NJ Anti-Hunting Extremists Plan To Ban Hunting One Town At A Time

By Cody McLaughlin

Much has been made of the vicious three-way battle between New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ)’s front office, anti-hunting extremists and pro-sportsman advocates in New Jersey over the black bear hunt.

The hunt, termed Murphy’s “first year mulligan” by respected star ledger columnist Paul Mulshine in a blistering article, has been a constant source of frustration – and for good reason. On the one side, New Jersey’s million-odd sportsmen feel attacked, and rightly so, by an extremist Governor who takes gleeful potshots at sporting enthusiasts and gun owners at every term – taking from them the state lands that their license fees and excise taxes pay for and threatening more. On the other side, an organized, deep-pocketed anti-hunting extremist element that is hell bent on ending the sport of hunting by any means necessary. It is a tough spot.

Many New Jersey hunters, fishermen and trappers think that these extremists, however, will stop at just ending the bear hunt. That couldn’t be further from the case.

The Game: End Hunting Town By Town

Energized by wins such as arbitrarily pushing the bear hunt off state lands (over 60% of the available bear hunting land in the state) and wins in other towns …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms