{"id":253214,"date":"2026-07-06T09:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=253214"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:55:30","slug":"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">4<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A proposal that could effectively ban hunting, fishing, slaughterhouses, and many forms of animal testing in Oregon just took a big step toward the November ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\"><em>KATU<\/em><\/a>, supporters of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesonip28.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\"> Initiative Petition 28,<\/a> also known as the PEACE Act, say they submitted roughly 140,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State\u2019s Office. That does not automatically put the measure on the ballot. The state still has to verify the signatures, and officials have until Aug. 2 to decide whether the petition qualifies for the November general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon clears major hurdle for November ballot\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4VLT26uem8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, for hunters, anglers, ranchers, seafood restaurants, and anyone who enjoys eating something that once had a pulse, this one is worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KATU<\/em> described the proposal as a \u201ccontroversial proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/treasury-department-adds-molot-vepr-import-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7137\">ban hunting<\/a> and fishing\u201d and reported that the campaign has now come closer than it did in two previous attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure would expand Oregon\u2019s animal cruelty laws to include animals raised on farms, animals used in research, and animals living in the wild. Supporters say the goal is to extend protections beyond companion animals. Opponents say the practical effect would be massive: no hunting, no fishing, no animal slaughter, and serious consequences for agriculture and related industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>KATU\u2019s<\/em> report, reporter Victor Park said the proposal \u201ccould affect everything from restaurants to ranches to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-elk-mountain-wall-tent-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7139\">hunting and fishing traditions<\/a> across Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-browning-x-bolt-2-spr-review-627-yard-truth\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/browning-x-bolt-2-special-max-lr-spr-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">Browning X-Bolt 2 SPR Review: 627-Yard Truth<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That is not exactly a small footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters say that is the point. One campaign representative told KATU, \u201cWe\u2019re asking, let\u2019s make the default option not kill animals. So it is trying to shift all of us together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opponents see something far more disruptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Portland\u2019s historic Dan &amp; Louis Oyster Bar, owner Meinert Wachsmuth told <em>KATU<\/em> the impact would stretch well beyond seafood. He pointed to the family traditions built around hunting and fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe business implications, I\u2019m sure those are going to be challenging,\u201d Wachsmuth said. \u201cI think it has more of an impact on your families hunting, fishing with their father, and it creates that bond that honestly, you can\u2019t find.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the HUNT365 crowd, that line probably lands harder than the economic argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, restaurants matter. Ranches matter. Commercial fishing matters. But so does the kid sitting in a duck blind before sunrise. So does the father teaching his daughter how to read a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/deer-camp-top-trail-camera-tips-deer-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7136\">deer trail<\/a>. So does the family that fills a freezer with elk, salmon, turkey, or venison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those traditions do not show up cleanly on a spreadsheet. But they matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-s-amp-w-396-night-guard-review\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sw-396-night-guard-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">S&amp;W 396 Night Guard Review<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opponents who warned the measure could \u201cflip this state on its head.\u201d One person in the report put it plainly: \u201cCommercial fishing is gone. Ranching is gone. It would literally flip this state on its head. It would change everything overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of IP28 frame the measure as an animal-protection effort. The campaign\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesonip28.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">website<\/a> says the initiative would remove many current exemptions from Oregon\u2019s animal cruelty laws, including exemptions involving animal abuse, neglect, and sexual assault statutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opponents argue those exemptions <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-hunting-in-our-current-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7140\">currently allow lawful hunting<\/a>, fishing, farming, ranching, trapping, pest control, veterinary work, and wildlife management to function without being treated as criminal abuse. Groups including the Oregon Hunters Association and Congressional Sportsmen\u2019s Foundation have <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonhunters.org\/initiative-petition-28-2\/?srsltid=AfmBOoq9NZ5lSHcRV9eN8fBxMmNjyaUlrT7FVKeyqwMbz547nwQNoAwC&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">warned<\/a> that IP28 could effectively criminalize those activities by removing long-standing protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oregon Secretary of State\u2019s current submission log lists IP28 under the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions Act and shows 117,173 signatures in the last <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.oregon.gov\/elections\/Documents\/irr\/2026-Monthly-Submission-log.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">submission<\/a>, though the campaign and <em>KATU<\/em> reported roughly 140,000 total signatures turned in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-atf-may-finally-kill-cleo-notification\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/atf-cleo-notification-nfa-rule-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\">ATF May Finally Kill CLEO Notification<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That number matters because Oregon requires enough valid signatures before a statutory initiative can make the ballot. Campaigns often submit more than the minimum because some signatures usually get rejected during verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the measure remains in limbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But hunters and anglers should not treat this like some internet fever dream. This is the campaign\u2019s third attempt, and this time supporters say they have submitted their strongest signature total yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Secretary of State verifies enough signatures, Oregon voters could decide in November whether the PEACE Act becomes law.  And if it passes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunter-fights-off-bear-5-inch-knife\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7138\">fight over hunting<\/a>, fishing, farming, and animal use in Oregon would move from theory to reality fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <em>KATU\u2019s<\/em> anchor put it after the report: \u201cWe will see what happens there. It\u2019ll be really interesting if that makes it on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is one way to say it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Oregon\u2019s hunters, anglers, ranchers, seafood workers, and everyone who still believes wild food belongs on the table, \u201cinteresting\u201d might be underselling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-oregon-closer-banning-hunting-fishing\" title=\"Oregon Moves Closer to Banning Hunting, Fishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporters of Initiative Petition 28 say they turned in 140,000 signatures. 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