Archive for January 3, 2009

There’s More Than One Kind Of Roundabout

by Chuck Ring (GadAbout-BlogAlot ©2008)

Quote Freely From the Article — Leave The Pseudonym Alone

Roundabout: circuitous , indirect <had to take a roundabout route> The forgoing is from The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.  »» There’s More Than One Kind Of Roundabout

State Proposes New Restrictions On Hunting, Fishing, Trapping

by John Weckerle

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has proposed new regulations regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping on private lands, including unposted private lands.  The purpose of the regulation is to require that hunters, fishermen, and trappers have written permission from the landowner.  A public meeting will be held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History on Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  A copy of the press release and draft regulation is provided here.

Debate is likely to be spirited, as it always is when private property rights are balanced against other interests.  Property owners will likely argue that they have a right to quiet enjoyment of their land without the need to post it, which can be expensive and require sign maintenance and replacement.  Hunters, fishermen, and trappers have already argued that the penalties are too harsh, and that they should not apply to inadvertent or unknowing trespass. »» State Proposes New Restrictions On Hunting, Fishing, Trapping