Nebraska Governor Stands Up For Sportsmen, Veto’s Hunting Ban
Columbus, OH –(Ammoland.com)- Today, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman vetoed a bill that would have banned Mountain lion hunting in Nebraska.
The measure, LB 671, sought to remove the authority of the state’s wildlife management professionals in favor of legislative ban on mountain lion hunting.
In his veto message, Governor Heineman stated “Nebraskans expect responsible wildlife management. LB 671 eliminates an important tool used to accomplish it. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission should retain the ability to determine those management actions which are necessary to protect both the health and safety of our citizens and the wildlife in our state. Removing the agency’s authority to manage mountain lions through hunting at this time is poor public policy.”
The bill will now be returned to the legislature where they would need 30 yes votes to override the Governor’s veto.
“Our system of wildlife management is designed to remove political influence and allow wildlife management professionals to do their jobs,” said Nick Pinizzotto, USSA’s president and CEO.
“We’re extremely proud of Governor Heineman for standing up to protect sportsmen. This action speaks volumes about his view of hunting and scientific wildlife management. Nebraska sportsmen should call Governor Heineman today and thank him for this stance.”
On Monday, March 24, the Nebraska legislature passed the bill that removes the authority of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to manage the state’s growing mountain lion population. The effort to ban Mountain lion hunting is being driven by Senator Ernie Chambers. Senator Chambers has vowed to oppose every proposal of the state’s Game and Parks Commission until the mountain lion season is banned.
Nebraska added Mountain lions to the state’s list of game animals in 2012 when Governor Heineman signed LB 928 into law. In 2013, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission took a measured approach designed to maintain, or slightly reduce—the population of mountain lions in the state.
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JFC why are there SO MANY people who don’t stand up for animals? Are we really such a minority? It’s very sad. 😦
There isn’t any “sport” in killing wildlife when the matchup is organized slaughter with advanced weaponry and technology all one side of the equation. It is a complete farce that Man thinks he knows better than God or whatever force one believes in that created the broad range of wildlife species. It is Man who has invaded wildlife’s traditional turf, not the other way around. The wildlife killers who dominate decision making at state and Federal agencies have little respect for wildlife (life generally?) or they would not be so intent on killing it for their transitory pleasure.
These very agencies that should be protecting wildlife are killing wildlife!!! The animal people must unite. Whether they are standing up for feral cats, deer, geese, prairie dogs, swans, pigeons, wild horses, etc.. These wildlife officials have to be stopped!
Reblogged this on CreekWaterWoman and commented:
Who knew so many people love to kill for recreation?