Multiple animal-related bills will be reviewed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives this week, erupting concern and contempt from a wide range of the state’s citizenry, including hunters, farmers, and domestic pet owners. Lawmakers have filed dozens of bills this session focused on wildlife or domesticated animals, ranging from measures to ban the docking of dog tails, to eviscerating the N.H. Fish & Game Department’s hunting policy Commission and targeting hunting contests for deer and coyote.
Popularity Contest: MA hunting contest ban is latest “societal” quagmire
Despite the immense benefits regulated hunting promotes, concern over protections for the natural world become more polarized as society drifts farther and farther away from these subsistence activities. This includes any perceived “perversion” of natural resources - backing both the greater hunting community and wildlife management professionals into a corner with regard to what should or should not be tolerated.
California's Trapping Ban: A closer look at the ramifications
For many, the decision came as no surprise, given the historic (and often questionable) legislative decisions and ballot reforms that have plagued "the Sunshine State" for decades. Equally important to note - the recent passage of a ban on trapping is just the first in a line of restrictive animal-use legislation. What does it mean for the citizens of California?
California becomes first state to outright ban regulated trapping
NH Fish & Game: Tied to the Whipping Post
With the greater hunting & fishing community leading the “financial charge” to manage and conserve wildlife for all stakeholders, the selfish perpetuation of moral superiority seems to be the driving force for local activists - shaking their fists at the hunting community and real wildlife professionals while damning the human race for ever setting foot off the designated hiking trails.