Horseback Riders to Malign Hunters to Gov?

I have learned that the horseback riders have a special meeting with the Governor on Monday to request that he veto the Sunday bow hunting bill. They are urging their 800 members to write about their negative experiences with hunters while horseback riding and to submit them in "document form."

They will state that hunters and horseback riders cannot peacefully co-exist. If true, it is my opinion it has more to do with their elitist view of the world than with problem hunters. I offer some facts below.

Please send the Governor the below letter now in order to neutralize the efforts of the horseback riding community to malignhunters during their audience with the Governor.


Call the Governor now:
(609) 292-6000

Copy and paste the below letter and send to:

Email address: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/about/contact/

After going to the link

Step 1 - Select a Topic, select "Natural Resources" click continue

Step 2 Select a Sub-Topic, select "Fish, Game, and Wildlife"

Fill in your information.

"Subject" insert "Sunday Bow Hunting Bill A1669 / S802 "

"Message" insert -- -- - Copy and paste below letter.


The Honorable Jon S. Corzine
Governor, State of New Jersey
Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625

Re: Bill A1669 / S802
Sunday Bow Hunting

Dear Governor Corzine:

Please sign the above bill into law and allow Sunday bow hunting on private property and Wildlife Management Areas.

The addition of Sunday bow hunting will help to improve management of deer populations and add revenue to the Division of Fish and Wildlife by increased license sales. It will also provide those with a traditional work week an opportunity to hunt. Although the bill will only make approximately 14 Sundays available for hunting they are critical to those of us that must work a traditional work week.

Currently, activities such as bird watching, walking, and jogging are allowed 365 days per year. Horseback riding is allowed on 17 Wildlife Management Areas by permit and only 800 permits are issued per year allowing for 365 days of unrestricted use. A check of the records indicates that no accidents have occurred between horseback riders and hunters, where the two groups are concentrated.

WMAs were originally purchased entirely from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and operational funding is still provided entirely by hunters and anglers. The hunting season limits our access to these WMAs to only 25% of the amount of time horseback riding, bird watching, jogging and walking is allowed. I'm sure that you will agree that the addition of 14 days of Sunday bow hunting is a wise and reasonable request.

Governor Corzine, I am one of 650,000 New Jerseyans who hunt, fish and vote. I ask that you sign the Sunday Bow hunting bill into law.

Sincerely,



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