Kansas voters won’t just be choosing a president tomorrow at the polls; they’ll also be deciding on a matter close to the heart of sportsmen.
As The Topeka Capital-Journal reports, voters in Kansas are deciding this year whether hunting and fishing should be protected by the state constitution. The potential amendment has been overshadowed by other races this year, but the issue has raised a pitched battle all the same.
If the measure passes, it would make hunting and fishing the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife in Kansas. The amendment wouldn’t change the current laws on the books. But supporters say they want to prevent future challenges to hunting and fishing from animal rights groups.
Opponents insist the measure only speaks to a particular subset of Kansans, and the constitution is supposed to represent every citizen.