His group is also concerned the amendment could spur hunters to claim they have a right to hunt on private property. They also worry the amendment will be used to try to overturn a 1994 amendment that banned the use of gill nets in state waters.
Hilgemann said those concerns are overblown and misguided, and the amendment is intended to preserve practices as they exist today. The amendment aims to block measures such as a proposed animal rights ballot initiative in Oregon that would criminalize hunting and fishing, he said.
Another dust up in the endless culture wars lately.