a clothing company IMO.
He won't be hearing from me unless I have something to sell.

Ski+3
24 December 2015, 19:46
fairgame
I would like him to see my project one which gains land for conservation and embraces the community landlords.


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28 December 2015, 15:17
JabaliHunter
quote:
Originally posted by SkiBumplus3:
The article is an advertisement for a clothing company IMO.
He won't be hearing from me unless I have something to sell.

Ski+3

It's the WSJ - some kind of business angle was probably a requirement. Nevertheless, positive press in any form deserves support, not indignation.