Tag: hunting mountain lions

California Game Commissioner to Keep Position – For Now

It now appears that California Game Commission president Richards may not be ousted from the commission over a recent hunting controversy said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.  While he hasn’t “closed all doors completely,” he has no plans to bring up a vote.  But, the politicians are attempting to take some of his authority away with a recent vote.  More on the continuing saga here…  A little more here…

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Anti-Hunters after Neck of California Commissioner

In one of their biggest attacks on hunting in recent years, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other anti-hunting organizations are seeking to remove a prominent hunter from the California Fish and Game Commission.   Commission President Daniel Richards is under attack from the world’s largest anti-hunting group after legally hunting a mountain lion in Idaho.

“This is a clear attempt by anti-hunting organizations to use the fact that Mr. Richards is a hunter to have him fired,” said Walter “Bud” Pidgeon, Jr., U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance president and CEO. Read more

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