I would like to suggest everyone become an active participant in supporting the following and taking an active part in helping inform the "government?" of California that they need to start paying attention to the true issues regarding hunting in this state.

ent: Friday, September 10, 2010 8:39 AM
Subject: Fw: Ted COHA Field Wire: Immediate Action Needed: Three Pro-Hunting Bills on Governor's Desk Governor

Please fax or send messages as indicated below......all 3 of these need to be passed..

Subject: Ted COHA Field Wire: Immediate Action Needed: Three Pro-Hunting Bills on Governor's Desk

Take a little time and make the effort to email the gov on these bills. Just say "I Support the bills" and give bill numbers. They count support verses non support Tally's

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September 9, 2010 Issue 2010-14



Immediate Action Needed
Three Pro-Hunting Bills On Governor's Desk

The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) is asking California hunters, as well as our 40-plus member organizations, to contact the Governor's office as soon as possible in support of three separate pieces of positive state legislation. The following COHA-sponsored bills received broad bipartisan support within the State Legislature, and are currently awaiting consideration by Governor Schwarzenegger:

SB 1058 (Harman) would provide accountability and transparency over the expenditure of hunting license tag/stamp revenues to help ensure that the funds are used for game species conservation and public hunting purposes. The bill would create a single, consolidated fiscal account for all big game tag funds, create an advisory committee of sportsmen's groups to review and provide comment on proposed expenditures of hunting license tag/stamp monies and facilitate greater nonprofit assistance with related conservation projects. For a sample letter, click here.

AB 1254 (Berryhill) would authorize the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to temporarily suspend, as well as seek reimbursement of, a County's expenditure of DFG fine monies should DFG find that the County is improperly spending such funds on purposes unrelated to fish and wildlife conservation. The bill also authorizes DFG to offer incentives (e.g. special hunting opportunities) to hunter education instructors in order to recruit and maintain a sufficient number of instructors statewide. For a sample letter, click here.

AB 979 (Berryhill) would keep local governments from arbitrarily banning or restricting hunting and fishing activities. This measure is necessary as growing urban development, competing recreational uses and a general anti-hunting sentiment continue to impact on traditional outdoor opportunity. For a sample letter, click here.

Support letters may be faxed to the Governor at 916-558-3160. You may also email his office by visiting his web site.

Thank you for your assistance!



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Frank

Its kind of a strange thing Frank. You see all of the posts on here about heading out to Colorado, or Montana, or Wyoming, or Arizona, or Nevada, or Utah, or Washington, or Oregon.

You never see any posts of anyone heading to California. Does that mean that California makes it difficult for folks from other states to hunt in California.

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
Frank

Its kind of a strange thing Frank. You see all of the posts on here about heading out to Colorado, or Montana, or Wyoming, or Arizona, or Nevada, or Utah, or Washington, or Oregon.

You never see any posts of anyone heading to California. Does that mean that California makes it difficult for folks from other states to hunt in California.

California has a number of issues that hamper effective wildlife management. The number one problem is that the Cal Dept of Fish and Game does not have the last say in wildlife management. An example is that when the cougar population began to grow, the DFG proposed a cougar hunting season but the antis got an initiative on the state ballot and outlawed cougar hunting. In another case, in San Luis Obispo county (my home) the black bear population has reached huntable numbers and bear problems are increasing in frequency but the county planning commission has the final say and they don't want anyone to shoot Yogi so no bear hunt. That's what one of these bills addresses, give the wildlife biologists the final say, not some housewife whose only knowledge of wildlife comes from watching Lion King. I could go on and on but the bottom line is that the hunting is not as good as some other states, the licenses aren't cheap and many are on draws, and because of this, the general population does not see much benefit to hunting.

Thanks for the heads up Frank. We all need to stick together to save hunting everywhere. Any infringements in hunting or gun rights in one region effectively reduces our rights everywhere.

22WRF,
California has a lot to offer in big game hunting (mule deer, blacktail deer, Tule elk, Rocky Mountain elk, Roosevelt elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, black bear, and pigs.) But there aren't a lot of tags for the more sought-after species. And honestly you have a better chance of record book heads in other states so I'm sure we're lower on the serious trophy hunters list unless they're looking for a big blacktail or Tule elk.

For a long time in my pig hunting business I was about 30 to 40% nonresident hunters, but then DFG doubled the license and tag fees so it makes a lot more sense for the hunter traveling a long distance to hunt TX for next to nothing in fees.

I would think that the answer to the problem lies with the sportman and sportwomen theirselves.

The power is in the ballot box, and of course with MONEY.

Piss on Ca.

That state has done everything it can to undermine all the states around it. Everything from environmental issues, to water rights, to politics.

I spent 3 years there in the Navy and my shadow will never darken the soil of that state again. And, I'll never personally spend another nickle of my hard earned money there.

While I did some deer and hog hunting there, it was without a doubt the single most hunter hostile place I've ever been.

So, sorry, no support will be coming from me. Personally, I believe they should build a fence around that state and not let anyone leave until they have fixed all the screw ups.

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
I would think that the answer to the problem lies with the sportman and sportwomen theirselves.

The power is in the ballot box, and of course with MONEY.

Don't you think we try?????????????
The problem is that 85% of the population lives in the urban areas of LA and the SF regions and they have no exposure to hunting, wildlife or rural America and we are ruled by a liberal Democrat legislature. WE DON'T HAVE THE VOTES to change the idiotic BS that is heaped upon us.
Take a warning, this same crap could come to your state soon but don't think we didn't try and just sat on our rears while our rights were trampled on.