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Target range is not a right
By Gene Mueller
July 13, 2005
Hunting being protected -- Two states recently have passed laws to ensure public hunting land will always remain open to hunting. In Maryland, HB 1086, the Hunting Heritage Protection Act, directs the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to manage state land to prevent the loss of available hunting parcels. This "no net loss" directive requires the opening of compensatory huntable land if an area is closed to the sport. It was signed by Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed similar legislation in May. Georgia Senate Bill 206 was amended to include language that ensures no net loss of hunting lands. The bill states, "To the greatest practical extent, department land management decisions and actions shall not result in any net loss of land acreage available for hunting opportunities on department managed state owned lands."
For additional information, see the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance's Web site, ussportsmen.org.
• Look for Gene Mueller's Outdoors column Sunday and Wednesday and his Fishing Report on Thursday, only in The Washington Times. E-mail: [email protected]
Target range is not a right
By Gene Mueller
July 13, 2005
Hunting being protected -- Two states recently have passed laws to ensure public hunting land will always remain open to hunting. In Maryland, HB 1086, the Hunting Heritage Protection Act, directs the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to manage state land to prevent the loss of available hunting parcels. This "no net loss" directive requires the opening of compensatory huntable land if an area is closed to the sport. It was signed by Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed similar legislation in May. Georgia Senate Bill 206 was amended to include language that ensures no net loss of hunting lands. The bill states, "To the greatest practical extent, department land management decisions and actions shall not result in any net loss of land acreage available for hunting opportunities on department managed state owned lands."
For additional information, see the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance's Web site, ussportsmen.org.
• Look for Gene Mueller's Outdoors column Sunday and Wednesday and his Fishing Report on Thursday, only in The Washington Times. E-mail: [email protected]
