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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #150 on: March 06, 2014, 10:46:21 AM »
Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State

Other states are doing it.  It is not an easy process, but it can be done as has been shown in other states.  Proper wording in the legislation, timing, and public support are critical.  This topic thread is meant to keep the subject on our radar.

When the time comes, there will likely be a flood of propaganda from anti-hunting and animal-rights organizations.  These organizations have very obvious and demonstrated objectives to eliminate hunting, fishing, and trapping altogether.  They have also been attacking farming and ranching activities in various ways.

People have the right to hunt, fish, trap, farm, and ranch.  This is not just an issue about protecting and defending "sporting activities", "hobbies", or "recreational pastimes"; it's about protecting our heritage and traditions that have been at the core of our survival since mankind walked this earth.  It's about the right of pursuing sustenance (food) by hunting, fishing, trapping, farming, and ranching.  Without these activities established as rights, people will be forced to depend on retail entities (i.e. grocery stores), the government, or charity as their primary sources of sustenance if these “privileges” are suddenly taken away or improperly managed/regulated.  Give that some very careful and focused thought.

These activities should still be managed/regulated based on sound and unbiased science (i.e. harvest limits, seasons, land use, etc.) to ensure healthy and sustainable wildlife populations along with proper management of the resources used by farming and ranching.  This is an issue of rights versus privileges; there is a significant difference between the two.  The government and its emissaries are obligated to protect and defend rights versus the giving and taking of privileges on a whim depending on the current political climate.


The following link is a good resource for national updates on the subject:

State Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish
http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/state-constitutional-right-to-hunt-and-fish.aspx





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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #151 on: March 08, 2014, 10:01:51 PM »
“State Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish”
http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/state-constitutional-right-to-hunt-and-fish.aspx

Excerpt from the article:

“2014 Update
Eight states—Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia—are considering bills in 2014 that propose the creation of a state constitutional amendment to protect the right to hunt and fish.

2012 Election Update
In November of 2012, voters in four more states—Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Wyoming—overwhelmingly passed legislatively referred ballot measures to add a constitutional right to hunt and fish. The Mississippi legislature referred an amendment to the 2014 ballot. Seven other states—Hawaii, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Pennsylvania—considered legislation to amend the constitution to add the right to hunt and fish in 2012, but were unsuccessful.”

Information on states for 2014:

Alabama:
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2014/2/alabama-right-to-hunt-and-fish-legislation-to-be-considered-in-house-committee-tomorrow.aspx

http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ViewBillsStatusACASLogin.asp?BillNumber=hb322

http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONHistoryFrameMac.asp?OID=83412&LABEL=HB322

The bill:
http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONViewFrameMac.asp?TYPE=Instrument&INST=HB322&DOCPATH=searchableinstruments/2014RS/Printfiles/&PHYDOCPATH=//alisondb/acas/searchableinstruments/2014RS/PrintFiles/&DOCNAMES=HB322-int.pdf,,

Amendment:
http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONViewFrameMac.asp?TYPE=Amendment&AMDSUB=159345-4&DOCNAME=159345-4.pdf&DOCPATH=searchableinstruments/2014RS/Printfiles&INST=HB322


Indiana:
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/resolutions/senate/joint/9

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2014/1/indiana-constitutional-right-to-hunt-and-fish-scheduled-for-monday-committee-hearing.aspx


Michigan:
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%280hqasv55ixvljyuuxqtnegih%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2013-SJR-S&query=on

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28bqyg2hawbidfspjvgi0xmb45%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2013-HJR-K&query=on



Missouri:
http://legiscan.com/MO/text/HJR59/id/917835


New Jersey:
ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20142015/ACR/94_I1.PDF

http://legiscan.com/NJ/text/ACR94/id/926419


New York:
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S3049-2013


Pennsylvania:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=410


West Virginia:
http://legiscan.com/WV/bill/SJR10/2014

http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Three-Constitutional-Amendments-Pass-WVa-Senate-247386201.html

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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #152 on: March 11, 2014, 12:54:44 PM »

The attacks on hunting continue -

Alert from SCI:

"L 671 Puts Nebraska’s Hunting Heritage At Risk"
http://firstforhunters.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/l-671-puts-nebraskas-hunting-heritage-at-risk/


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Sound and unbiased science should be the foundation and mandate of wildlife management, not the politicized opinions and abuse of power by anti-hunting politicians.  Know who they are and VOTE them out of office.
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #153 on: March 14, 2014, 10:12:19 AM »
NRA-ILA Alert:

"Alabama: Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment Will be Voted on in the House Tomorrow!"
Posted on March 12, 2014
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2014/3/alabama-right-to-hunt-and-fish-constitutional-amendment-will-be-voted-on-in-the-house-tomorrow.aspx

If you know anyone in Alabama, please pass this on to them.  Ask them to contact their state Representative TODAY and respectfully urge him or her to vote “YES” on HB 322 to ensure the right to hunt and fish for future generations.

Contact information for their state Representative can be found here:
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/houseroster_alpha.html .
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #154 on: March 18, 2014, 01:20:02 AM »
huntrights
Thanks so much for your dedication with this issue. If you look at this topic in the board you will see that there have been over 23,000 views of this topic, that tells everyone how important this issue really is.
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #155 on: March 18, 2014, 12:46:05 PM »
Quote from: bearpaw on March 18, 2014, 01:20:02 AM
huntrights
Thanks so much for your dedication with this issue. If you look at this topic in the board you will see that there have been over 23,000 views of this topic, that tells everyone how important this issue really is.

