The Long Campaign to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing With Out-of-State Funding Should Trouble Outdoorsmen

The Long Campaign to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing With Out-of-State Funding Should Trouble Outdoorsmen

The initiative to criminalize hunting, fishing, and ranching in Oregon will likely be on the ballot in November. While the initiative will surely fail at the polls, the fact that campaign organizers were able to get enough signatures and raise funding from out-of-state sources hints at a long-term effort that outdoorsmen everywhere should pay attention to.  Initiative Petition 28, the PEACE Act (People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemp…