Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:11:06 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Danny Poet Subject: Fwd: Attention MD Activists! Sunday Hunting Comments: To: fletcherw@email.msn.com, jfrench958@aol.com, Jlstasz@AOL.COM, kdmorley@yahoo.com, keharris@crosslink.net, Lroslund@bluecrab.org, reggie@dmv.com, retgen@eslc.org, susier@starpower.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Debby Bennett >To: swes@dmv.com, mgran@dmv.com, dannypoet@hotmail.com, >Wcole@dnr.state.md.us, krplink@dmv.com, ollie76@goeaston.net., >kismet@dmv.com, brillig@dmv.com, nancya@intercom.net, >raybivens@hotmail.com, jfrench958@aol.com, jmccann@dnr.state.md.us, >pineybranch5@toad.net, lbyrne@dmv.com, birdlady@goeaston.net, >bobdonaldson@home.com, ringler@qis.net, wecker@qis.net, >kgianninoto@hotmail.com, dabndms@hotmail.com, >debbieh@shore.intercom.net, choptank@dmv.com, janfoti@intercom.net, >zeigfmj@dmv.com, nancya@intercom.net, saldrich@msde.state.md.us, >elizabeth_t_hobbs@yahoo.com, wayne.bell@washcoll.edu, svob@home.com >Subject: Fwd: Attention MD Activists! >Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 18:44:58 -0500 > > >>I sent you all this email sent to me by a member of the local Humane >>Society because I thought you would be interested and dismayed as I am to >>hear that Sunday Hunting is up for discussion in the MD Legislation again >>this session. You might also be interested in the other animal related >>bills as well. > >If you can't make the meeting, you might wish to contact your MD >legislators. If you need contact information, go to: >http://mlis.state.md.us/index.html > >I'm afraid many of our Eastern Shore legislators are for Sunday >Hunting. They need to hear from the non-hunters who also want a day free >to enjoy the great outdoors safely! I find it hard to believe that 43 >other states allow Sunday hunting! > >Here's an excerpt from a Baltimore Sun article - > >From Saturday's Sun House leader unveils wish list for 2002 Task force >to study revenue strategy tops legislative requests; State budget woes >noted; Drunk drivers, citizen input, hunting also topics of planned bills > >By Howard Libit >Sun Staff >Originally published December 21, 2001, 9:10 PM EST > >The pair of bills that could spark some of the most intense public >discussion during the session involve hunting. Taylor is proposing creating >a black bear hunting season for Garrett and western Allegany counties, as >well as an expanded deer hunting season that would include higher limits >and one Sunday during the season. > >Taylor insisted that the black bear bill would be easy to pass and noted >that 43 other states permit some Sunday hunting. >Steve Palmer, president of the Washington County Federation of Sportsmen's >Clubs, said his group supports black bear hunting but has shied away from >backing hunting on a Sunday. > >"We feel it's too controversial," Palmer said. "We try to be sympathetic >and supportive of others' use of the lands, and we understand that some >people feel Sunday hunting would be in the way of that." >Morrill said Glendening would need to take a closer look at the hunting >proposals and would only back measures that are "based on the science and >research." < > > >Debby > > > >>> >>> >>> >>> aspca_list@capwiz.mailmanager.net wrote: >>>>Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:54:01 -0500 >>>>From: aspca_list@capwiz.mailmanager.net >>>>To: aspca_list@capwiz.mailmanager.net >>>>Subject: Attention MD Activists! >>>> >>>>Attention Maryland Activists! >>>> >>>>The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States are >>>>holding a Maryland activist meeting on Thursday, January 10th in >>>>downtown Baltimore. During the 2002 session, the Maryland General >>>>Assembly will consider several bills affecting animals. These include a >>>>House bill to ban leghold traps in Maryland, a House bill to create a >>>>bear hunting season in Maryland, and a House bill to allow Sunday >>>>hunting. At the meeting, you will learn what you can do to support the >>>>good bills and block the bad ones. >>>> >>>>The meeting on January 10th will run from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It will take >>>>place in the 4th Floor Curran Conference Room of the Baltimore City >>>>Council offices located at: >>>> >>>>City Hall >>>>100 North Holliday Street >>>>Baltimore, MD 21202-3411 >>>> >>>>If you need further directions, or have any other questions, please >>>>contact: >>>> >>>>Jeff Leitner >>>>Program Coordinator >>>>The Fund for Animals >>>>8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 301 >>>>Silver Spring, MD 20910 >>>>T: (301) 585-2591 ext.208 >>>>F: (301) 585-2595 >>>>jleitner@fund.org >>>> >>>>In addition, please e-mail or call Jeff to let him know whether you will >>>>attend the meeting. >>>> >>>>Hope you can make it on the 10th! >>> >>> >>> >> >>Caroline County Public Library >>100 Market Street >>Denton, MD 21629 >>410-479-1343, ext 152 >>Fax: 410-479-1443 >>dbennett@mail.caro.lib.md.us >> _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================