Matt Ubelhor, Don Lehe, Sean Eberhart maybe more are going to amend Brent Steele's SB 487 to include legalization of Canned Hunting. I am sure Steele will accept the amendment to his bill. He's not with us.

It seem the new Governor is on board with this, the Lt. Governor as well as she voted for it last time. So the DNR will not do anything.
I would suggest if hunters care about their sport and their deer herd they contact their house reps now as well as the media and get the word out on social media as well. We have had TB in a couple of captive herds, wild deer shot by sharpshoters as a precation. We have had escaped deer get loose including one from the captive herd in PA that tested positive. So sportsmen it's in you hands not the DNR. They work for Governor Pence not you.

Doug, it is/was only a matter of time and there is/was no way Pence would stand in the way of this. Sportsmen blew this years ago because they 1) are not really organized and 2) didn't play hardball then. Additionally, they didn't engage the "soccer mom's" into battle and that was a HUGE mistake in my opinion. Losing this also emphasizes the lack of influence that sportsmen have, including any organized effort that is in place today. Now, that said, there are a lot of guys who have put forth a lot of time and effort for a long time on this and other efforts, but unless folks really play to win, there is little point in the legislative environment that government has evolved into. If not this year, next year or the next unless the general public, not sportsmen, speak up and reject these operations.

http://www.wthr.com/story/21773129/deer-hunters-join-fight-against-hunting-preserves

http://www.indystar.com/article/20130322/OPINION/303220074/Indiana-must-say-no-canned-hunting

Man it sure looks like the committee votes have already been bought and paid for.

Jack

im sure they have been

Sure looks that way Jack. Now if anyone has free time next Monday they continued the hearing until that time. They could not get thru the people who wanted to comment today. 10:30 am next Monday and room 156A I believe.

You don't have the time? please take 10 minutes then and comment to the Governor and or your Legislator bbefore the week ends.

There is a "new" twist to this, the ammendment is only for the 4 or 5 shooting preserves now in existance! No new ones could be started. I heard the Deer and Elk farmers Association is upset, they were lied to by the preserve owners.... And they said they are all honest.....lol.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013303250067&nclick_check=1

No chit... and i have no problem telling them so to thier face... pathetic..h

I dont have the time i had last year to do this stuff but ill make time and tell them what i think...face to face..no emails...!! To littlle to late i know... but man i jave had enough

No chit... and i have no problem telling them so to thier face... pathetic..h

I dont have the time i had last year to do this stuff but ill make time and tell them what i think...face to face..no emails...!! To littlle to late i know... but man i jave had enough

Quite frankly folks the people who have been fighting this issue for a decade "are out of cards to play". This issue will be decided in the next couple of weeks. As one person said yesterday at the state house, "There is pressure to defeat this, but not enough.".

So here is your final chance to help end canned hunting in Indiana. Below is a list of the House Reps on the committee and contact info. Email them and or call as well as the Governor, TODAY!

For those of you who have committee members as your house rep you can be very influential. They will take a persons comment in "their" district very serious as YOU might vote them out of office. Be polite but firm in your comments, remind them their vote will influence your vote next election.

Sean Eberhart of Shelbyville should be a main focus. If you live in Shelby county or have family and friends who you can contact please do.Sean can kill the ammendments if he wishes.

Don't forget the governor!

We will again be at the meeting next Monday, but I can say this one is up to you.......


