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Anti-Hunting Senator Takes Another Run at Nebraska Mountain Lion Ban

Posted on April 8, 2014

Despite having already suffered multiple defeats in his quest to ban mountain lion hunting in Nebraska, Senator Ernie Chambers has again surfaced with another attempt to ban the season. 

With little more than a week to go in the 2014 legislative session, Senator Chambers filed a motion yesterday to vote yet again to over-ride the governor’s veto on LB 671 despite previous attempts failing twice last week. Because both previous attempts to overturn the veto failed, it’s up to Senate Speaker Greg Adams to decide whether or not to suspend the rules to grant Senator Chambers another attempt.

In addition, Senator Chambers also filed his mountain lion hunting ban language as an amendment to a bill dealing with insurance companies. Despite intense pressure from Senator Chambers, the amendment was ruled to be not germane to the bill. This means that the amendment was not closely related to the topic of the bill, thereby out-of-order and could not be considered.

“It’s evident that Senator Chambers is going to try every trick in the book to pass his anti-hunting agenda,” said Evan Heusinkveld, USSA’s vice president of government affairs. “He has now turned his focus to derailing the legislative process as much as possible in an effort to force his way.”

Senator Chambers has also filed his anti-hunting amendment on 10 additional bills that are scheduled to be considered today.

“Senator Chambers’ amendment is not germane to any of those bills, either” said Heusinkveld. “Regardless, it’s clear that he is content to throw a wrench into the works until he gets his way. Nebraska sportsmen must be vigilant and call their senators today in opposition. Let your senators know that Nebraska sportsmen and women expect their wildlife to be managed by the professionals at the Game and Parks Commission and not by someone with an anti-hunting agenda.”

Take Action! Nebraska sportsmen should call Senate Speaker Greg Adams TODAY at and let him know that sportsmen expect their wildlife to be managed by professionals, not anti-hunting politics. Nebraska sportsmen should also call their state senator today and ask that they stand up for sportsmen and vote against any attempt to eliminate the mountain lion season. To find your senator’s phone number visit the USSA .

 

Photo by: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Flickr Creative Commons

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