Montana has a law against harassing hunters or fisherman. We also passed a bill this year that makes it our constitutional right to hunt and fish. This was done to fend off any attack from PETA and others.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/14/2005 7:45:02 AM >>> I don't follow politics/laws/etc. that closely, but I was pleased to read in this morning's paper that Indiana has a law against someone harassing people who are fishing. I'll try to look into it a little more. Allan > hate to think what would happen to a Texas Senator who proposed >such a bill. You're right, Ed. None of us outdoorsmen can stand by >and do nothing while the animal rights groups strip us of two of our >most cherished traditions. What can we do? Email our state >administration, governor, senators, congressmen. Write letters to >the editor of our newspapers. Some will say that by stirring the >pot, we will give undue publicity to PETA and other like >organizations. Maybe so, but if we don't harken to the call, they >will slowly do away with all hunting and fishing. Remember, in >Britian they've already outlawed Fox Hunting with dogs. I'm sure >PETA or its european counterpart led the way on this. >It's a danged shame that 5 % of the populace can control the other >95 %. Just think of our other rights that are being eroded. BTW, >what I'm writing ain't politics, it's about SURVIVAL! > >Like I've said many times before. I FISH BECAUSE I MUST ! It's a >way of life for me and is what keeps me young at heart. > >Sorry about the Soap Box, but this PETA crap drives me nuts !!!! > >JIMMY D > >******************************************************************* >Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, >GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, >humorist and half-assed Texan. > >Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", � >http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html > >******************************************************************** >"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly >fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback." > >Jimmy D. Moore - � [2004] >******************************************************************* -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
