huntswnm Report post Posted May 19, 2010 Everyone should be aware that communities and counties around NM are pushing to ban trapping on public lands. The City Council of the Town of Silver City passed a resolution back in February supporting the banning of trapping on public lands. I believe that this item was "snuck" in at the last minute because there was no one there in opposition and the only person who was there to support it was the guy that wrote it. The Grant County Commission was to take a vote on a resolution for the same proposal and ended up tableing the vote due to the numerous ranchers and trappers that showed up in opposition of the resolution. This is something that we should all watch pretty closely. jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted May 19, 2010 Everyone should be aware that communities and counties around NM are pushing to ban trapping on public lands. The City Council of the Town of Silver City passed a resolution back in February supporting the banning of trapping on public lands. I believe that this item was "snuck" in at the last minute because there was no one there in opposition and the only person who was there to support it was the guy that wrote it. The Grant County Commission was to take a vote on a resolution for the same proposal and ended up tableing the vote due to the numerous ranchers and trappers that showed up in opposition of the resolution. This is something that we should all watch pretty closely. jeff Does a town council have the authority to manage wildlife and regulate what citizens do on state and federal lands in New Mexico? I can understand a county entity attempting this, but a town council? Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntswnm Report post Posted May 19, 2010 No basically a resolution is something the council writes up showing support (or opposition) for something that is happening on bigger level. They town council is basically supporting the idea of banning trapping on public lands, they don't have the authority to actually try to manage it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benbrown Report post Posted May 20, 2010 Congressman Harry Teague and his staff are aware of this effort and we (NM Wildlife Federation and TRCP have met with them a couple of times to discuss this. They are sympathetic to sportsmen and trappers and simply wanted some information to counter the propaganda that the anti-trapping activists were disseminating. They don't think that this is going anywhere with respect to federal lands. A more serious threat may be looming on state trust lands. Ray Powell is running for State Land Commissioner again, and he was neutral on the subject the last time he served. To his credit, he did not support the antis, but neither did he speak forcefully for sportsmen's interests. I would recommend that everyone keep an eye on him if he turns out to be the Democratic candidate. If he is the democrat in the general election, we need to hold his feet to the fire with respect to hunting, fishing and trapping on NM State Trust Lands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntswnm Report post Posted May 20, 2010 Awesome info Ben! Thanks for giving us the heads up. We all need to stay vigilant on these issues and try to keep everyone posted on the latest! Thanks again jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 21, 2010 Awesome info Ben! Thanks for giving us the heads up. We all need to stay vigilant on these issues and try to keep everyone posted on the latest! Thanks again jeff +1 Thanks for the info Ben. And thanks Jeff for raising the issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
