WAKE UP A SLEEPING DOG??

One of Wampus’s “frequent caller” friends has a keen interest in wildlife – and especially in protecting our right to hunt and fish.

He said some folks feel North Carolina should adopt a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to hunt and fish. I have argued that we do not need to embark on such a crusade.

We already have the right to hunt and fish and that right hasn’t been challenged.  Why raise the issue?

Should a constitutional amendment be proposed, we could bet PETA, various “humane societies”  and assorted animal rights groups and anti-hunters in general would mount an aggressive, well-funded effort to defeat it.

And what if they succeeded and the amendment failed to pass?

This could be interpreted by them as a signal – however false - that North Carolinians are opposed to hunting.

We don’t need to open that can of worms.

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(At one point in discussing the non-issue with my frequent caller friend I said the proposal was “idiotic.” Understandably, he took exception.  It was a bad choice of words. But the proposal, in my opinion, sure ain’t very smart.)

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[Sue]

Seems to me that as long as I get a share of deer burger, the existing laws are working just fine, thankyouverymuch.