new trapping bill

[rgw]

I don't think this one will affect us in nj but I figured I would post it just incase.   https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1081/text

[ub1243]

it would.

 

New Jersey     Cape May National Wildlife Refuge   Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge   Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge       Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge   Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

[ub1243]

*** NTA Alert ***

~Refuge From Cruel Trapping 1081~

 

Fellow trappers,

 

Currently there are over 560 refuges and 38 wetland management districts encompassing more than 150 million acres in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Trapping is allowed on an estimated 300 of these refuges. On April 23 2015, Senator Booker (D-NJ) introduced S.1081 "Refuge From Cruel Trapping" which if passed would prohibit the use of or possession of snares, body-grip and foothold traps on our refuge system.

 

To date, working with others, we have prevented this bill from being heard.

 

Senator Booker has announced he will attach his bill as an amendment to the "Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act" which is strongly supported by sportsmen and sportsmen's organizations all across the country.

 

At this time we need lots of letters and emails to the members of the senate committee listed below. While the members of the committee are the priority, sending one to your own senator wont hurt either. Below is a draft letter. Please edit and modify and add facts and figures as you see fit.

 

The amendment is scheduled to be heard on Jan 20. TIME IS VERY SHORT .

 ....

 

 I'm writing today in strong opposition to an amendment being offered by Sen. Booker of New Jersey to the Sportsmen's bill expected to be marked up by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January

20.   The amendment would prohibit the use of so called 'body gripping'

traps on National Wildlife Refuges by private professional or recreational trappers.

 

Trapping is a critical tool for conservation management and predator control. It also represents a proud livelihood and recreational

activity for many.   Today's citizen trappers, whether professional or

recreational, make use of some of the most technologically advanced, humane and safe traps available, consistent with international treaty agreements on humane trapping standards. Trappers are subject to regulation and permitting, and often work hand in hand with state, local, and federal wildlife management and agricultural protection agencies.

 

To restrict trapping activities and the use of traps on National Wildlife Refuges will not only tie the hands of state agencies and wildlife managers, it will have a detrimental impact on the livelihoods and personal incomes of many of your constituents. The sale of wild trapped fur, meat and by products play a vital role in the economy and lifestyle of rural dwellers across North America.

 

Additionally, federal restrictions and interference into the long standing partnership between refuge managers and citizen trappers will erode the mission of the refuges as managers have to re allocate limited resources to trapping activities and focus more on 'nuisance control'

than population management and species protection.

 

Trappers play a key role as partners with wildlife managers in ensuring sustainable management of wildlife for human benefit Removal of nuisance animals to ensure human health and prevent the spread of wildlife disease.

 

Trapping is a vital tool for protecting agriculture, providing predator protection for crop and livestock management

 

I urge you to oppose this amendment as flawed and inconsistent public policy, and a blow to trapper livelihoods.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

.......

[Bill from NJ]

Booker, another dumb a$$ politician pandering to the unwashed masses.

 

You got to love these NJ political scum bags.

 

They can screw up a ***** picknic.

[Bucksnbows]

Ah yes, who better to introduce a trapping bill into the Senate than someone like Cory Booker who has been living in the inner city his entire life 

[Bill from NJ]

Ah yes, who better to introduce a trapping bill into the Senate than someone like Cory Booker who has been living in the inner city his entire life 

 

 

 

There you go, my point taken. 

[Plott]

Nj the soon to be " THE CATCH ME IF YOU DARE STATE" . You know how it be hey dps are legal oh wait sorry you just spent all that money cuz now we gonna try to take it away. Or the sorry you set up your snares to early those locks arent relaxing...200 snares later. Oh wait my bad they would never say sorry. Rotfl just send your letters and make your calls. And thanks for the heads up rgw.

[Bucksnbows]

There you go, my point taken. 

 

When I was on staff with Trout Unlimited and Booker became one of our two US Senators, our lobbyists in our home office (Arlington, VA right next to DC) worked with me to try to get an audience since Booker has a plumb committee appointment to the Environmental Committee.  But he never even bothered to work with us by even having us meet with a staffer, so why the F is someone like that (from the inner city) on the environmental committee in the first place?  Shows just how messed up Congress is these days.....

