| Dear Fred,
SAY NO TO ALL MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING IN SOUTH DAKOTA, NOT
JUST THE USE OF HOUNDS!
SAY NO TO SOUTH DAKOTA'S
SENATE BILL 75
The Mountain Lion Foundation is
against the sport-hunting of mountain lions wherever it
occurs, and however it is done. Especially in South Dakota
where the lion population is low and has just recently been
listed as a game animal.
The use of hounds while
hunting mountain lions is a particularly loathsome practice.
The hounds chase the lion for great distances before,
exhausted, it climbs a tree in a futile attempt at safety.
Once the hunters realize that their dogs are stationary they
drive to the location, walk up to the tree, and shoot the
terrified animal point-blank.
Hound advocates claim
that utilizing this method of hunting will reduce the number
of females and kittens that are killed during the hunting
season, but this is only speculation. It is hard to
differentiate a male from a female mountain lion when it is
hiding high up in the branches of a tree.
Contact your
legislator today and tell them why they must oppose SB 75, and
why they should stop all trophy hunting of mountain lions in
South Dakota! (Contact information for legislators -
http://legis.state.sd.us/who/index.aspx)
This bill
is being railroaded through at an alarming speed and must be
stopped now!
- 1/22/2009 First read in Senate and referred to Senate
Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 144
- 1/29/2009 Scheduled for hearing
- 1/29/2009 Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to
amend, Passed Amendment 75ta
- 1/29/2009 Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass
Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2. S.J. 218
SENATE BILL 75 (Amended)
Introduced by: Senators Howie, Fryslie, Garnos,
Kloucek, Maher, Peterson, and Rhoden and Representatives Kopp,
Frerichs, Hoffman, Olson (Betty), Schrempp, Sly, and Verchio
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to allow dogs to be
used in the hunting of mountain lions.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 41-8-15 be amended to read as
follows:
41-8-15. Except in the hunting of
mountain lions during established hunting seasons, no
No dog may be used in hunting big game animals.
However, of the mountain lions harvested each year, ten may be
harvested with the use of dogs. A violation of this section is
subject to § 41-8-18.
Section 2. That ARSD 41:06:61:06
be amended to read as follows:
41:06:61:06.
Application requirements -- License and season restrictions --
Special conditions -- Carcass check-in procedures. The
following requirements, restrictions, special conditions, and
procedures apply to all applications for license and to all
licenses issued under this chapter:
(1) Only residents
of the state may apply for a license;
(2) No person
may harvest more than one mountain lion in a season;
(3) No person may harvest a mountain lion with a
spotted coat (kitten) or any mountain lion accompanying
another mountain lion;
(4) No person may hunt mountain
lions with the aid of dogs, traps , or bait;
(5) A person may use an electronic call to hunt
mountain lions. The prohibition against the use of electronic
calls to hunt big game animals described in § 41:06:04:03 does
not apply to the mountain lion hunting season;
(6) A
person may use any firearm, muzzleloader, or bow and arrow
established by statute or administrative rule as legal
implements for the taking of deer;
(7) Wind Cave
National Park, Jewell Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore
National Memorial, and the fenced portion of Custer State Park
are closed to mountain lion hunting; and
(8) All
mountain lions harvested must be presented to a department
representative within 24 hours of harvest for inspection.
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