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Indiana Preserve Hunting Update
An update by
Committee Chairman Mike Ohlmann
In Mid October the Judge ruled against the
Humane Society of the United States in its
petition to enter into the Indiana Deer Farmers
VS IDNR lawsuit. This ruling was encouraged
by the Kentuckiana Chapter's petition to
enter as a friend of the court. While it
is hopeful that this will allow the agreement
reached between IDNR and the Indiana Deer
Framers to be signed thee is some concern
that the appeal filed by HSUS in hopes of
slowing or derailing the agreement will put
off a final settlement.
When asked about the ruling IN
deer farmer
Rodney Bruce stated; " It
is a good
day for sportsmen when courts
rule against
the anti hunting movement".
KYANA Chapter SCI has long held
that "access
and opportunity is key to hunting's
future"
and early on called for cooperation
and tolerance
between State agencies and private
enterprise.
Mr. Bruce echoed some of our
sentiment at
the announcement of the Judges
ruling by
saying; "This ruling will
allow the
agreement to move forward and
allow the well
run preserves and sportsmen of
Indiana to
prove to everyone that all the
negative attention
sportsmen and preserves have
received is
unfounded"!
Meanwhile in a neat twist of
fate; it appears
that with a lack of a definitive
agreement,
the Preserves will be allowed
to operate
along the general lines of the
agreement.
Since the agreement as written
might eventually
phase out preserves, HSUS's interference
keeps that clock stopped and
therefore may
actually be helping the preserve
operators!
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