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February 22, 2012
———————– 11:40am Final Live Posting ———————– ——————————————– Voting took place at 11:38am. SB1283 has failed to pass the Senate with … More >>> February 21, 2012
Just before the noon hour, SB1283 dealing with the sale of LAP tags was up for final consideration … More >>> February 20, 2012
The Senate convened at 10:00am this morning, with SB1283 again on the third reading calendar. It was stated … More >>> |
With a Sportsmen's Caucus in place in the Idaho Legislature, the ball was now in the sportsmen's court to form a viable, effective, balanced, and long-lived support and advisory group to those caucuses. Their role is to know when legislation is introduced, research its impacts, gauge the sportsmen's position(s) on it, determine a consensus position on it, and provide data supporting that position to the Caucus members in both houses before the debate is scheduled.In March of 2005 twenty founding sportsmen's organizations adopted the bylaws, elected officers and officially formed the Idaho Sportsmen's Caucus Advisory Council. In the end, sportsmen (the largest constituency in the state after women) can gain a voice and serious influence in conservation issues that affect our wildlife.
It is up to us to behave responsibly with restraint and resolve. To deal with the best science available and with the long-term welfare of wildlife in mind. United with other state caucuses around the country we can present a united front against anti-hunting nonsense, habitat destruction, and against bad-science game management programs that might represent other interests than those of wildlife.