Farmers, hunters protest deer-baiting ban – The Saginaw News Online – Michigan Newspaper – MLive.com
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by Roberto Acosta | The Saginaw News
Tuesday October 28, 2008, 6:51 AM
Farmers say the state is stealing their livelihoods with a deer-baiting ban to battle a killer disease.
Hunters are up in arms complaining that the state is adding unfair rules for pursuing their game.
More than 70 hunters and farmers gathered in Frankenmuth during a heated presentation Monday from state officials on chronic wasting disease.
Economists estimate that deer bait sales bring in $50 million annually in the state.
Department of Natural Resources officials presented information on the disease and how to prevent its spread during the two-hour meeting at the Wallace and Irene Bronner and Family Performing Arts Center.
An hour-long question-and-answer session aimed heated dialogue from audience members toward the four-person panel.
“You’re taking away people’s livelihoods,” said Roy E. Stolz, a 51-year-old Blumfield Township resident. “You’re killing a mosquito with a sledgehammer. Click link below for full story!”
Farmers, hunters protest deer-baiting ban – The Saginaw News Online – Michigan Newspaper – MLive.com.
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