Originally posted by delaney:
I'm stunned. So Jack, what do you think got traded where? Got to be more then meets the eye on this.

Hunt preserve bill falls a vote shy

A bill that would end a yearslong stalemate and provide a legal framework for high-fence hunting preserves in Indiana failed to advance, 25-23, in the Senate, just one vote shy of passing. But the bill may not be dead. Two senators who were absent because of illness could swing the vote if the measure returns before the end of this brief legislative session.

Sen. Brent Waltz, R-Greenwood, said he and some other senators opposed the bill on the grounds that it’s unethical to shoot deer in fenced enclosures.

Senate Bill 404, authored by Sen. Carlin Yoder, R-Middlebury, would provide a regulatory framework for an industry that has been working without one for the better part of a decade. Four preserves sued the Department of Natural Resources in 2005 after it tried to shut down the facilities. A court in 2006 issued an injunction prohibiting the DNR from enforcing its ban. As the court case played out, the preserves have operated without any hunting oversight, hosting hunts in any manner they chose.

“If we don’t pass this bill, deer will be hunted in ways that we can’t control,” Yoder told the Senate.

Harrison Circuit Judge John Evans ruled last fall that the DNR overstepped its authority in shutting down the preserves.

Yoder’s bill would set annual permitting fees, annual state inspections and create standards for hunting farm-raised deer. Fenced preserves would have to be at least 160 acres, and the bill would prohibit hunting deer that had been recently released or near feeders.

Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office is appealing the case because it would eliminate the wildlife agency’s authority to regulate hunting behind a fence. (Ryan Sabalow, The Star)

Dear John,
Thank you so very much for taking the time to write me. I have historically opposed the legalization of canned hunting and believe this practice to be inhumane and should be avoided in Indiana. As such, it is my intention to oppose the legalization of canned hunting in Indiana.

Again, thank you for writing me. If I can be of service to you in the future, please let me know.
Sincerely,

Brent Waltz
Senator,
State of Indiana

Originally posted by HatchetJack:
Told ya so....

Originally posted by hornharvester:
How do you find out what the amendment was? Ive looked and can find it no where. h.h.