OreCat’s Response to Hunters’ Claims that they are the Only Ones Paying for Wildlife
Last month OreCat Director Jayne Miller attended a public meeting to discuss cougar hunting and safety issues in Oregon. In her follow up journal entry, Jayne commented that hunters felt they owned the wildlife and “bashed folks living in Portland and Eugene as not having a right to vote on issues they believe to be their own.“ Jayne went on to say, “I liked the idea of getting more Oregonians involved with the cost of caring for their wilderness. I have a good plan about that I hope to share with folks soon! The hunters claimed they owned the wilderness, and, if I do recall, they owned our ranch every hunting season and we got alot of fences and gates torn down. I never got to tell them that Oregon belongs to all of us and without any cougars, your children and children’s children will have a much less quality life.”
Jayne is now ready to reveal and promote the legislative plan she hinted at in her journal entry. The project hopes to even the playing field and put an end to the idea that hunters are the only ones financially contributing to wildlife programs.
The draft of Oregon Bill LC 1202 reads:
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hunters do not own wildlife for wildlife are free and do not owe any thing to any of us, human beings! and land they live in are public land. and therefore, hunters have no right on their lives period. in order for those who are truly pro life of the wild, they can contribute their share by buying auto license plates and any items from pet stores. and meanwhile the fish and game should get their revenue from the general fund instead of from hunters! in this way, the fish and game will not be playing the side of their bosses who fund their pay checks. it’s a sure way to corrupt any innocent soul by funding them their daily bread. the hunters feel they own wildlife because they are the true bosses of the fish and game officials, but not cougars or deer. since when they give any money to them? or do any thing beneficial in any way? feed them when they are hungry? shelter them or heal them when they are sick? or foster them when their moms are killed?