2009 Senate Bill 5559 (Increasing hunting safety)

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Introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 26, 2009, seeks to increase hunting safety by requiring that a hunter under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a Washington licensed hunter who has held a hunting license for the prior three years and is over the age of 18 when hunting for wild birds and animals. The accompanying adult hunter must stay within a visual and hearing range.
- Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, Ocean and Recreation Committee on January 26, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 5559 (Increasing hunting safety) [by Jim G. on February 11, 2009]

The bill fails to place some responsibility on people recreating in areas open to hunters. Non-hunters should be required to wear hunter orange, just like hunters are required during Deer and Elk modern rifle seasons. Had the poor soul that was shot been properly dressed, she would be alive today. This in now way absolves the responsible party for his action. And I do support your age change in unsupervised hunters. However, too many times I have witnessed people hiking in areas open to modern rifle with no regard for their own safety. The long ranges of modern firearms make this a real hazard.

Why not help people help themselves instead of putting the entire onus on the hunters!

Thank you.

Jim

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2) 2009 Senate Bill 5559 (Increasing hunting safety) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2009

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