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Subject: Georgia Baiting news Author: Glenn [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:34:34 04/17/02 Wed Baiting Campaign Ends In Compromise Find Your Legislators at Vote Smart Web Site: Go to Top Left of Page The campaign to legalize the hunting of deer over bait has ended on the last day of the 2002 legislative session in a compromise — deer hunters statewide will be able to move 100 yards closer to a bait source than before, but they still can’t be in a direct line of sight of the bait. The compromise is quite different from the original goal of allowing hunters to sit next to mechanical feeders, tubes or troughs and shoot deer as they came to the food, but it was likely the best that baiting supporters could hope for given the defeat that baiting suffered in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 10. On that day, the crossbow bill, carrying an amendment that would legalize deer baiting in the Southern Zone, was voted down in the House. The bill needed a minimum of 91 “yes” votes to pass the House as amended. It received 63 “yes” votes and 82 “no” votes, while 21 representatives did not vote, and 12 were absent on that day. Under current DNR Law Enforcement recommendations, to hunt legally a deer hunter must be at least 300 yards away from a bait source, and the bait cannot be visible to the hunter. This “recommendation” will now be set in state law under the HB 1174 compromise, but at a minimum distance of 200 yards, and hunters still must not be able to see the bait site to be legal. On Friday, April 12, the compromise version of HB 1174 passed the House and, the same day, the Senate. Upon signing by the Governor, which is expected, crossbows will become legal weapons for all deer, bear, hog and turkey hunters. Meanwhile, the Senate had apparently been waiting to see the outcome of the baiting argument in the House before taking action on several other hunting-related bills. With the compromise enacted, the Senate quickly passed HB 1158, giving hunters an additional week of deer season, a 10-doe limit, and a statewide antler restriction on the second of two bucks. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]