[ZGuy]

I caught this a bit late, but wanted to bring it up on our radar. I have not been able to determine the outcomes of these bills in the Commission meetings.

Anyone having further information, please post it.

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[Centurion2000]

To all the hunters out there in California that never worried : After they take your dogs, they will come for your shotguns.

[gundog]

Bunnies and squirrels must be the only mammals that are still legal to hunt with dogs in Kalifornia...birds will be next. Time to train cats to retrieve.

[RicocheT]

The next time or six a mountain lion carries away a small child, tell the mama you can't track the cat with dogs due to these laws.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Darn, I was almost done training my dog for the next big whale hunt.

[sauropod]

Keep me posted please.

[sergeantdave]

Sorry about no breaks and paragraphs. Still trying to figure out posting here - California Anti-Hunting Bill Stopped by Sportsmen (Columbus) ˆ Hundreds of sportsmen turned out today at the California Capitol Building and derailed a bill that would ban hunting with hounds.   The bill was defeated in an Assembly Committee by a vote of ten to four. Tony Celebrezze, director of field services for the U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance, testified at the hearing for the bill in Sacramento.  He told the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife that Assembly Bill 342 was unnecessary and would cost California taxpayers millions of dollars in lost hunting revenue. Assemblyman Paul Koretz (D-Los Angeles) introduced the measure. Over 500 sportsmen turned out in a show of opposition to Koretz‚s bill. „In our 25 years of fighting for sportsmen‚s rights, I cannot recall a larger turnout by sportsmen on a legislative matter,‰ said Rick Story, senior vice president for the U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance.  „The strong show of support will send a message to the California Assembly, and the Senate, that California hunters are a political force not to be taken lightly.‰ Other witnesses in opposition to AB 342 were Dennis Foster, executive director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, Steve Moreno from the National Wild Turkey Federation and representatives from the California Houndsmen for Conservation and other local sportsmen‚s groups. „Hunters spend more than $530 million each year in California.  This bill would have put those dollars at risk for no reason,‰ said Celebrezze. „The committee showed common sense in stopping this bad bill.‰ The bill originally banned all hunting with hounds.  A storm of sportsmen‚s contacts to legislators caused Koretz to amend AB 342 to prohibit only the pursuit and taking of black bear and bobcat with hounds.  The tactic was merely an effort to placate sportsmen‚s strong opposition to the bill. The U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance, through its Field Services Department and its California lobbyist, worked with key national and local sportsmen‚s groups to defeat the measure.  The National Wild Turkey Federation, Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, the California Houndsmen for Conservation, and the California Waterfowl Association are among the organizations that helped raise awareness, motivate hunters to take action, and raise funds to defeat the bill.   This was the second time in as many weeks that anti-hunters were defeated by sportsmen-activists in California.  The U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance and its partners also coordinated a successful effort to defeat AB 1190, which sought to ban dove hunting.  It was pulled from the committee agenda last week at the request of its sponsor.  The U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers nationally in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs.  For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen‚s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org .

[Mr. Jeeves]

Typical. Our state is going down the drain financially and these two dipsticks (Nation is my Assemblyman, unfortunately) are wasting time on trivial bills to keep their party's extreme Left happy.

[Weimdog]

What the hell are they doing up in Sacramento?

Have they forgetten about the BUDGET, ENERGY CRISIS, and the WATER CRISIS?

Democrats...grrrrrrr!

[AngryJawa]

I'm OK with this just as long as a citizen can still use his dog to track CA assemblymen...;^)

[Myrddin]

I see no opposition to the dove issue. My wife is a master falconer. She had to take hunter's safety classes (firearms oriented) to get a hunting license. She is hunting with a bird of prey. The birds of prey don't bother to read the hunting regulations. They go for available food. If dove hunting is outlawed, how do you reconcile a bird of prey fetching food?

We have relocated from San Diego to Idaho now. Idaho requires a hunting license, but no firearms on permitted when hunting with a bird of prey. That's a dicey proposition sometimes. The open areas for hunting also come with black bears and mountain lions around Pocatello.

The California legislature shows utter stupidity again. I'm so glad I left.

[joesnuffy]

Well at least Iraq is free....
wonder if Calif is next?

[an amused spectator]

The California lawnuts strike again!

[meadsjn]

and criminalize use of dogs when hunting mammals

Thank goodness I don't live in California. In my locale, liberals are not considered mammals, there's no bag limit, and they are never out of season.

[vetvetdoug]

I am sure glad I live in a state that is not as enlightened as Kalifornica. I cannot wait until September for the first dove hunt. Nothing is prettier than a bird dog on a point. I took care of the Grand National Champion Birddogs for 1984,1985, 1987 and 1988. Beagles setting down on a rabbit chase make a sound that is unique and pleasant to rabbit hunters. Food is food and pets are pets and those that care to differ can eat tofu all they want but they had better leave me alone.