House Natural Resources Committee Members to call or email this week:

Sean Eberhart, Chairman (R) 317-234-9499 h57@in.gov

Shelbyville



Rep. Lloyd Arnold, Vice Chair (R) 317-232-9833 h74@in.gov lloydbarnold@gmail.com

Huntington



Rep. Bob Heaton (R) 317-232-9620 h46@in.gov bob.heaton@frontier.com

Terre Haute



Rep. Mike Karickhoff (R) 317-234-9380 h30@in.gov

Kokomo



Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer (R) 317-232-9793 h89@in.gov cindy.kirchhofer@gmail.com

Beech Grove



Rep. Bob Morris (R) 317-232-9603 h84@in.gov

Ft. Wayne



Rep. Alan Morrison (R) 317-234-2993 ElectAlanMorroson@gmail.com

Terre Haute



Rep. Tom Saunders (R) 317-232-9850 h54@in.gov

Lewisville



Rep. Matt Ubelhor (R) 317-232-9863 h62@in.gov

CANNED HUNTING BILL AUTHOR

Bloomfield



Rep. Clyde Kersey (D) 317-233-5248 h43@in.gov

Terre Haute



Rep. Ryan Dvorak (D) 317-234-9218 h8@in.gov

South Bend



Rep. Scott Pelath (D) 317-232-9629 h9@in.gov

Michigan City



Rep. Steve Stemler (D) 317-234-9218 h71@in.gov

Jeffersonville



Contact Governor Pence: 317-232-4567



Find and contact your local legislator: http://district.iga.in.gov/DistrictLookup/

Thanks for the info Joe... I just called both Rep. Eberhart and Governor Pence's office and urged them to oppose this bill...

Heck I just called the whole list (except Rep. Ubelhor) and urged them all to vote no.....

I do know that Rep. Pelath is on board and his aide said that they have gotten quite a few calls today urging him to vote against this....

Interesting read on this subject

http://thestatehousefile.com/lawmak...ize-fenced-deer-hunting-preserves/10716/

Only thing that will be interesting is the end result... Read the articles and make no comment, you get everyone else opinion!

Read DNA's post on contributions by the deer farmers to legislators............. We have the best legislators money can buy!

Expenditures Included on Report
Date
Disbursement Type
Expenditure Type
Payee
Address
Occupation
Amount
Explanation

10/12/2012 Direct Contributions Bob Cherry 3118 East 100 South
Greenfield, IN 46140 - Representative $500.00

10/12/2012 Direct Contributions Bob Heaton 3255 East Dallas Drive
Terre Haute, IN 47802 - Representative $1,000.00

10/12/2012 Direct Contributions Wendy McNamara 8971 Waltz Road
Mount Vernon, IN 47620 - Representative $500.00

10/11/2012 Direct Contributions Brandt Hershman Post Office Box 177
Buck Creek, IN 47924 - Senator $1,000.00


10/11/2012 Direct Contributions Mike Karickhoff 2504 Greentree Lane
Kokomo, IN 46902 - Representative $1,000.00

10/8/2012 Direct Contributions Carlin Yoder 59246 State Road 13
Middlebury, IN 46540 - Senator $3,500.00


10/8/2012 Direct Contributions Dan Leonard 6274 North Goshen Road
Huntington, IN 46750 - Representative $1,000.00

10/8/2012 Direct Contributions Don Lehe 10644 South 100 East
Brookston, IN 47923 - Representative $1,000.00

10/8/2012 Direct Contributions Mark Messmer 795 Eash Scherk Lane
Jasper, IN 47546 - Representative $1,000.00

10/8/2012 Direct Contributions Matt Ubelhor 2245 West 150 South
Bloomfield, IN 47424 - Representative $1,000.00

10/1/2012 Direct Contributions Bill Friend 3340 West 900 North
Macy, IN 46951 - Representative $1,000.00


10/1/2012 Direct Contributions Brent Steele 714 Leatherwood Road
Bedford, IN 47421 - Senator $1,000.00


10/1/2012 Direct Contributions Ryan Mishler 224 Woodies Lane
Bremen, IN 46506 - Senator $1,000.00


10/1/2012 Direct Contributions Sean Eberhart 2744 E Michigan Road
Shelbyville, IN 46176 - Representative $1,000.00

You folks in Shelbyville, ask Sean about the $1000.00 dollar donation and its influence....

I agree....the other side looks to have the deck stacked with lies and money as usual!!!

http://thestatehousefile.com/lawmak...ize-fenced-deer-hunting-preserves/10716/

Bump.....