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November 30, 2005
Volume 3, Number 26
State Caucus Update
Michigan Caucus Member Introduces Youth Hunting Legislation
Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Foundation Hosts 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Sunday Hunt
Beyond The Caucuses
New Jersey Formally Approves Bear Hunt, Immediately Targeted by Lawsuit
Utah Wildlife Board Sends Proposal to Reduce Hunting Age Restrictions to Legislature
Michigan Caucus Member Introduces Youth Hunting Legislation
Hoping to pass the bill in time to get more young hunters out during next year’s deer season and in line with the goals and objectives of the Families Afield program, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Scott Hummel (R-DeWitt) has introduced H 5192 to lower the minimum age requirements for deer, elk and bear hunting with a firearm on private land. Current restrictions limit these big game hunts to those 14 or older. Under Rep. Hummel’s bill, the age would be reduced to 12. According to reports, the state’s Department of Natural Resources would like to see the law changed for public lands as well.
Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Foundation Hosts 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Sunday Hunt
Celebrating the third year that Sunday hunting has been legal in the state of Maryland, the Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Foundation hosted their annual Sunday deer hunt at the Winbak Farm in Cecil County this past weekend. The hunt benefits the Maryland Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry program. All 25 harvested deer were donated to the program which provides the meat from donated game to shelters feeding the hungry. The organization also raffled a Winchester shotgun to raise nearly $1,500 for the Maryland Sportsmen’s Foundation to continue its work with the Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. This past year, the Maryland Caucus was able to get Sunday Hunting expanded to allow additional counties to hunt on Sunday.
New Jersey Formally Approves Bear Hunt, Immediately Targeted by Lawsuit
Now that New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell has formally approved a bear hunt following two years of debate and court battles, animal rights activists have sued the state to cancel the hunt currently scheduled for next week. After a limited hunt in 2003, the first in more than 30 years in the Garden State, encounters with troublesome bears dropped by more than a third. The court plans to hear arguments on whether to stop the hunt approved by wildlife management officials on Friday.
Utah Wildlife Board Sends Proposal to Reduce Hunting Age Restrictions to Legislature
Last week the Utah Wildlife Board approved a proposal to reduce the age of big game hunting from 14 to 12 and eliminate the current age restrictions on small game hunting. This measure promotes the objectives of the Families Afield initiative to open up hunting to a younger generation. The proposal must now be approved by the legislature before taking effect.
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