HUNT Act for Hunters. Legislation introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate would increase hunting and angling access on public lands and bolster the nation’s outdoor recreation economy. The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act, or “HUNT Act,” introduced this afternoon by Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, directs federal agencies to inventory all public lands greater than 640 acres where hunting and fishing are legal but inaccessible with the goal of expanding access for members of the public. The legislation finances land acquisitions from willing sellers through a small percentage of Land and Water Conservation Fund monies. Heinrich introduced similar legislation in 2012, when he was a member of the House of Representatives. Some sportsmen’s organizations hailed the measure as a way of maintaining and expanding sportsmen’s access to public lands that provide important fish and wildlife habitat and offer valuable opportunities for hunting and fishing.
Read more about the HUNT Act: http://marcusschneck.com/2013/09/26/hunt-act-would-seek-hunter-access-to-landlocked-public-lands/
Exposing the Big Game 
I really need that sign, including the “fuck you” part.
It would make a nice billboard.
Those of us in New Mexico need to let Senator Martin Heinrich know what we think about this–and his on-going efforts to expand hunting. This guy has been the darling of many liberal environmental groups, unfortunately, so contact any groups to which you belong or have contact, and discuss this with them.This politician is very slick. One of his many pro-hunting goals is to open up more public lands to animal killing, including National Parks.
I don’t understand the power hunters have when they are such a small percentage of the population.
There is absolutely no excuse for hunting. This has nothing to do with “maintaining our existence” in any form. Even if it were, there still is no excuse for killing an animal for the flesh.
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Most people just do not think about this, and many, even though they do not hunt, are naive enough to believe the lies from Game & Fish agencies about hunting as a tool for “population control” and “conservation,” which is another way to keep the general public numb and dumb. Only when the general, non-hunting public starts speaking out against this slaughter, will things change. Game Depts. are very entrenched and they are lead by hunters, trappers and ranchers. The NRA is politically powerful in the D.C. and in most states.
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Don’t forget about SCI. They have a huge lobby in DC too.
what is the SCI?
SCI = Safari Club International, one of the truly most loathsome collections of low-life, animal abusing scum on the planet. If you want to read a good profile of them see the chapter in Matthew Scully’s book “Dominion” where he attends their annual convention. Interestingly, the names and addresses of local SCI chapter leaders are posted on the Internet — just in case someone would like to pay a social call and register one’s “concerns.”
That chapter helps to make up for the fact that Scully was George W. Bush’s speechwriter. But now he needs to make up for being Paul Ryan’s speechwriter during the last election.
Thank you, Geoff. Yes, SCI is the lowest scum.
And Sarah Palin’s before that. Scully’s owes a shit-load of penance, but “Dominion” was still a great book!
They’ve got the $, ill-gotten, of course.
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You’re welcome
I’m nauseated that I voted for him. I won’t do it again!
It’s too bad that our Congress cannot deal with the myriad environmental and economic problems of the nation, but always have time to introduce one more bill to keep a small proportion of the population happy in blood-letting. New Mexico has incredible environmental problems as a result of the nuclear industry, with NMED, DOE, EPA dragging their feet on all of the issues. Kirtland Air Force Base has leaked an estimated 25 Million gallons into Albuquerque’s aquifer, and other than repeating their mantra of “we own the problem and we will fix it,” have done nothing effective to do so since the leak was discovered in about 1994–though the Air Force claims it was 1999. Either way, why hasn’t anything been done? Some local officials seem unconcerned, as when the fuel hits the city wells, “they’ll just switch to an alternative source.” The VA hospital has already had to shut down its well from contamination.
http://radfreenm.org/index.php/kafb-jet-fuel-spill
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sigh … ok, now i understand it if we were allowing those who actually have to go out and hunt and gather to maintain their existence …… but the truth is, its probably not being done for that humanitarian reason.
I agree Stacey. Especially the “fuck you” part. Hunting for pleasure is a sign of a disturbed psyche. Hunters seem to have the weird need to prove something.