Questionnaire Section 1:

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Rance Hilton. I have been a member of the WBHA for 30 years give or take. I have been married to my wife Julie for 41 years. We have two daughters and are all a big part of bear hunting and hunting in general. I live in Clear Lake, WI and do a majority of my hunting in Bayfield County.

Questionnaire Section 2:

With road closures severely limiting hunting access to large areas of timber company-owned land and county forest lands, we need BOD members who are willing and able to go to local government meetings and advocate for keeping land open for hunting. WBHA must continue devoting time to assure that bear hunting will continue to be recognized as a valuable activity here in Wisconsin.

Besides BOD meetings and the Annual meeting how much time can you commit per month? (Options: 2 hours, 4 hours, 10 hours, or More)

10 hours

How far are you willing to drive? (Options: 20 miles, 50 miles, 100 or more miles)

100 or more miles

What days are the best days? (Options: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Questionnaire Section 3:

What are some of the things you feel you can personally do to further accomplish the goals of WBHA?

I like to help contribute to the success of the WBHA and help make it stronger. I believe without WBHA we would not have our bear hunting with hounds as we know it. I will help promote the sport to youth and all people in general. I will help fight to support our heritage of hunting and hunting with hounds.

Questionnaire Section 4:

Knowing that the HSUS has an unlimited bankroll, and one that is far superior to what the WBHA has, what would you be willing to do to save your sport?

We need to support other hunting and outdoor organizations as well as our own. If we can all work together for the greater sportsman, when issues arise, we can help each other out. We can always educate the non hunting public about the positive, family oriented sport of bear hunting. We also need to educate our youth to grow up to be respectful of all aspects of hunting and the outdoors.