We now have a governor who doesn t fish, and the only hunting he does is for publicity, he said. We ve got a director of wildlife position that s open right now. Why is it open they can t find qualified candidates to apply for it, said Grant. When they finally found one, the candidate said he d rather stay working in Alaska, said Grant. You ve got to have some passion.
Passionate people get things done.
I can tell you, the people who hunt and fish have passion for their sport, he said. In order to get things done you have to have people with passion. We don t seem to have that ingredient right now, said Grant. Some of Grant s comments to the committee may not have been completely accurate. When first nominated for the position of DNR commissioner, Allen Garber said he had occasionally fished.