Here is some more of their activities. Slowly chipping away at our heritage and sport hunting and gun rights. If the HSUS gets hold of the 91,000,000 acres of federal forest lands, we won't even be able to carry a firearm in them for even self protection :-\ We are still waiting for another packet on the HSUS, please excuse the delay. It my be a bit yet, but We will get the Info on the HSUS out as soon as we can. We keep getting more and more data. I prefer to only have to do one mailing. Thanks Gary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Resent-from: "Sheryl Boyle" >Resent-to: wolf46@teleport.com Sheryl, Thank you for forewarding this. Gary -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Resent-date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 11:43:20 +0000 >Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 10:24:35 -0700 (PDT) >From: Mike Markarian >To: ar-news@envirolink.org, seac+announce@ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu, > en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org >Cc: act.usa.dc@conf.igc.org >Subject: Montgomery County, MD: Help Stop Deer Hunts >Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960909133314.5e377bc8@pop.igc.org> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >X-UIDL: 1dfe300b4e9028f8e1649f7d9397b15f > > MONTGOMERY COUNTY ALERT > County Cancels One Deer Hunt -- One Down, Three to Go! > >At three recent public meetings to discuss the initiation of deer >hunting in Montgomery County parks, only 30 people spoke in favor >of hunting, while 68 residents spoke in opposition to the hunts. >The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has >now canceled the hunt scheduled for North Branch Stream Valley >Park, but plans to go forward with hunts in Seneca Creek State >Park, Little Bennett Regional Park, and Agricultural History Farm >Park. > >Thanks to those of you who attended the public meetings and spoke >out against deer hunting. Public opinion is on our side, and we >need to act now! There are several things you can do to help stop >Montgomery County's plan to massacre our deer. > >* Set up a meeting with your County Council Members. Tell them >that Montgomery County residents oppose hunting because it is >inhumane and ineffective, and ask them to intervene on behalf of >their constituents to make sure these hunts are called off. You >can call your Council Members at (301) 217-7907. If you do not >know who your County Council Members are call the Montgomery >County Library at (301) 217-INFO. > >* Contact County Executive Doug Duncan and tell him to protect >Montgomery County residents and deer from state hunting >interests. The Honorable Doug Duncan, County Executive, 101 >Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 217-2500. > >* Set up meetings with your State Senator and State Delegates, >and tell them you do not want the state DNR pushing hunting down >Montgomery County's throat. You can call them to set up meetings >at 1-800-492-7122. If you do not know who your State Senator and >State Delegates are call the Montgomery County Library at (301) >217-INFO. > >* Tell the DNR you oppose hunting in Seneca Creek State Park. >Lt. Chris Bushman, DNR Central Regional Office, 8000 Baltimore >National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043. > >* Tell the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning >Commission you oppose hunting in Little Bennett Regional Park and >Agricultural History Farm Park. Mr. Donald Cochran, MNCPPC, 8787 >Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. > >Here are a few points you may wish to make in your letters or at >your meetings: > >* Hunting is only a "band-aid" approach to deer-human conflicts. >Hunting reduces deer populations for the short-term, but less >competition for food among surviving deer causes increased >nutritional health and increased reproduction. Scientific studies >indicate that hunted deer populations reproduce at double or >triple the rates of nonhunted populations. > >* Hunting does not solve the problems of deer-vehicle collisions >or deer browsing gardens. Killing some deer does not stop the >surviving deer from crossing the same roads or eating the same >plants. Many states (such as New Jersey) donate deer repellents >to farmers and homeowners, and others (such as Washington and >Minnesota) have installed roadside reflectors that have >effectively reduced deer-vehicle collisions by 88-91 percent. > >* In a highly residential county, hunting is dangerous for our >family members and companion animals. Each year, more than 200 >people are killed in hunting accidents, and another 1,500 are >injured -- many are nonhunting bystanders. People who enjoy >spending time in our parks should not be held hostage by fear of >being struck by a stray bullet. > >* Hunting is a recreational activity that is pursued by only 3 >percent of Maryland residents. Most Montgomery County citizens >agree that sport hunting is cruel and inhumane. > >For more information about deer hunting contact The Fund for >Animals at MikeM@fund.org or (301) 585-2591. > > >