I am a duck hunter I support Ducks Unlimited because it protects important waterfowl habitat. Which is what its mission statement is all about. It was never set up as a gun rights advocacy group it is all about Wetland Habitat. If you only want to support political advocacy join groups like CCFR or OFAH they are specialists at it. If you want to protect habitat support DU. If like me and you are concerned with both you support more than one organization. I don't expect the CCFR to build wetlands and I don't expect DU to spend resources on firearm politics.
Fair enough, but as an organization who receives a ridiculous amount of funding from a group you have now alienated, all the while catering to and wooing, be prepared to feel the backlash.
I can't remember who said it but,
"When you stay neutral, you are actually siding with the oppressor."
I'm paraphrasing mind you.
The folowing exceprt is from Canadian Gun Nutz:
This petition which has been endorsed by MP Glen Motz has currently over 140,000 signatures of concerned firearm owners and supporters from across Canada.
Provincial wildlife federations have assisted in sharing the information to their members, they are conduit in sharing this information to firearm owners.
I am appalled that DU has not stepped up to share in this process.
Thousands of DU members are firearms owners and the sweeping legislation which may occurred is something which will affect all firearms owners which in turn will have an effect on conservation and wildlife management.
One of your board members from Saskatchewan, James E. Couch holds a seat on the Canadian Advisory Committee.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on pragmatic measures to reform Canada’s firearms policies, laws and regulations to ensure a modernized firearms regime that will keep Canadians safe and safeguard their rights and freedoms in an open and democratic society.
Yet, Ducks Unlimited will still not share this information with its membership?
There is also a connection to Tides, a George Soros organization, which along with WWF pushes for Crown land to be converted to provincial and federal parks, which now means no more hunting.