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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Mar 22, 2012 10:18:33 GMT -7
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Mar 22, 2012 13:04:13 GMT -7
UPDATE 3-22-2012 @ 2:00pm!!!
I just talked to State Representative Carlos Bilbo. He reported to me that the Idaho Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap Bill HJR002a, was PASSED in the House, and is now ready to go to the Governors Desk for his Signature.
Go Governor Butch Otter!!!!!
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Post by Timber Butte Outdoors on Apr 7, 2012 9:25:59 GMT -7
UPDATE: Saturday April 7, 2012
I received this today. We encourage everyone, when you go to your voting polls, please vote in favor of this.
Gary
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Amendment Passes Senate and Will Be on November Ballot
Posted on March 28, 2012
Yesterday, the Idaho Senate voted 31 to 3 to pass House Joint Resolution 2a, a much-needed constitutional amendment that would provide meaningful protections against anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. HJR 2a passed the House on March 22 by a 63 to 4 vote. HJR 2a will now be on the ballot for voter approval this November.
The NRA has been working with state House and Senate leadership to produce a robust constitutional amendment. Thanks to their efforts, HJR 2a contains most of the core tenets of the NRA’s model Right to Hunt language that have been developed over recent years.
For instance, HJR 2a, introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee, would guarantee the rights of Idahoans to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife “by the use of traditional methods.” This would eliminate any opportunities for well-funded animal rights activists to ban the use of certain methods like archery tackle or dogs for hunting. In other jurisdictions, these radical groups have sought to ban these “cruel” and “unsporting” methods, and HJR 2a will help to ensure they do not succeed in Idaho.
In addition, HJR 2a specifies that hunting, fishing and harvesting of wildlife shall be used as a “preferred means” of managing and controlling wildlife. This provision would ensure that sportsmen will continue to be used as the state’s responsible game managers instead of the taxpayer-funded sharpshooters and unproven, expensive wildlife contraception schemes employed in other jurisdictions.
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