Quote Originally Posted by fcfishman View Post
Strader Show, like a lot of them, are victims of the economy and greed. Strader Show was excellent the first years, full of neat stuff, and packed to the gills. Convention Center downtown, just like the Fairgrounds with the Boat Show, raised the rental rate by 31%. A lot of vendors cannot afford to pay those kind of rates, especially when people don't spend money, attendance goes down, etc, etc. A lot of vendors used to hit all the shows when times were good. I talked to a vendor at the Boat Show from Canada and he said he used to hit 12-15 shows every winter, now he only does 6.

Whether you like him or not, Strader has raised a lot of good solid questions about how our money is being spent by the F & W Dept and he is backed by a lot of retired Officers and Administrators. Go to straderexpo.com and read the complain that got filed. Interesting stuff.
Amen brother. The KDFWR does a heck of a job and the men and the women in the field work hard and I appreciate all they do. I agree with Jim on telecheck and I do not like it for many reasons. I do not want to get into a pissing match with anybody about it either because there are alot of guys on this site that think it's the greatest thing since Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. I was on good standing with the former Oldham County Game warden Glenn Watson. He was a good guy some didn't like him because he did his job and busted some chops. I thought he was a good one myself and he helped me several times. He retired early because of alot of BS in the department that I will not elaborate on. Jim is a good guy and he is looking out for the Sportsman and our fish and wildlife's best interest. Trust me when I say there is alot that goes on in the department especially at a high level that ain't all peaches and cream.