Chambers Prairie Dog bill. Call your senators now!! Kill this

[v188]

I think a lot of our members are Lincoln/Omaha area folks and might not have noticed this bill, but this ridiculous bill needs stopped. It'll impact your future hunting.   It's darned close to passing!! 

Ernie wants to strip Game and Parks from scientific analysis of species (prairie dogs) and pay the USDA (federal) APHIS to administer, read control, our animals.   This is stupid, we pay NE game parks folks for this.  Now we going to pay aphis to do political oversight of species of coyotes and other animals.  You guys need to call and tell your senators to kill this.  The Devils in the details.  Twice the cost, political deciding about species hunting, banning species, AND this can start adding controls on coyotes, etc.

Call and kill this quick.

Thanks.

[newfalguy101]

have a link to the bill or at least a bill number??

[sparky]

LB 128

[Mali]

If you are a member of the NFOA you can see the full thread we already have on this bill:
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,13649.0.html

If you aren't a member of the NFOA and can't see this... Join the NFOA!

[RobertH]

Its passing because it tramples on propert owners rights. A neighbor can have the county come in and destroy prairie dog towns if it moves to a neighbors land. I dont like the bill, but it most likely will pass.

[ILoveCats]

I left a message with mine and will keep calling to see how she's planning on voting.  Do you have any preliminary data on who's a "swing" vote or who's currently leaning "for" the bill who needs a talkin' to?

[ILoveCats]

A neighbor can have the county come in and destroy prairie dog towns if it moves to a neighbors land. I dont like the bill, but it most likely will pass.

I will enthusiastically volunteer to help exterminate any problematic, spreading prairie dog towns.      Problem fixed.  No tax dollars spent.

[tstuart34]

Sorry I am not understanding what is all going on with this bill. He is striking the Prairie Dogs from the Bill. So does this make it unlawful for individuals to hunt them?

[sidearm1]

From the Committee Statement of the bill:  It appears it is now saying that the director of agriculture has to cooperate with USDA-APHIS for control and management of predators.  This seems to me saying that the FEDS must approved any predator control.  I think this is Ernie's back door control of some hunting.

"81-2,236 authorizes the Director of Agriculture to cooperate with USDA-APHIS for control and management of
predators, rodents and other wildlife injurious to livestock, game and human health. The bill would strike express text
that authorizes the control of black-tailed prairie dogs."

[Les]

If you are a member of the NFOA you can see the full thread we already have on this bill:
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,13649.0.html

If you aren't a member of the NFOA and can't see this... Join the NFOA!

Still can't read it?

[tstuart34]

Still can't read it?

Les

You are only a forum member. You need to be a full NFOA Full member.

You can do this several ways. One is clicking a link in a email when you registered for the site or i believe you need to post in your welcome thread started by Dan. If neither of these things work contact Dan W and he can get it worked out doing his FM. 

[RobertH]

Still can't read it?

you are a forum member only.  you need to join the NFOA officially.  Dan W can help if you are having problems.

[tstuart34]

From the Committee Statement of the bill:  It appears it is now saying that the director of agriculture has to cooperate with USDA-APHIS for control and management of predators.  This seems to me saying that the FEDS must approved any predator control.  I think this is Ernie's back door control of some hunting.

"81-2,236 authorizes the Director of Agriculture to cooperate with USDA-APHIS for control and management of
predators, rodents and other wildlife injurious to livestock, game and human health. The bill would strike express text
that authorizes the control of black-tailed prairie dogs."

So the real threat is the game and parts loosing the power to manage our wild life?

[NE Bull]

I spoke shortly with Scott from the NSF about this bill.  As it is now he isn't too awful concerned with it, but in the bustle of yesterday, we didn't get to get into details.
As an organization, we keep an eye on these things, but let the NSF lead the fight.  We have asked Scott to fill us -you in on the details.  Stay tuned for that.