A bill to outlaw polar bear hunting......introduced by our (WA) Rep.

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Michelle_Nelson:
Isn't their supposedly an Ice age every 10,000 or 100,000 years? The earth goes in cycles does it not. Every thing changes. Dinosaurs went extinct and so have alot of other species in the past. Some times i realy think we wory to much about things we can not change.

I am NOT saying I don't care if Polor Bears become extinct. What I am saying is that if they do their is probably nothing we can do about it. By all means BAN hunting on all Polor Bears. When the ice disapears what happens to the polar bears?

Who is to say we are even at fault for global warming. Hasn't it been proven their is an ice age every 10,000 or 100,000 years? Who's to say this Global warming thing isn't earth going through a natural cycle that it's been going through for as long as it's been here.

WAcoyotehunter:
I think you're right about the warm/cold cycles of the earth, however- geologic records show that those trends are very slow compared to the trend we're seeing now. Look at all the cars/factories/farms/and cut trees compared to only 200 years ago. How could this trend not be caused by us?
I do agree about the ice melt and polar bear demise...if their extinction is inevitable we should preserve them nicely in our trphy rooms :rolleyes:

Ray:
This proposed legislation doesn't outlaw US Hunters from polar bear hunting. In fact it is already against the law in the United States. It outlaws them from importing the trophy. I think it is clearly a political stunt to show that he is environmentally friendly. A feather to put in his cap when he needs to appease some eco crowds for the next election round and nothing more.

I don't want to hunt polar bears and never will. However those that do so legally in another country such as Canada shouldn't have political jokesters playing big chief with their legally sanctioned activities. Polar bears or not; Canada should be able to figure out when they want to outlaw hunting species there. This bill only serves to outlaw otherwise normal actions which take place after the hunt for many species. Taking the remains home to eat or utilize for a rug or mount. If I shoot any bear I don't do it in order to leave the body in the dirt where it dies. It might make many people think what's next ? Caribou??

In the overall picture of things I don't think it's such a big deal but don't give em an inch is the philosophy I prefer to take.

WAcoyotehunter:
I agree with you huntwa!

pacyew:

--- Quote from: huntwa on June 17, 2007, 04:15:47 PM ---A feather to put in his cap when he needs to appease some eco crowds for the next election round and nothing more.
In the overall picture of things I don't think it's such a big deal but don't give em an inch is the philosophy I prefer to take.

--- End quote ---

I concur. Inslee is one of the least engaged Reps that our State has ever had. Other than his votes and an occasional stunt like this, it's as if he doesn't exist. Considering his politics, probably a good thing.

Import of Polar Bear parts is a relatively new enactment. Originally, we lost the ability to import polar bear as a part of the '70's Marine Mammals Act. Considering their large numbers, this made as little sense as much of the rest of that Act. But, they are one of those "feel good" species, like the wolf. They are not listed as an endangered species, and according to most reputable Canadian Bios they are not in decline. They are not all drowning.

Passage of Inslee's measure will mostly mean that several settlements of Inuits in Canada's Arctic will simply have to find other means of making a living, but they'll be okay.

The bigger picture for us is that this is yet one more bit of nonsensical wildlife legislation to add to the existing heap.

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