Animals "Rights" Activists back in Trenton.
Proposed bill web site below
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1500/1202_I1.PDF
http://www.ussportsmen.org/Read.cfm?ID=2204
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Proposal Ban Lead from all Bullets Ma. possible NJ.
http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article38345.htm
Posted 1/27/08
NEW JERSEY: The Garden State's Gun Owners Are Under Attack! As we
have reported, three members of the New Jersey Assembly have introduced
bills that would make it harder for law-abiding citizens to purchase firearms and maintain their firearm permits and pay their license fees, as well as punish parents that purchase imitation firearms for their children. These bills are just one step closer to destroying gun ownership in the Garden State. We have been keeping a watchful eye on the General Assembly, but need your help to make sure that your rights are protected. Please continue checking your email and refer to Http://www.NRAILA.org for the status of these bills and any other Second Amendment or hunting related-legislation in the Garden State. Animal "Rights" Activists Back at it in Trenton! A1202, sponsored by Assemblyman Chiappone. would stack the Fish & Game Council with five individuals recommended to the Governor by acknowledged anti-fishing and
anti-hunting organizations: The New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance, The
Bear Education and Resource Group, and the Humane Society of the United
States. The five anti-fishing and anti-hunting nominees would be based
upon their "experience in environmental protection or other fields
relevant to animal welfare and with a background in the preservation of
wildlife." A1202 is just one more attempt by animal "rights" extremists
to destroy our outdoor heritage in New Jersey. Please contact your
Assembly member today and respectfully urge him or her to oppose this
legislation. Your Assembly member can be found by visiting
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp.
Posted 1/9/08
Subject:2008 Fish, Game & Wildlife Bills
To:ap.maurosr@verizon.net
FYI (Special attention to bill A1202 & SCR57)
Ant
ENVIRONMENT - FISH, GAME AND WILDLIFE A283 Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
A952 Dedicates $20 million annually in realty transfer fee revenues to
pay for development, improvement, and repair of State parks, forests,
recreation areas, historic sites, natural areas and fish and wildlife
areas.
A1202 Changes composition and revises authority of Fish and Game
Council; creates nonlethal alternative committee within council.
A1667 Clarifies that Fish and Game Council has sole authority to
regulate freshwater fishing, hunting, and trapping.
A1669 Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
A1699 Requires assessment of bay scallop resource, and authorizes DEP
to establish a bay scallop fishery.
A1808 Authorizes DEP and NJ Marine Fisheries Council to regulate
taking and management of striped bass.
A1851 Authorizes special Recreational Fishing Alliance license plate.
S75 Establishes the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in the DEP
and appropriates $200,000.
S255 Authorizes special Recreational Fishing Alliance license plate.
S336 Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
S747 Appropriates $75 million from Cigarette Tax Securitization
Proceeds Fund to DEP for capital construction projects in State parks,
forests, and wildlife management areas.
SCR57 Proposes constitutional amendment to preserve right of people to
hunt, fish and harvest game subject to certain restrictions as may be
prescribed by the Legislature
Anthony P. Mauro, Sr.
Chairman, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance http://www.njoutdooralliance.org
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Posted 1/13/08
Humane Society merging anti-hunting forces
By Bob Frye
TRIBUNE-REVIEW OUTDOORS EDITOR
Monday, December 31, 2007
The voice of America's anti-hunting forces is trying to become
more powerful.
In what the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance is calling a
"precisely-calculated effort," the Humane Society of the
United States is attempting to consolidate all of the animal
rights movement's political power under a single umbrella.
Humane Society director Wayne Pacelle reportedly told one
publication that his organization may soon merge with at least
three unnamed animal rights organizations.
"The HSUS is playing up a mainstream reputation in hopes of
becoming the primary mouthpiece for the animal rights
movement," said Bud Pidgeon, president of the Sportsmen's
Alliance. "It is not difficult to convince a smaller group to
unite with a multimillion dollar organization that will push
its political agenda, be it to end hunting or eliminate animal
research.
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"Sportsmen will no doubt see HSUS continue to grow in this
way."
The Humane Society previously absorbed the Fund for Animals in
2005 and the Doris Day Animal League in 2006. It has 10.5
million members or supporters -- 3.1 million more than it had
just five years ago.
The group has an annual budget of $112 million, some of which
it used -- for the first time ever last year -- to back or
oppose candidates for public office based on their
animal-related voting history.
Young hunters
If there's some good news for hunters -- albeit mixed good
news -- it's that they are getting a little boost from
youngsters.
According to new data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the ratio of hunters ages 6 to 15 has grown almost 4 percent
since 2001. In that year, 10.9 percent of hunters were between
6 and 15 years old. In 2006, though, that had jumped to 11.3
percent.
That's significant because hunting was the only one of the
three outdoor activities monitored by the Fish and Wildlife
Service to show an increase in youth participation.
Twenty-three percent of fishermen were between the ages of 6
and 15 in 2001. In 2006, just 21.7 percent did. Likewise, the
percentage of wildlife watchers ages 6 to 15 was 16 percent in
2001; in 2006, it fell to 14.4.
The reason those numbers are of mixed value from the hunting
side is that participation among older people continues to
decline. The number of hunters 16 and older declined by more
than 3 percent, to 12.5 million, from 2001-06.
Sportsmen's groups are hopeful that new initiatives aimed at
recruiting young hunters, like Pennsylvania's mentor hunting
program, ultimately will offset those declines.
Benefits of wilderness
Designating more of the Allegheny National Forest as official
"wilderness" would be good for Pennsylvania's economy,
according to a new report.
According to "Allegheny National Forest Wilderness: Economic
Benefits for Pennsylvania," wilderness supports economic
opportunities, enhances property values and boosts recreation.
Adding to it in the Allegheny would not impact the Forest
Service's ability to meet its timbering goals, either, says
the report, which was done by The Wilderness Society and
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness.
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness has proposed designating eight
special areas totaling 54,460 acres in the forest for
wilderness designation. Less than 2 percent of the Allegheny
is currently listed as wilderness.
Nationwide, 18 percent of national forests are wilderness. In
the East, 11 percent of forests bear that designation.
The complete report can be downloaded at
www.pawild.org/pdfs/ANF_wilderness_economics.pdf.
Bob Frye can be reached at bfrye@tribweb.com or 724-838-5148.
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