Brother Tom pointed me to this article today – and I saw my uncle Bruce highlighted in the news!

Regarding implementing a program in Minnesota similar to the one in South Dakota that pays land owners to let people hunt publicly on private land:

“It’s definitely time to put this concept into place in Minnesota,” said Petterson, a retired teacher who drove to St. Paul last week to voice his opinion at a State Capitol meeting. “It’s so popular in South Dakota, why can’t we do it in Minnesota?”

The rest of the story can be read here. I think the plan sounds like a great idea. Get it done!