New bill about blinds near troughs

[Firedude]

House bill 677 appears to make it illegal to place a blind near water troughs on public property. This would kill archery antelope hunting. I've called Jerald to get some reason why he proposed this. I'll update if he calls back.

 

[Firedude]

Well that was fast. I guess they had hundreds of phone calls opposing it in hours.

 

[TheTone]

Well that was fast. I guess they had hundreds of phone calls opposing it in hours. View attachment 401918

So who was the interested party that got him to introduce it in the first place place?

 

[Elkmagnet]

So who was the interested party that got him to introduce it in the first place place?

You can bet they are going to try and ram it through when nobody is looking.

 

[warmer]

So who was the interested party that got him to introduce it in the first place place?

It's politics, you'll probably never find out

 

[sclancy27]

I don't think it would "kill" archery antelope hunting. It would make it alot harder tho.

 

[TheTone]

It's politics, you'll probably never find out

It was ranchers that claim hunters are disrupting livestock using water on public land. Of course hunters will not remember these types of things come election season

 

[44hunter45]

So delimbing for a climbing tree stand is already a no-no?

I better scrub my social media pics.

 

[kwyeewyk]

So delimbing for a climbing tree stand is already a no-no?

I better scrub my social media pics.

I think that part is underlined so it's part of the new proposal, not currently in effect?

 

[44hunter45]

I think that part is underlined so it's part of the new proposal, not currently in effect?

Also strike-through on the original text.

 

[brocksw]

So who was the interested party that got him to introduce it in the first place place?

Farm Bureau.

We were monitoring this issue pretty close behind closed doors.

 

[Blue Steel]

I think that part is underlined so it's part of the new proposal, not currently in effect?

Seems they just moved it from (iii) ("trees are cut or altered"), to a subsection to make more clear. I think it's been that way for a long time -- that you can't cut or alter trees around the blind, or where you want to put one.

 

[kwyeewyk]

Seems they just moved it from (iii) ("trees are cut or altered"), to a subsection to make more clear. I think it's been that way for a long time -- that you can't cut or alter trees around the blind, or where you want to put one.

Also strike-through on the original text.

Ah yes see that now. The word "construct" doesn't seem like the best choice of words, could almost be interpreted as prefabricated hanging stands might not apply, they could have said "construct or place" and it would be more clear.