Mass. Ban on Hunting Contests for Coyotes and Other Fur-Bearing Animals

[Asaltweapon]

As it has always been, I have given that issue some thought, All the states receive Pittman-Robertson and Wallop-Brough funds from the Dept. of Interior based on the number of Hunting and Fishing licenses that they sell or issue. What needs to be done is for people of those two communities is to stop buying licenses for a year or two, and watch Fish and Wildlife cry like babies when they don't get those Federal Funds. I know this is a pipe dream, but it is the only way that F&W learns who is boss. Let the wildlife over take the state, Deer/car accidents go up. That is just one effect. F&W will have to cut jobs, Hatcheries close, and goes on and on.

True. I don’t mind telling MA to shove it but I’d have a hard time doing so in Maine.

 

[SgtHal75]

Just wait until a statesman’s child finds Fido or Boots devoured by a wolf or other such animal. There will be a motion to repeal this crap the next day.

Yup!

 

[FisherTech]

True. I don’t mind telling MA to shove it but I’d have a hard time doing so in Maine.

I understand, When we lost trapping in That Shit Hole in beginning of 1997, Ballot Question was Nov. 1996, I didn't buy a hunting, fishing or trapping license in that state since. I moved out of that state in March 2005 and retired Jan, 2010. I still won't buy any license there.

 

[FisherTech]

Yup!

Don't count on it.

 

[HuntMaine]

Before long all hunting will be banned in Mass. they already f’d up trapping

 

[Asaltweapon]

Before long all hunting will be banned in Mass. they already f’d up trapping

And the beavers f***ed up their drinking water. Fair trade IMHO.

 

[watchman]

My buddy said the same thing, but I live in a residential neighborhood, and even though we’re on an acre, it’s still a residential neighborhood. I have my Benjamin Prowler air rifle and will be adding a pistol that takes CO2 cartridges in the new year. It’s the best I can do with the situation I’m in.

Aaahem cough cough *bow* cough cough *bow*

 

[Radtekk]

“Participants of wildlife killing contests often use unsporting and cruel techniques — such as calling devices that mimic the sound of prey or even pups in distress — so that they can lure shy coyotes and foxes to shoot at close range," Laura Hagen, Massachusetts state director for the Humane Society of the United States, said in a statement.

The horror.

Bob

Good thing I'm going for squirrels in Tennessee. I heard they like piles of nuts placed in the middle of a cleared spot of grass with large trees 20-30 feet behind it.

 

[Asaltweapon]

Aaahem cough cough *bow* cough cough *bow*

Put the little bastards on the cross.

 

[SgtHal75]

Don't count on it.

I don’t know how to count, that’s why I’m on here...how bout u?? Lol!

 

[TrashcanDan]

In the news, Mass. Bans Hunting Contests Targeting Fur-Bearing Animals Like Coyotes, Foxes.

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Fisheries and Wildlife Board pointed to concerns that hunting contests are unethical and contribute to the waste of animals.

Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners' Action League of Massachusetts, said the agency overstepped its authority by imposing the ban.

"They have tremendous authority when it comes to managing wildlife species and their habitat," Wallace said. "But once we harvest an animal — when, where, how, and how many — in our opinion that's where their authority ends. They have no right to manage contests."

Wallace, whose group includes members that would be affected by the ban, said he met months ago with the agency and their attorneys and said they were unable to convince him that they had the authority to take the action.

Not surprised at all, it was only a matter of time.

So years ago, when all this firearms banning took place, how many sat back with the "so long as it doesn't affect my hunting or trap shooting" attitude, now find themselves in a position of regret and bewilderment?

 

[FisherTech]

I don’t know how to count, that’s why I’m on here...how bout u?? Lol!

Hey like you, I am also a "Jarhead" So counting was not one of strong points either. Merry Christmas!! "Semper Fi"

 

[SgtHal75]

Hey like you, I am also a "Jarhead" So counting was not one of strong points either. Merry Christmas!! "Semper Fi"

Haha!!!!! Semper Fi brother

 

[Dadstoys]

And the beavers f***ed up their drinking water. Fair trade IMHO.

