Going to vote for this one, hoping everyone will. It's a constitutional amendment to guarantee hunting/fishing rights in Kentucky as well as state the preferred method of game control is management through hunting instead of the lefty "humane" methods like deer contraception (no kidding, some places do this).
here's the text:
The citizens of Kentucky have the personal right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, using traditional methods, subject only to statutes enacted by the Legislature, and to administrative regulations adopted by the designated state agency to promote wildlife conservation and management and to preserve the future of hunting and fishing. Public hunting and fishing shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. This section shall not be construed to modify any provision of law relating to trespass, property rights, or the regulation of commercial activities.
I'm not a currently active hunter or fisher, but the animal rights guys are going after hunting in an organized fashion and while Kentucky is like every southern state in being very pro hunting, I see no reason to not get ahead of them and make it all the harder to attack hunting in this state. Responsible hunting works well IMO. The state sets the hunting dates and manages the population and I don't know anyone who doesn't respect those dates and rules. It's a good system and all the animal rights people want is to just stop hunting altogether b/c they don't want any animal killed even for population management.
I'd think it will pass, but most of these things are so poorly publicized people don't even know about them till they walk in the booth.
I don't really use this board to encourage an action, and would be curious to hear from those against it, but yes I do hope we all vote for this one. I don't even hunt, but it's another fundamental freedom that some want to use the power of the state to stop. Right now it's a compromise position. The state sets boundaries and people can work as they please within those rules. Not true libertarianism, but far better than an outright ban on anything.
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