Post by Woody Williams on Nov 27, 2006 17:00:32 GMT -5
Anti's Could Be Sent Up the River for Harassing Hunters on the River-
A pair of anti-hunters could do jail time after being charged with harassment of waterfowlers in Indiana.
Two animal activists from Osceola, Indiana face up to $1,000 in fines and a year in jail if convicted of violating the state’s hunter harassment law. The anti’s allegedly disrupted sportsman Chris McDonald’s waterfowl hunt on the St. Joseph River by blowing air horns, blaring music and boating into his decoys.
McDonald reported the incident to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Officers stepped in and caught the perpetrators red-handed. They used a tape machine to record the anti’s use of loud music and an air horn to disrupt legal hunting activities. A third officer observed the situation through a spotting scope.
Both parties admitted to trying to keep the ducks away so they would not be hunted.
Hunter harassment laws have been enacted in all 50 states and upheld in several court rulings. The statutes are based on a model written by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. Several courts have ruled that hunter harassment laws do not infringe upon the right to free speech and assembly.
www.ussportsmen.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=1898
A pair of anti-hunters could do jail time after being charged with harassment of waterfowlers in Indiana.
Two animal activists from Osceola, Indiana face up to $1,000 in fines and a year in jail if convicted of violating the state’s hunter harassment law. The anti’s allegedly disrupted sportsman Chris McDonald’s waterfowl hunt on the St. Joseph River by blowing air horns, blaring music and boating into his decoys.
McDonald reported the incident to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Officers stepped in and caught the perpetrators red-handed. They used a tape machine to record the anti’s use of loud music and an air horn to disrupt legal hunting activities. A third officer observed the situation through a spotting scope.
Both parties admitted to trying to keep the ducks away so they would not be hunted.
Hunter harassment laws have been enacted in all 50 states and upheld in several court rulings. The statutes are based on a model written by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. Several courts have ruled that hunter harassment laws do not infringe upon the right to free speech and assembly.
www.ussportsmen.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=1898