We definitely need to keep this on our radar.  Our rights (currently privileges) to hunt, fish, and trap are being diminished, manipulated, and/or eliminated by anti-hunting and animal-rights organizations every chance they get by using every tool they have at their disposal to achieve their agendas.  Farming and ranching, which also deal directly with sustenance (food), should be included in any legislation that is proposed because they also are coming under attack in various ways from those same “anti” organizations.  We can't look at this as just a Washington issue; it is a national issue.  Progress is being made on a state-by-state basis, but there is still much to do.  People in this state need to start educating themselves on this subject and help their family, friends, and colleagues understand why it is necessary.  There is a big difference between rights and privileges.  The government would be obligated to protect and defend these rights versus giving and taking privileges on the whim of the current political climate.  All one has to do is observe the anti-hunting mayhem taking place in California and some other states.  It is important that citizens in this state learn to recognize the tidal-wave of propaganda that the anti-hunting and animal-rights organizations will most likely disseminate when the time comes.

This is a good time to point out again that the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) is a national organization that is constantly fighting for our rights to hunt, fish, and trap.  It is a very good organization to join and support.

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA)
http://www.ussportsmen.org/

     Individual memberships:
     http://www.ussportsmen.org/join/individual-membership/

     Business memberships:
     http://www.ussportsmen.org/join/business-memberships/

     Club memberships:
     http://www.ussportsmen.org/join/club-membership/
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #157 on: April 06, 2014, 09:06:15 PM »
I like it .... :tup: All states should be heading for the same bill ... :tup:
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #158 on: April 06, 2014, 09:07:03 PM »
"Changed wording delays debate on right to hunt, fish in Indiana"
"Public vote will come in 2016 at the earliest"

http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/x787210245/Changed-wording-delays-debate-on-right-to-hunt-fish-in-Indiana
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #159 on: April 06, 2014, 09:11:02 PM »
Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on April 06, 2014, 09:06:15 PM
I like it .... :tup: All states should be heading for the same bill ... :tup:

We can do this.  We need to educate the public and keep our focus.  Once the process starts, the anti's will likely flood the media with their propaganda.
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #160 on: April 06, 2014, 09:17:18 PM »

"Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2014)"

"The Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment is on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Mississippi as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would establish a constitutional right to hunt, fish and harvest game species throughout Mississippi."

http://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Right_to_Hunt_and_Fish_Amendment_%282014%29

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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #161 on: April 06, 2014, 09:25:06 PM »
definitely a good thing ..its about time the people start realizing that the way this country is heading they best try and save what privileges we have left ...I hate to use the word Privilege ...it should be a right as long as you obey the laws set worth to protect the resource ....
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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #162 on: April 21, 2014, 01:21:34 PM »
Why Hunting and Fishing need to become Constitutional Rights:

Anti-Hunting Senator Takes Another Run at Nebraska Mountain Lion Ban
Posted on April 8, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/legislative-action/anti-hunting-senator-takes-another-run-at-nebraska-mountain-lion-ban/


Wolf Management Under Attack in Minnesota
Posted on March 28, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/legislative-action/wolfmanagementunderattackinminnesota/


TV News Affiliate Covers Hunter Harassment
Posted on March 27, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/hunting/tv-news-affiliated-covers-hunter-harassment/


HSUS: Breaking the Bank in Maine
Posted on January 24, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/hunting/hsus-breaking-the-bank-in-maine/


USSAF Intervenes in Western Great Lakes Wolf Lawsuit
Posted on May 8, 2013
http://www.ussportsmen.org/hunting/ussaf-intervenes-in-western-great-lakes-wolf-lawsuit/


Anti-Trapping Bill Introduced in New Hampshire
Posted on January 10, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/trapping/anti-trapping-bill-introduced-in-new-hampshire/


Antis Threaten Lawsuit to Ban Trapping in Montana
Posted on August 29, 2012
http://www.ussportsmen.org/trapping/antis-threaten-lawsuit-to-ban-trapping-in-montana/


America’s Top 10 Threats to Trapping
Posted on August 22, 2012
http://www.ussportsmen.org/trapping/americas-top-10-threats-to-trapping-2/


Anti: Sierra Club Pushes Anti-trapping Agenda
Posted on April 5, 2012
http://www.ussportsmen.org/trapping/sierra-club-pushes-anti-trapping-agenda/


2014: The Year of the Ballot Issue?
Posted on January 10, 2014
http://www.ussportsmen.org/legislative-action/2014-the-year-of-the-ballot-issue/


Current Litigation Efforts
http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/advocacy/currentlitigation#wywolf


Anti-gun and Anti-Hunting Radicals Attack U.S. Trap Shooter
Posted on August 10, 2012
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2012/anti-gun-and-anti-hunting-radicals-attack-us-trap-shooter.aspx?s=&st=&ps=


Top Anti Hunting organizations in the US
http://www.examiner.com/list/top-anti-hunting-organizations-the-us


Florida Fishing Access in the Crosshairs
Posted on September 6, 2013
http://www.ussportsmen.org/fishing/florida-fishing-access-in-the-crosshairs/


PETA Chastises Angler after Accident
August 8, 2013
http://www.ussportsmen.org/fishing/peta-chastises-angler-after-accident/


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Re: Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights in Washington State
« Reply #163 on: May 09, 2014, 10:19:47 AM »

"National Conference of State Legislatures"

"State Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish"

May 1, 2014 Update

http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/state-constitutional-right-to-hunt-and-fish.aspx
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