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Can a state truly be free without the constitutional right to hunt and fish?

Matthew Hamilton

May 12, 2017

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  • Hunting and Fishing
Originally published in Times Union

The proposed amendment, dubbed the “Elmer Fudd amendment” dates back to the 2002 legislative session. Now carried by Sen. Rob Ortt, R-Niagara County, and Assemblywoman Aileen Gunter, D-Sullivan County, (and co-sponsored by Seward) the proposed amendment has undergone only mild revisions over the years.

 

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