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[Meat Hunter]

Dear Fellow Crossbow Hunters,

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed HB 1282 by an impressive vote of 86 to 30, apparently reflecting the majority of Mississippi hunters.

The bill is now headed for the Senate Wildlife Committee. The Senate Wildlife Committee can amend HB 1282. The Committee has a little over three weeks to review and amend this bill, although they could take up HB 1282 at any time!

Those who oppose the bill want to see it die in the Senate Committee. They are doing so, in part, to block Mississippi General Crossbow licensees from participating in the October archery season, preferring to keep this user group separate from those who choose long bows, recurve bows, and compound bows.

If you are so inclined, please lend a hand by contacting the Chairman of the Senate Wildlife Committee (Tommy Gollott) and the nine other committee members.

Respectfully request that they amend HB 1282 to include crossbows on Line 8 of HB 1282.

The amended language, Line 8 of the bill should then read,
"With bow and arrow and crossbows: October 1 through October 31."

Also, please request that your family and friends to take the time and contact the ten members of the Senate Wildlife Committee anyway you can and do it NOW!

Best Regards,
Wayne King, Interim Vice-Chairman
Mississippi Crossbow Federation
H 601-825-9278
C 601-896-2344
twayneking@comcast.net

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Senators – Wildlife Committee
Senate office telephone and e-mail addresses:

Tommy Gollott (Chairman)
(601) 359-2220
tgollott@senate.ms.gov

Billy Hudson (Vice-Chairman)
(601) 359-2886
bhudson@senate.ms.gov

Sidney Albritton
(601) 359-3226
salbritton@senate.ms.gov

Bob Dearing
(601) 359-3244
bdearing@senate.ms.gov

Merle Flowers
(601) 359-3211
mflowers@senate.ms.gov

Cindy Hyde-Smith
(601) 359-3246
chydesmith@senate.ms.gov

Ezell Lee
(601) 359-3170
elee@senate.ms.gov

Chris McDaniel
(601) 359-2886
cmcdaniel@senate.ms.gov

Eric Powell
(601) 359-2886
epowell@senate.ms.gov

Bill Stone
(601) 359-3221
bstone@senate.ms.gov

[Tim50]

Congrats....Keep up the pressure! The anti crossbow organizations are usually a little more entrenched politically simply because they are established organizations. A grassroots campaign can work! Do not take no for an answer! Let them see the power of the hunters of your state. Good luck!!

[ryno]

Good Luck. Hope it passes.