H.B. 298: Allow Use of Bait When Hunting

in New Hampshire

Bill Description:
This bill requires that the use of bait when hunting or trapping game birds or game animals, coyote, and other furbearing animals be allowed during any regular hunting season.[teaserbreak]

Background:
Contrary to popular belief, baiting and then killing animals is not a useful tool in reducing wildlife-human conflicts. Humans can limit contact with wildlife by eliminating behavior that draws them in. A ban on baiting — whether intentional by hunters or unintentional with garbage — is one of the most sensible ways to ensure a safer distance.

Baiting by hunters damages forests by drawing too much wildlife to a single spot. It also teaches wildlife to take food from humans. Once they’re desensitized to people, the risk of future contact increases.

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Take Action:
New Hampshire residents, contact your state representative and urge him or her to oppose this legislation!

Read the full text and follow its progress here.

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