Pro Sportsman orgs fighting back

[Beendare]

The Antis and outfits like Nature Conservancy [a very deceiving name] are trying to eliminate Mule Deer on Catalina Island off the coast of SoCal.
Report;
Catalina Island is home to long‑established mule deer and bison populations, roughly 4,000 residents, and a tourism‑driven economy! The Conservancy previously sought permits to cull the deer, claiming the animals damage native plants, which has been disputed by both residents and experts.
The coalition, which includes SCI, the California Rifle and Pistol Association, the California Bowmen Hunters/State Archery Association, Howl for Wildlife, the California Deer Association, and the Coalition to Save Catalina Island Deer, argues that the state RUSHED the decision without proper environmental review, violating CEQA and ignoring reasonable alternatives such as regulated hunting.
The coalition is calling for:

A full CEQA environmental review

Comprehensive scientific analysis

Consideration of alternatives

Genuine public input

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Maybe its time to start contributing to a sportsman's org, eh?

 

[Axlrod]

Been on here awhile:

Thread 'Eradication of Mule Deer on Catalina Island'

Jan 29, 2026

Killing Catalina is finally live.

This film started in 2023, when we learned that nearly 2,000 mule deer on Catalina Island could be eradicated and left to rot. What followed was two years of filming, interviews, documents, public meetings, and unanswered questions. We didn’t set out to make a documentary—but the deeper we went, the clearer it became that this story needed to be told in full.

On Monday, January 26th, we premiered Killing Catalina on Catalina Island. The screening was publicly advertised and open to the community. On the same day, the California Department of Fish and...

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[bayoublaster7527]

It’s way bigger than just Catalina Island. HOWL for wildlife has been on top of that.

I will just highlight that sportmens group in Colorado are in a full blown pitched battle with anti-hunting groups, like Center for Biological Diversity and the former CatsArentTrophies-Prop 127 people, and the CPW Commission. Have a fur ban, beaver harvest ban, and more coming down the pipe on the legislature and commission side.

Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management. with support from RMEF, SCI, WSF, BHA, and whole host of other orgs, are engaged on the front lines right now.