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Some I like...alot I don't... PLEASE READ and contact your local represenative to let your voice be heard!!!

HB 1639 Hunting on Sundays; allows hunting thereon.
Summary as introduced:
Hunting on Sundays. Allows hunting on Sunday from noon to one-half hour after sunset.


HB 1981 Hunting fees; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to increase or decrease for residents & nonresidents.
Summary as passed House: (all summaries)
Hunting fees for nonresidents. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to increase or decrease the hunting license fees for nonresidents up to $50 every three years.



This is the BIG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HB 2531 Hunters; abolishes right to trespass for purpose of retrieving dogs.
Right of certain hunters to trespass. Abolishes the right of hunters to trespass for the purpose of retrieving hunting dogs.



SB 882 Hunting lands; establishes a policy no net loss of public lands on which hunting occurs.
Summary as introduced:
Loss of hunting lands. Establishes a policy that there will be no net loss of public lands on which hunting occurs.

SB 884 Hunting dogs; requires hunters retrieving thereof from landowner's property to identify themselves.
Summary as introduced:
Retrieving hunting dogs. Requires hunters retrieving their hunting dogs from a landowner's property to identify themselves when requested by the landowner. A hunter who refuses to identify himself is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.


for more info check out:
http://www.dgif.state.va.us/legislation/

More BS for us old dominion residers!

no doubt...the part about me not being able to cross a fence to get my dogs scares me. The Sunday hunt thing is no big deal for me though, and I like the commitment to keeping public lands public. I don't think any have passed yet but they may soon.

this was posted by p-townchris on beagleboard. It is a great thing to sendto our reps!!

Honorable Delegates,

Please vote ____ to HB2531. Hunters and citizens need a legal avenue to be able to retrieve their hounds/pets from posted property without consequence.

Please also vote ___ to HB2303 which would permit landowners and anyone with landowner's permission to hunt on Sunday. Essentially, this would allow anyone to hunt on Sunday on property he now has permission to hunt Monday-Saturday. I strongly oppose any hunting on Sunday.

Please vote ____to HB2365 which would prosecute anyone who removes an electronic collar or any collar from an animal and makes that person a felon and liable for the dog if the animal is killed.

Thank-you for your support on these bills.

Sincerely,
_______

Mike-
See http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/staterk.htm
You may receive personal Richmond updates by self-subscibing at http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/mailman.html
Bob Kane, President
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/

Bob Kane wrote:Mike-
See http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/staterk.htm
You may receive personal Richmond updates by self-subscibing at http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/mailman.html
Bob Kane, President
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/

Bob - where in VA are you?

Thanks Bob it is important to me to keep up with the new proposed laws and those who do not vote to represent my interests. I appreciate the links and info.
Thanks, Mike

I found out the hard way that crossing a fence for any reason onto private property is criminal trespassing,And it does not have to be posted.I crossed a fence to retrieve a downed deer and was confronted by the land owner and game warden,I was fined 150 dollars and possibly my hunting priviliges for two years.(Thank god for a county judge that is a hunter)
Anyway you cannot cross any visible boundry without land owner's written permission.

Chris

That is what they are proposing here. Right now we can cross on foot and without a weapon to retrieve your hounds without permission. I am not real sure about getting game from other's land though.

coolbrze wrote:

Bob Kane wrote:Mike-
See http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/staterk.htm
You may receive personal Richmond updates by self-subscibing at http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/mailman.html
Bob Kane, President
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/

Bob - where in VA are you?

I'm in Madison County, between Charlottesville and Culpeper.
Bob

Bob - I tried e-mailing you but it got returned. Shoot me an e-mail - FCDeatonsBo@hotmail.com

Steve

anyone know if any of these have passed?

Last I heard from my reps was that they changed it to make it mandatory to identify yourself to the landowner but you could still retrieve your dogs. Not sure if that's the final version or if it even passed.

what about the hunting on sunday??

I think it got shot down again.