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July 7, 2005
Volume 3, Number 17
State Caucus Update
Internet Hunting Bans See Action in Four States
Young Sportsmen to Benefit from Ohio Legislation
NASC News
NASC Executive Council Meets to Examine and Celebrate First Six Months
Internet Hunting Bans See Action in Four States
Pennsylvania is one step closer to prohibiting the unethical practice of remote hunting via the internet. House Bill 1435, introduced by NASC Executive Council Member Representative Marc J. Gergely (D-Allegheny), passed the House of Representatives on June 28 and now awaits a vote in the Senate. NASC would like to note that HB 1435 is Representative Gergely’s first piece of legislation as the primary sponsor to pass the House during his short time in office.
Michigan’s move to outlaw remote hunting went forward when the House concurred with Senate amendments and passed House Bill 4465. NASC Executive Council Member and Caucus Co-Chair Senator Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau) introduced the Senate version of the bill, and has served as a vocal advocate of the legislation in the Wolverine State.
California Senate Bill 1028, their version of an internet hunting ban, moved one step closer to completion when it passed from the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife to the Appropriations Committee on June 28.
In addition to progress made in other states, Wisconsin legislators passed a remote hunting bill on June 28. Assembly Bill 179, introduced by Representative Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford), now sits on the Governor’s desk. Representative Gunderson has a history of working on behalf of sportsmen by working to organize a May meeting of fellow legislators interested in forming a Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. Several of AB 179’s co-sponsors attended the meeting. Badger State legislators plan to continue their efforts to form a sportsmen’s caucus and expect to complete the process late this summer.
Young Sportsmen to Benefit from Ohio Legislation
Representative Stephen Buehrer (R-Delta) has gathered the support of eight additional state legislators to introduce HB 296, a bill to benefit young sportsmen by creating an apprentice hunting license in the Buckeye State. Part of the Families Afield initiative supported by two NASC Founding Partners, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation, and NASC sponsor, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the measure allows licensed veteran hunters to take inexperienced youth or adults out hunting before the completion of the long hunter safety course. The apprentice hunters will be required to remain close to the mentor during their time in the field and will ultimately need to take the full hunter safety course in order to obtain a standard hunting license. In addition to Representative Buehrer’s work to promote the sportsmen’s agenda in conjunction with Families Afield, he is also working with NASC with assistance from the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance to establish a state sportsmen’s caucus in Ohio.
NASC Executive Council Meets to Examine and Celebrate First Six Months of Bringing the Voices of Sportsmen to State Capitols
The Executive Council of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses was hosted by Founding Partner International Paper at their Hamilton Lake Conference Center in Lake Pleasant , New York last week to discuss the impact the organization has had in promoting a pro-sportsmen’s agenda in state legislatures across the country during its first six months. “From the onset, NASC took the position of playing offense and working to promote a pro-sportsmen’s agenda. The impact of sharing ideas, modeling legislation and having established lines of communications among state caucuses has been tremendous,” stated Maryland State Senator John Astle (D-Annapolis), NASC President. The purpose of the mid-year meeting was to examine the accomplishments of the NASC thus far, discuss the continued growth of the NASC and plan for the 2 nd Annual Meeting of the NASC to be held on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in St. Michaels November 13 - 16, 2005. To read more about the meeting, visit: www.statesportsmenslink.org/news/index.tpl?ID=47.
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