What are you prepared to do to combat it? You think it will end with fox pens or is this just the beginning? What's next, another attack on deer dogs? No more hoggin' and doggin'? Maybe they'll fight to stop fenced hunting ranches?
Whether you run fox dogs or not, you WILL be effected by a win for the anti's. It may take them awhile to get to a part of the hunting sport you love, but they'll get there. Divided we fall, ya know?
I think that women and children are the salvation of our sport. If you don't start inviting folks out for their first hunt and instilling a love of the outdoors and a rspect for our heritage; you may see the end of it in your lifetime.
For those of you who already do; congratulations, thank you, and step it up a notch. To those who haven't...get busy and start inviting them out. Even if it's only for a summertime hog or an afternoon squirrel hunt this fall. Once they get a taste of the outdoors and an appreciation for those of us that love it, how do you think they'll vote when our heritage is on the ballot?
You are correct Tony,what we need to do is shake up the FWC. I think it got to big when it merged. I honestly believe they have an agenda to end dog hunting.They will use any reason necessary,that's why we have to register our dogs now so they know where to find us.
June 23, 2010
Contact: Katie Fojtik, 850-459-6585;
Captive Wildlife Section, 850-488-6253
These are the #'s that were with the FWC's article on this matter. I will call them today. I am not a fox hunter but will stand up for them. I do not hunt game in enclosures but would not take that right away from someone becaus I disagree with it. Same as trapping furbearers,not something I do but some cherish the right to do so. Next they will go after catch dogs,deer dogs,coon dogs,you name it. They won't stop till it's all done.
Well I guess we missed this one, when I called they said it was already banned.Only thing we can do is vote out the A-hole's who appoint these anti-hunting types to the FWC.
The FWC commissioners don't care because it doesn't affect them negatively in anyway. I know this won't end with just fox pens, other forms of hunting with dogs will be attacked now. Fox/coyote running in pens was just the easiest target for them to start the ball rolling..
