Take Back The MDC
A Gathering Point for True Sportsmen
Introducing Bob Staton
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
I think we can all agree that those who lead our conservation department ought to have an impeccable resume and well documented history of leadership. As one senator recently stated, our Conservation Department is the "crown jewel" of all the nation's conservation departments and it's one they look up to for guidance on a regular basis.
With this fact in mind, the leadership of our conservation commission needs to be thoroughly screened before being appointed.
Ask yourself this one question while reading below. Are the other candidates on Gov. Blunts list for this appointment as qualified as Bob Staton?
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Bob Staton Speaks on his Philosophy of Fish, Forest, and Wildlife Management:
I believe the Missouri Department of Conservation is vested with the authority to manage, restore, and protect the fish, forest and wildlife resources of the state of Missouri. The Department should never lose site of the fact that they are entrusted with this responsibility by the people, and not by the resources. The real science I believe in managing these resources is in balancing biological science with common sense. Should either one of these be left out of the equation, it can lead to mismanagement. I believe that the value of the fish, forest, and wildlife resources is not intrinsic. I don’t believe that trees, fish, or wild game have an innate value, but rather an extrinsic one. Their value is what humans place on them. Missouri consists of lands that are over 90% in private ownership, so most resource management will take place on private lands. This has to be done in a mutual beneficial partnership and not by heavy handed regulations.
Missouri is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and the wise use of those resources defines conservation. I have hunted, fished, and trapped most of my life and I have passed those traditions on to three children and they in turn are passing them on to their children. I believe the Missouri Department of Conservation can be the best in the world, but only if they remember that their first job is to serve the people and then serve the resource.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Education, Central Missouri State University, 1975.
Master of Science in Education, Central Missouri State University, 1976.
Missouri Lifetime Teaching Certificate: K-12 physical education, K-12 Health, 7-9 Science\Biology
Missouri Conservation Agent 240 hour Training Academy
Related Awards:
1988 Past President's Award, North American Association of Hunter Safety Coordinators.
1993 Ken Anderson Memorial Instructor of the Year Award, Missouri Hunter Education Instructor Association.
1998 Friends of Missouri Hunter Education Award, Missouri Hunter Education Instructor Association
1999 Elected to International Hunter Education Association Hall of Fame.
2003 Elected to the Missouri Hunter Education Hall of Fame.
Employment:
Outreach and Education Division Field Chief, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Outreach & Education Division, 2002-2007.
Hunter Education Coordinator, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Protection Division, 1988-2002.
Outdoor Skills Project Coordinator, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Education Division, 1986-88.
Outdoor Skills Specialist, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Education Division, 1978-86.
High School Teacher and Coach, DeKalb R-5 High School, 1976-78.
Graduate Assistant, Central Missouri State University, 1975-76.
United States Army, 1969-71, served with 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from January 1970 to December 1970.
Missouri Dept. of Conservation Trimble Wildlife Area – hourly position summers of 1965, 1966, and 1967.
Related Experience:
Member of the Missouri Youth Hunter Education Challenge Board of Directors
Member of the Missouri Youth Shooting Sports Alliance Board of Directors
Missouri Hunter Education Instructor, 1975-present.
NRA Life Member
N.R.A. Training Counselor Emeritus
President of International Hunter Education Association, 1995-97.
Education Committee of International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies- 1988-1991
Hunter Education & Shooting Sports Committee of International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies- 1996 to present.
National Task Force on Turkey Hunting Safety - 1992.
Board of Education, California R-1 School District, 1992-94.
President of Board of Education, California R-1 School District, 1994-95.
Chairman of the Board, California Christian Church, 1988-89, and 1998-2002.
Authored Publications:
Missouri Department of Conservation:
CASTING & ANGLING Module
BASIC FISHING Module
MISSOURI STUDENT HUNTER EDUCATION MANUAL
MISSOURI TURKEY HUNTER EDUCATION MANUAL
Film Script for Missouri Hunter Education film ITS YOUR CHOICE
Numerous Magazine and Newspaper articles
Family:
Married for 29 years to Deborah Staton. Deborah has been a 4th grade teacher for the past 28 years.
I have three grown sons that live away from home, and six grandchildren.
Hobbies include hunting, fishing, dog training, golf, blacksmithing, and all types of shooting sports.
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Please call and ask the Governor if he will consider people for the conservation commission who have made it their lifes work to help and maintain hunting and shooting sports activities. Ask the governor to consider Bob Staton and another like him for this very important appointment.
Please take the time to call the governor at: (573)751-2019.
Sen. Dan Clemens Remarks
Just last month State Senator Dan Clemens made remarks on the Missouri Senate Floor expressing his concerns with the current leadership at the MDC. Please read his remarks and forward them on to others who may wish to read them. Click Here
Report to Elected Officials
Please download and pass on the Take Back The MDC report to elected officials concerning the current state of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Please call your state elected representatives and senators and tell them that you are concerned with the Leadership at the MDC. Tell them you want change!
Download HERE