[Bill from NJ]

When I was on staff with Trout Unlimited and Booker became one of our two US Senators, our lobbyists in our home office (Arlington, VA right next to DC) worked with me to try to get an audience since Booker has a plumb committee appointment to the Environmental Committee.  But he never even bothered to work with us by even having us meet with a staffer, so why the F is someone like that (from the inner city) on the environmental committee in the first place?  Shows just how messed up Congress is these days.....

 

 

Totally agree with every word you said.

[Bucndoe]

 

*** NTA Alert ***

~Refuge From Cruel Trapping 1081~

 

Fellow trappers,

 

Currently there are over 560 refuges and 38 wetland management districts encompassing more than 150 million acres in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Trapping is allowed on an estimated 300 of these refuges. On April 23 2015, Senator Booker (D-NJ) introduced S.1081 "Refuge From Cruel Trapping" which if passed would prohibit the use of or possession of snares, body-grip and foothold traps on our refuge system.

 

To date, working with others, we have prevented this bill from being heard.

 

Senator Booker has announced he will attach his bill as an amendment to the "Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act" which is strongly supported by sportsmen and sportsmen's organizations all across the country.

 

At this time we need lots of letters and emails to the members of the senate committee listed below. While the members of the committee are the priority, sending one to your own senator wont hurt either. Below is a draft letter. Please edit and modify and add facts and figures as you see fit.

 

The amendment is scheduled to be heard on Jan 20. TIME IS VERY SHORT .

 ....

 

 I'm writing today in strong opposition to an amendment being offered by Sen. Booker of New Jersey to the Sportsmen's bill expected to be marked up by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January

20.   The amendment would prohibit the use of so called 'body gripping'

traps on National Wildlife Refuges by private professional or recreational trappers.

 

Trapping is a critical tool for conservation management and predator control. It also represents a proud livelihood and recreational

activity for many.   Today's citizen trappers, whether professional or

recreational, make use of some of the most technologically advanced, humane and safe traps available, consistent with international treaty agreements on humane trapping standards. Trappers are subject to regulation and permitting, and often work hand in hand with state, local, and federal wildlife management and agricultural protection agencies.

 

To restrict trapping activities and the use of traps on National Wildlife Refuges will not only tie the hands of state agencies and wildlife managers, it will have a detrimental impact on the livelihoods and personal incomes of many of your constituents. The sale of wild trapped fur, meat and by products play a vital role in the economy and lifestyle of rural dwellers across North America.

 

Additionally, federal restrictions and interference into the long standing partnership between refuge managers and citizen trappers will erode the mission of the refuges as managers have to re allocate limited resources to trapping activities and focus more on 'nuisance control'

than population management and species protection.

 

Trappers play a key role as partners with wildlife managers in ensuring sustainable management of wildlife for human benefit Removal of nuisance animals to ensure human health and prevent the spread of wildlife disease.

 

Trapping is a vital tool for protecting agriculture, providing predator protection for crop and livestock management

 

I urge you to oppose this amendment as flawed and inconsistent public policy, and a blow to trapper livelihoods.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

.......

 

Who do the letters, emails, etc go to ? There are no committee member names listed 

[ub1243]

just got this today from the NTA

 

 

Refuge Trapping Amendment

 

I want to thank our members for the immediate and overwhelming response to the alert. Our friends in Washington are telling us no more emails are needed to the committee members at this time.

 

You can certainly continue to make sure your own state senators are aware of the situation.

 

Thanks again for all your help. The willingness of our members to get involved is vital to our success.

 

Chris McAllister

President

[Haskell_Hunter]

Corey Booker is about as useful as a sack of dicks.

 

Everyone needs to start spamming that bozo's mail box, especially if you're from NJ.

[rgw]

Corey Booker is about as useful as a sack of dicks.

 

Everyone needs to start spamming that bozo's mail box, especially if you're from NJ.

hmmmm if we only knew a computer geek that had the smarts that could spam and fill it up easially or put a virus in