Georgia Sportsmen’s Caucus Wants National Park Service to Hear Hunters Out; California Tax Bill Takes Aim at Recreational Shooters and Hunters; The Case for Lead Ammunition in Maine; plus more in today's newsletter.
The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a special resource study to determine the efficacy of establishing a national park unit in Georgia along a 50-mile stretch of the Ocmulgee River between Macon and Hawkinsville. Hunting is generally not allowed within NPS units, and this proposal affects 3 state-owned wildlife management areas (WMAs) that provide hunting and fishing access for Georgia’s sportsmen and women.
On March 31, 2021, Georgia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Co-Chair Representative David Knight introduced HR 529 to express concerns over the NPS restricting hunter and angler access and usurping the state’s primary authority for fish and wildlife management by the creation of a new NPS unit along the Ocmulgee River.
