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Across the country, there were several issues on the Nov. 2nd ballots that impact your right to hunt and fish and other outdoor sport issues. Here are the results:
Arizona: Proposition 109 Fails
Arizona voters said no to making hunting and fishing a constitutional right. Proposition 109 would have given the Legislature exclusive authority to regulate those activities, and delegate rule-making to the state Game and Fish Commission, thereby pre-empting any ballot initiative threats against these long-standing traditions.
The Humane Society of the United States invested more than $250,000 to defeat the proposed amendment, calling the measure unnecessary because there are no real threats to hunting and fishing in the state.
The measure was supported by Gov. Jan Brewer, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the National Rifle Association and many other sportsmen groups.
Arkansas: Right to Hunt Amendment Passes
Arkansas voters have approved adding the right to hunt and fish to the state’s constitution, along with a measure that will allow the Legislature to issue bonds to attract new employers.
The right-to-hunt amendment protects hunters and anglers from facing the potential of animal cruelty charges, now a felony in Arkansas. Ten states already have given constitutional protection to the right to hunt and fish.
Missouri: Proposition B Passes by Slim Margin
Only 12 counties (out of 114) plus the city of St. Louis voted yes for Proposition B, but it was enough to pass the highly contentious proposition, 51% to 49%.
The so-called "Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act" was strongly supported by HSUS and opposed by the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, farmers and cattle raisers across the state.
The counties in support of the proposition were mostly in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas.
North Dakota: Measure Two Defeated
The highly publicized battle over game preserves and private property rights ended with a defeat on Measure Two, a ballot initiative for which the HSUS spent more than $130 million dollars to promote.
If passed, Measure Two would have banned hunting preserves and prevented sportsmen from deciding for themselves how and where to hunt. In addition, the measure would have made it a Class A misdemeanor for someone to receive payment for a hunt involving privately-owned big game or exotic mammals, ultimately closing hundreds of businesses and ranches across the state and costing thousands of jobs.
Roger Kaseman, who founded North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase and spearheaded Measure Two, said as for the future, he is finished with the cause. “I can’t speak for others, but as of tomorrow, I’m done,” he said.
South Carolina: Voters Support Outdoor Traditions
South Carolina voters overwhelming approved Amendment 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, which grants a constitutional right to hunt and fish.
The vote was 89 percent in favor of the amendment, as most South Carolinians agreed that the right to hunt for outdoorsmen should be locked in to ensure it can not be taken away.
Tennessee: Right to Hunt Amendment Passes
Wanting to secure American outdoor traditions from government intrusion, Tennessee voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees to right to hunt and fish.
In order to pass Tuesday, the proposed amendment needed to receive a number of votes surpassing half of the votes cast in the governor's race, plus one. With most of the vote counted late Tuesday night, it was well beyond the threshold.
Sponsors of the ballot initiative said they wanted the right to hunt and fish embedded in the constitution where government could not infringe upon it.
Courtesy: ADWA SPECIAL REPORT: November 3, 2010
Arizona: Proposition 109 Fails
Arizona voters said no to making hunting and fishing a constitutional right. Proposition 109 would have given the Legislature exclusive authority to regulate those activities, and delegate rule-making to the state Game and Fish Commission, thereby pre-empting any ballot initiative threats against these long-standing traditions.
The Humane Society of the United States invested more than $250,000 to defeat the proposed amendment, calling the measure unnecessary because there are no real threats to hunting and fishing in the state.
The measure was supported by Gov. Jan Brewer, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the National Rifle Association and many other sportsmen groups.
Arkansas: Right to Hunt Amendment Passes
Arkansas voters have approved adding the right to hunt and fish to the state’s constitution, along with a measure that will allow the Legislature to issue bonds to attract new employers.
The right-to-hunt amendment protects hunters and anglers from facing the potential of animal cruelty charges, now a felony in Arkansas. Ten states already have given constitutional protection to the right to hunt and fish.
Missouri: Proposition B Passes by Slim Margin
Only 12 counties (out of 114) plus the city of St. Louis voted yes for Proposition B, but it was enough to pass the highly contentious proposition, 51% to 49%.
The so-called "Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act" was strongly supported by HSUS and opposed by the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, farmers and cattle raisers across the state.
The counties in support of the proposition were mostly in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas.
North Dakota: Measure Two Defeated
The highly publicized battle over game preserves and private property rights ended with a defeat on Measure Two, a ballot initiative for which the HSUS spent more than $130 million dollars to promote.
If passed, Measure Two would have banned hunting preserves and prevented sportsmen from deciding for themselves how and where to hunt. In addition, the measure would have made it a Class A misdemeanor for someone to receive payment for a hunt involving privately-owned big game or exotic mammals, ultimately closing hundreds of businesses and ranches across the state and costing thousands of jobs.
Roger Kaseman, who founded North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase and spearheaded Measure Two, said as for the future, he is finished with the cause. “I can’t speak for others, but as of tomorrow, I’m done,” he said.
South Carolina: Voters Support Outdoor Traditions
South Carolina voters overwhelming approved Amendment 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, which grants a constitutional right to hunt and fish.
The vote was 89 percent in favor of the amendment, as most South Carolinians agreed that the right to hunt for outdoorsmen should be locked in to ensure it can not be taken away.
Tennessee: Right to Hunt Amendment Passes
Wanting to secure American outdoor traditions from government intrusion, Tennessee voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees to right to hunt and fish.
In order to pass Tuesday, the proposed amendment needed to receive a number of votes surpassing half of the votes cast in the governor's race, plus one. With most of the vote counted late Tuesday night, it was well beyond the threshold.
Sponsors of the ballot initiative said they wanted the right to hunt and fish embedded in the constitution where government could not infringe upon it.
Courtesy: ADWA SPECIAL REPORT: November 3, 2010
