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brhaco
at Fri Mar 7 16:57:49 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by brhaco ]
Three things-first, the turtle regs and the black and white list were in place BEFORE HCU was formed. Both proceeded forward without our input. By mentioning them, you are attempting to imply that HCU supported these regulations. Such is definitely NOT the case!
Second-As stated before, despite Mike's obfuscation, HCU SUPPORTS the sustainable take of wild caught herps by non-commercial private herpers. We do not OPPOSE reasonable take by commercial collectors, provided such is carried out in a sustainable manner under proper seasons and bag limits. Unlike the case with individual private collectors (who only take an occasional animal for breeding stock or captive observation), some of the methods used by Commercial collectors have the potential to seriously harm local herp populations. These methods include drift fences, funnel traps, seining of ponds, and even gassing of den sites.
You can see from the above that there is a clear difference between the wants and needs of private herpers and commercial collectors. This is why they will never see eye-to-eye, and why both need their own lobbying organizations.
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....
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RE: National Rec. Groups Not Good For Al - brhaco, Fri Mar 7 16:57:49 2008