H. 774   Resolve providing for an investigation and study in order to balance the needs of property owners with those of coyotes. 
Rep. Hynes.  This bill would create a 7-member special commission to investigate and study coyote-related issues.  OPPOSE CRWM position:  This committee would further inject politics and emotional ideology into the scientific process and methods in the management of our wildlife.  Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

H. 834  An Act Safeguarding our Natural Resources.  Rep. Peterson
This bill would allow the use of the extensively tested and professtionally accepted body-gripping conibear trap for conservation management trapping. Devices would be regulated by the Disvion of Fisheries and Wildlife  SUPPORT Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

H. 761  An Act relative to
the control of coyotes.  Rep. Greene
SUPPORT: This bill allows the use of padded foothold restraint devices for capturing coyote (pursuant to the health or safety exception) by allowing the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife to authorize this use.  Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. 

H. 762  An Act Relative to property damage caused by beaver.  Rep. Greene.  SUPPORT This bill would allow a 'pilot program' that woudl allow the use of extenviely tested and humane body-gripping conibear type devices underwater in most counties in the Commonwealth for conservation management trapping.  Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

S. 540  Relating to Wildlife Management Commission.  Relating to Wildlife Management Commission.  OPPOSE
This committee would further inject politics and emotional ideology into the professional scientific process and methods in the management of our wildlife.  Filed by Senator Resor. 

H. 836  Relating to Further Defining the Term “Domesticated Animal” Concerning Animal Cruelty.  SUPPORT.  This would prevent the MSPCA and the ARL of Boston from overstepping their domestic boundaries and enforce the animal cruelty statutes as they pertain to wildlife.   Filed by Representative George Peterson.   Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.  Hearing:  September 24, 2007.

H. 749   Relating to the Director of Wildlife and Fisheries. SUPPORT.
This bill would give additional authority to the DFW and allow them to permit hunting on Sundays.  Once again, this puts the authority of the management of our willdlife back in the hands of dedicated professionals.  Filed by Representative Frost.      Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

H. 2315  Relating to Hunting on Sundays.  SUPPORT.
Would allow hunting on Sundays.  Filed by Rep. Gobi.  Send to Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.  Hearing:  October 30, 2007.

H. 754   Relating to the Moose Population.  SUPPORT
This bill would allow a moose hunting season to be established in Massachusetts.  Rep. Gobi.  Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

S. 479  Relating to the Conservation of Fisheries and Wildlife.  SUPPORT
This bill would give authority to the state DFW and our wildlife management professionals over the taking, possession and management of wildlife and inland fisheries, and remove political and emotional ideological input in the management of our wildlife    Filed by Senator Brewer. 

H. 831   Relating to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.   OPPOSE
This bill would make the DFW board advisory, and transfer decision-making power to the Commissioner rather than the Board in many instances.  Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.  Filed by Representative Petersen. 

H. 744   Relating to Deer Hunting.  SUPPORT
Would allow deer hunting on the Saturday and Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving. Deer season is a short two weeks long, this would only give an addition two days of hunting during the open season. Sent to Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.  Rep. Fagan.