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Originally Posted by sammyg2
The director of the california fish and game dept was recently forced to resign.
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... they followed up with a campaign against hound hunting. Bear and bobcat now are off the list for pursuit with a dog. It was done through the legislature, started by a senator from Torrance (an area with exactly zero bear population). Your dog now can be shot by a warden without questions asked if he perceives it is chasing a bear or bobcat. This includes the family labrador that may run off on a hike. To make up for the lost revenue from hound hunters, they included mammal hunting amendments that will allow to make up fees and licenses on what's still left to hunt with dogs (rabbits, coons, pigs and foxes ...)
Whenever you have a chance to speak up against this silliness, please do. This includes contacting your representatives if another bill is in the works.
G