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Conference wahoo::fishing-v2

Title:	Fishing-V2: All About Angling
Notice:	Time to go fishin'! dayegins
Moderator:	WAHOO::LEVESQUE

Created:	Fri Jul 19 1991
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	548
Total number of notes:	9621

481.0. "Wildlife protection act" by SCOMAN::BING () Fri Mar 01 1996 15:16



I plan on sending the following letter to several newspapers
in the Boston area. It basically outlines what the Wildlife
Protection Act is, who sponsors it and what it's goals are.

Walt Bing

cross posted in bassin, fishing, firearms, hunting, archery conf. 


The Wildlife Protection Act. Sounds harmless doesn't it? In fact it
sounds like something you'd want to vote for. Afterall who doesn't
want to protect our wildlife? Too bad this is not about protecting
wildlife. All this is about is people from out of state and out of
this country forcing their opinions down your throat. This "Act"
will be on the November ballot here in Massachusetts. If it passes
it will ban trapping, fishing and certain forms of hunting. It will
also force the Fish and Wildlife dept to add anti-hunters to their
board. Think it can't happen? Think again. The people for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA) have been very good at getting anti hunting 
laws passed in this country. They have also enlisted the help of a 
gentleman from England who has successfully had fishing banned in many 
locales over there. If we're not careful it can happen here too. 
PETA plans of protests and demonstrations to force their opinions on you. 
They will verbally assault you, throw rocks in the water where you fish 
and purposely swim, boat and do whatever it takes to disturb your quiet 
peaceful day of fishing. Is that what you want? I certainly don't. I plan 
on voting against this supposed protection act and would ask that all 
of you do also. Whether you hunt and fish or not this will affect you 
and your children for years to come. I would rather see my children 
spend a day fishing than standing on a street corner. I'm sure you would 
to. We need to band together and tell these people that we don't want 
them or their idea's forced on us and the best way to do that is to say 
NO next November.

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481.1 similar in COlo SPECXN::BARNES Mon Mar 04 1996 15:12 47

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481.1	similar in COlo	SPECXN::BARNES		`Mon Mar 04 1996 15:12`	47
	we have/had a similar thing happening in Colorado. Due to pressure from anti-trapping elements and after a year of meetings and deliberations, a new trapping "law", if you will, went into effect here in COlo this year. The Colo DoW (Div of Wildlife) DID listen to and take recomendations from a board which consisted of DoW officers, landowners, ranchers, farmers, anti-trappers, environmentalists, city dwellers,etc. The DoW's reasoning for using the input from a varity of types of people was because that's what lives in Colo. The needs, wants, and desiers of ALL that enjoy the outdoors were taken into consideration. The results, outlawing steel legg-holding traps and snares were 2 of the many changes, (which were needed, just last week a lion had to be shot in the north end of COlo Spgs because it had killed a house pet, the lion was too injured by a snare to hunt deer)plus placing a season and limit on many species that are trapped PLUS elimanating trapping on species that are losing ground in COlo. This did not serve the needs and wants of anyone, but at least reached a happy medium for many. At least there was no vote...the public has no right voting on issues which we have elected and appointed personal to do, namely manage our wildlife... Joe Public (no offense intended with the next statement ) usually knows SQUAT about game management, (refer to out screwed up bear hunting laws we have now due to a public vote and all the bear problems we have). So, in effect,what I'm saying is that ALL types of people need to input to the issue as all types of people use the outdoors, BUT! I am totally against putting issues like this on a ballot...a special board needs to be made up, by the DoW, of wildlife users who would input to the DoW, or whatever ya'll call it back there, their ideas, needs and wants. (I'd like some more info on the acts -.1 says PETA is doing, not that I don't believe you, but I know some PETA people and they are against some of what You are saying the eastcoastPETA are doing and in fact deny that it happens anywhere) so what happens in COlo? Ranchers, who want the right to take out any depredatating animal they want at any time, get a Republican Senator to place a bill in the COlo COngress that RESENDS the new trapping law! Because the farmers and ranchers want to take out any depredatating animal they want in any way, at anytime, with no supervision by the DoW.....keep this stuff away from the lawmakers and keep it with the division personnel that are elected and appointed to do their job. my 3 cents deadhead

    
    
    we have/had a similar thing happening in Colorado. Due to pressure from
    anti-trapping elements and after a year of meetings and deliberations,
    a new trapping "law", if you will, went into effect here in COlo this
    year. The Colo DoW (Div of Wildlife) *DID* listen to and take
    recomendations from a board which consisted of DoW officers, landowners, 
    ranchers, farmers, anti-trappers, environmentalists, city dwellers,etc. 
    The DoW's reasoning for using the input from a varity of types of
    people was because that's what lives in Colo. The needs, wants, and 
    desiers of **ALL** that enjoy the outdoors were taken into consideration. 
    The results, outlawing steel legg-holding traps and snares were 2 of the
    many changes, (which were needed, just last week a lion had to be shot
    in the north end of COlo Spgs because it had killed a house pet, the
    lion was too injured by a snare to hunt deer)plus placing a season and 
    limit on many species that are trapped PLUS elimanating trapping on 
    species that are losing ground in COlo. This did not serve the needs and 
    wants of anyone, but at least reached a happy medium for many. At least 
    there was no vote...the public has no right voting on issues which we 
    have elected and appointed personal to do, namely manage our wildlife...
    Joe Public (no offense intended with the next statement ) usually knows 
    SQUAT about game management, (refer to out screwed up bear hunting laws 
    we have now due to a public vote and all the bear problems we have). 
    
    So, in effect,what I'm saying is that ALL types of people need to input
    to the issue as all types of people use the outdoors, BUT! I am totally
    against putting issues  like this on a ballot...a special board needs
    to be made up, by the DoW,  of wildlife users who would *input* to the 
    DoW, or whatever ya'll call it back there, their ideas, needs and
    wants.
    (I'd like some more info on the acts -.1 says PETA is doing, not that I 
    don't believe you, but I know some PETA people and they are against some of 
    what You are saying the eastcoastPETA are doing and in fact deny that it 
    happens anywhere)
    
    so what happens in COlo? Ranchers, who want the right to take out any
    depredatating animal they want at any time, get a Republican Senator to
    place a bill in the COlo COngress that RESENDS the new trapping law! 
    Because the farmers and ranchers want to take out any
    depredatating animal they want in any way, at anytime, with no
    supervision by the DoW.....keep this stuff away from the lawmakers and
    keep it with the division personnel that are elected and appointed to 
    do their job. 
    
    my 3 cents
    
    deadhead