B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland to Retire at Year-End After 12 Years; Succession Search Open

The sport's highest-profile conservation desk just opened a hiring window with the incumbent still answering email. Gilliland stays through December and is the contact for candidates, which means the transition starts as a network handoff, not a cold posting. State agencies and B.A.S.S. Nation partners should assume relationship capital is in motion now.