A Bill to Protect Federal Hunting Lands
I was reading “The Hog Blog” and discovered that a new bill has been introduced to protect federal hunting land. Here is the press release from US Sportsmen.
Legislation to protect quality hunting on federal land has been introduced in Congress.
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Georgia, on Tuesday introduced SB 408, the Hunting Heritage Protection Act. A key element of the bill is a stipulation for “no net loss” of hunting on federal land. Under the provision, the government is directed to maintain, within the confines of state and federal law, current levels of federal hunting lands. It requires the opening of compensatory huntable land if an area is closed to the sport.
Senate Bill 408 awaits debate in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Several states, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi and West Virginia have recently passed “no net loss” laws that protect state hunting land for future generations. Sportsmen’s grassroots support paid off in each of these states, and is needed to ensure the passage of SB 408.
Take Action! Sportsmen nationwide are urged to contact their U.S. senators. Let them know SB 408 is important for the future of hunting and will help ensure America’s outdoor heritage for years to come. To find your senator and for contact information, call (202) 224-3121 or use the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.
This is an important piece of legislation so please contact Senator Burr and Senator Dole and let them know we expect them to stand up for our hunting heritage.
Cool story brotha. Wish you could have got one, after all the head ache. T.
This is an excellent piece of legislation that all sportsman should strongly support!
I know in my home state of Oklahoma, the public land I hunted was slowly but surely sold off until it was next to impossible to know what was and wasn’t public or private. It was really sad, because much of the land had been open to the public for many years and a lot of people hunted it regularly. It was large enough to support all the hunters without worry of being crowded, but after the sell-offs began, many had to find new areas to hunt because we were on top of one another.
I urge all sportsman to be very vocal to their Senators on supporting this bill, so that the situation that happened to me won’t happen to others.
Cliff
Comment by Cliff — February 8, 2007 @ 8:59 am
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