And flood out their McMansion neighborhoods.
Which makes me smile .
Right after a coyote snags and eats Pookie right of the front porch.

 

[Rat187]

Before long all hunting will be banned in Mass. they already f’d up trapping

They have already destroyed and bankrupted the commercial fishing fleet in Mass

 

[SpaceCritter]

They have already destroyed and bankrupted the commercial fishing fleet in Mass

Comrade! You should be consuming:

 

[Rat187]

Comrade! You should be consuming:

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Comrade! You should be consuming:

Is that Russian Half n Half?

 

[SpaceCritter]

I find it... amazing? amusing? horrifying? That someone actually has a PRODUCT ON THE MARKET called: Soylent.

Soylent Let us take a few things off your plate.

Soylent products turn a full meal into a one-step process with everything the body needs to thrive. Complete nutrition science-backed and sustainable.

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I'm guessing it will soon come in Green.

 

[Mesatchornug]

I find it... amazing? amusing? horrifying? That someone actually has a PRODUCT ON THE MARKET called: Soylent.

Soylent Let us take a few things off your plate.

Soylent products turn a full meal into a one-step process with everything the body needs to thrive. Complete nutrition science-backed and sustainable.

soylent.com

I'm guessing it will soon come in Green.

That's the joke the founders were making when they kickstarted the project. My understanding is that they're terrible people, but at least a little self-aware

 

[SpaceCritter]

That's the joke the founders were making when they kickstarted the project. My understanding is that they're terrible people, but at least a little self-aware

And a terrible product (in more ways than one), and a very unfunny joke.

 

[mbullism]

I'm guessing it will soon come in Green.

The mint chocolate comes in a green bottle... and is currently sold out

 

[frenchman]

Meh, once the yotes start chewing up their cats, the commies are just going to ban yotes. Problem solved, unless they happen to live in a coyote sanctuary area.

 

[SpaceCritter]

The mint chocolate comes in a green bottle... and is currently sold out

Both parts of that are pretty appalling.

 

[HuntMaine]

Maybe once this starts to become more prevalent they will learn the lesson that indeed they are nuisance animals that should be culled... Rabid Coyote Found in Lynnfield, Mass.

 

[amm5061]

Maybe once this starts to become more prevalent they will learn the lesson that indeed they are nuisance animals that should be culled... Rabid Coyote Found in Lynnfield, Mass.

You're dreaming. They'll want them relocated unharmed. Including the rabid ones.

 

[ThePreBanMan]

I find it... amazing? amusing? horrifying? That someone actually has a PRODUCT ON THE MARKET called: Soylent.

Soylent Let us take a few things off your plate.

Soylent products turn a full meal into a one-step process with everything the body needs to thrive. Complete nutrition science-backed and sustainable.

soylent.com

I'm guessing it will soon come in Green.

I don't. There's an ass for every seat... Why not make money giving it somewhere to sit...

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Maybe once this starts to become more prevalent they will learn the lesson that indeed they are nuisance animals that should be culled... Rabid Coyote Found in Lynnfield, Mass.

Not replying to your comment. But I did want to say I like your Fred Bear avatar!

 

[HuntMaine]

You're dreaming. They'll want them relocated unharmed. Including the rabid ones.

Yep. They will hire someone to out condoms on them

 

[ThePreBanMan]

They have already destroyed and bankrupted the commercial fishing fleet in Mass

I live in Fairhaven..... right next to New Bedford - which at one time WAS the richest fishing port in the country... You're 100% on point...

That said, it's undeniable that George's Bank and other fishing grounds were overfished. The population of native species had plummeted. We can debate what that something is, but what was the status quo was going to bankrupt the fleet anyway once the fish were wiped out.

Believe me, I get it. I eat a fair amount of seafood. I buy it from Kyler's Catch in NB. I like supporting local businesses and the local fleet. Prices have reflected this new regulatory environment. That makes it cheaper to buy frozen nonlocal seafood from the grocery store and that's put a lot of pressure on the local fleet and seafood markets. I still shop at Kyler's though. Even if it is 30% more then S&S. Once you have fresh never frozen seafood, when you try to go back to that crap at the grocery store, it becomes a chore to choke it down.