SJR 8208 Enshrining the right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution

[Special T]

Im not sold on how good this is. Most bills dont seem to account for the actual impact or unintended consequences  it may create.

Do you think this will actually effect the make up of the WDFW Comission? Do you think it will change the legislative or legal checks and balances? I fear this is a feel good measure that has not been fully vetted.

[bigtex]

Im not sold on how good this is. Most bills dont seem to account for the actual impact or unintended consequences  it may create.

Do you think this will actually effect the make up of the WDFW Comission? Do you think it will change the legislative or legal checks and balances? I fear this is a feel good measure that has not been fully vetted.

I don't disagree with you. Mainly posted it because many on here have been pushing for such an amendment.

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[Mtnwalker]

Im not sold on how good this is. Most bills dont seem to account for the actual impact or unintended consequences  it may create.

Do you think this will actually effect the make up of the WDFW Comission? Do you think it will change the legislative or legal checks and balances? I fear this is a feel good measure that has not been fully vetted.

I don't think anybody is under the illusion that it will immediately fix anything or have a drastic impact. If you listen to the lobbyists who have pushed similar bills through in other states they'll tell you the same thing. It's more-so intended as just another small tool in the belt for future litigations to point to as opportunity continues to be taken from sportsmen.

Also, I think the time of sitting on our hands for fear of "maybe" making things worse has long passed in WA. We can't continue to ride a sinking ship to the bottom just because we might make the leak worse unintentionally. 

[hunter399]

Im not sold on how good this is. Most bills dont seem to account for the actual impact or unintended consequences  it may create.

Do you think this will actually effect the make up of the WDFW Comission? Do you think it will change the legislative or legal checks and balances? I fear this is a feel good measure that has not been fully vetted.

I don't think anybody is under the illusion that it will immediately fix anything or have a drastic impact. If you listen to the lobbyists who have pushed similar bills through in other states they'll tell you the same thing. It's more-so intended as just another small tool in the belt for future litigations to point to as opportunity continues to be taken from sportsmen.

Also, I think the time of sitting on our hands for fear of "maybe" making things worse has long passed in WA. We can't continue to ride a sinking ship to the bottom just because we might make the leak worse unintentionally. 

I agree
I believe it won't change anything in management.
But will insure that hunting and fishing can't be completely removed.

[wags]

Good luck.
I won't be holding my breath.

[CarbonHunter]

Something is better than nothing but I’m not holding my breath that it will pass or even if it makes it out of committee.

[Twispriver]

I think this year is a "short" session so I will be surprised to see it get much traction this year without the words homeless, fentanyl or affordable housing attached to the title.

[SuperX]

I think this year is a "short" session so I will be surprised to see it get much traction this year without the words homeless, fentanyl or affordable housing attached to the title.

you forgot keywords climate change 

[ZaneHunts]

I'm curious to see if this goes anywhere, have my doubts but trying to stay hopeful.  As others have said, this won't fix all our problems but it's a step in the right direction.

https://www.howlforwildlife.org/wa_right_to_hunt_fish?utm_campaign=right_to_hunt_wa&utm_medium=email&utm_source=howlforwildlife

[CamoDup]

Supported and sent my comments. Howlforwildlife.org has some good bullet points if you need any help.

[Coughlin]

Supported and thanks for posting! I actually came to this section looking to see if anyone was talking about it. Glad we’re rallying this community to speak up.


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[jrebel]

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[Joe Rothrock]

The upcoming sportsmen's show in Puyallup would be a great place to rally major support for something such as this. It would be hard to find a more direct target audience anywhere else in the state. Just an idea!

[MADMAX]

 
 

[TriggerMike]

This getting any traction in committee yet?