Video & Transcript Research : 'squirrel hunting'

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AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Bills: SCR13, SB1248
Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting. The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure. The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 15th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm not aware of taxes on those hunts.
  • I'm not aware of taxes on those hunts.
  • I'm not aware of taxes on those hunts.
  • I'm not aware of taxes on those hunts.
  • I'm not aware of taxes on those hunts.
Bills: HB2385, HB3349, HB3962, HB3883, HB4396, HB4811, HB5088, HB4588, HB4867, HB4895, HB5398, HB5616
Keywords: NRA, funding, major events reimbursement, annual meetings, exhibits, events trust fund, Pan American Games, Olympic Games, motor sports racing, local control, event support contract, INDYCAR, Arlington, tourism, funding eligibility, sporting events, economic impact, local governments, American Performance Horseman, American Rodeo
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 14th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • And They're not hunting.
  • And you don't have a hunting license, but you're not hunting. You get a ticket, I guess.
  • Well, a poodle is actually bred to be a hunting dog.
  • Um, coon hunting and squirrel hunting is nothing new to this era.
  • to hunt or capture has to have a hunting license.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/25/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, you know, if I bring a young guy hunting with me and uh we can't find any land to hunt on, he's not
  • Um, you know, if I bring a young guy hunting with me and uh we can't find any land to hunt on, he's not
  • Um, you know, if I bring a young guy hunting with me and uh we can't find any land to hunt on, he's not
  • And then I had permission from the landowner to hunt on that land, and I hunted on that land again.
  • He could no longer bow hunt.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill to ban semiautomatic military-style assault weapons 2/24/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, one of the most popular first firearms that people get, this Glenfield Model 60 for squirrel hunting
  • So, one of the most popular first firearms that people get, this Glenfield Model 60 for squirrel hunting
  • It was very popular for individuals from the cities to come up and squirrel hunt.
  • from the cities to come up and squirrel from the cities to come up and squirrel hunt.<00:56:42.880
  • elk hunting, I've taken deer hunting. elk hunting, I've taken deer hunting.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3433 and House File 3402 together, both aimed at restricting assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill authors described the measures as bans on the sale and possession of enumerated military-style semi-automatic weapons and magazines over 10 rounds, while allowing current owners to keep firearms through a BCA certification process. They framed the bills as a response to the Annunciation School shooting and broader gun violence, emphasizing public support and the need to act to protect children and communities. Testimony in support came from Annunciation families and a Hennepin Healthcare emergency physician. Survivors and family members described the shooting’s aftermath in personal detail, including the death of children, severe injuries, long-term trauma, and ongoing medical treatment. They argued that the type of weapon mattered because it increased the speed and severity of the attack, and that limiting access to these weapons could slow future mass shootings and save lives. The physician said the injuries he treated showed how high-velocity rifles cause far greater tissue damage and urged swift action to limit access. Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the NRA. They argued the bills would not have prevented the Annunciation shooting, contended that the 1994 federal assault weapons ban did not reduce crime, and said the legislation would likely face constitutional challenges because the firearms and magazines are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment. They also raised concerns about the bill’s grandfathering, registration, renewal, inspection, storage, and ammunition restrictions, and suggested lawmakers should instead focus on mental health intervention and other upstream causes of violence. The hearing ended with the committee moving into member discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, one of the most popular first firearms that people get, this Glenfield Model 60 for squirrel hunting
  • It was very popular for individuals from the cities to come up and squirrel hunt.
  • <00:58:49.119> under squirrel hunting would be covered under squirrel hunting would be covered
  • from the cities to come up and squirrel from the cities to come up and squirrel hunt.<00:59:50.559
  • Um, for hunting. Um, for hunting.
Bills: HF3433, HF3402, HF3412, HF3405, HF3404
Keywords: assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many of you remember the time when Mark had a squirrel and his raccoon was confiscated in New York Fish
  • My childhood dog actually got hold of a squirrel, and as a 12-year-old, that... squirrel.
  • My mother, being a good Samaritan, was googling what to do when we find a squirrel.
  • When I got my first squirrel at Auburn, I received my degree in animal sciences.
  • hunt after they leave home to garden every night.
Bills: HB448, HB448
Keywords: wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, good samaritan, injured animals, orphaned animals, debilitated wildlife, wild birds, wild animals, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, permit exemption, animal rescue, animal welfare, veterinary medicine, veterinary licensing, animal cruelty, wildlife care, rehabilitation act, non-federally protected species, endangered species
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • survive on its own to it just can't hunt survive on its own to it just can't hunt anymore<04:02:
  • <04:02:47.439> for it won't properly be able to hunt for it won't properly be able to hunt
  • reference to that for these squirrels reference to that for these squirrels that<04:08:24.800>
  • And then to talk about squirrels, this is someone who used to own squirrels.
  • <04:55:45.920> back<04:55:46.080> to squirrel and the squirrel came back to squirrel
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the bears are just short of coming up into my district, and I would like for my family to be able to hunt
  • People who used to have great deer hunting are not seeing as many fawns because bears have a very strong
  • I planned to maybe go hunt a bear someday because I've always been fascinated with it.
  • Would you agree that the bears need to be hunted more. And the season, of course, you believe this.
  • Members, 3145 is basically just cleaning up some language we found out in the commercial hunt industry
Bills: HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464, HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464
Keywords: water rights, rural water districts, board members, training requirements, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers, documentation, farm equipment, parts availability, maintenance, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, environmental protection
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Bill to fund independent living center grant program heard in House workforce committee 3/4/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was living in a hunting blind.
  • I purchased this hunting blind with the intention of outdoor activities with my son.
  • I was eating squirrels out of the wilderness. I was doing what I can to survive.
  • I was living in a hunting blind.
  • I was homeless I was living in a hunting I was homeless I was living in a hunting blind blind blind
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Zoo bonding request 3/5/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are not nimble climbers like you'd see like squirrels in trees.
  • They actually rely squirrels in trees.
  • The fisher, a Minnesota native animal, also is one that has been able to figure out a way to hunt after
  • The fisher, a Minnesota native animal, also is one that has been able to figure out a way to hunt after
  • after these animals out a way to hunt after these animals and<00:06:32.240> get<00:06:32.360>
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Minnesota Zoo presented its infrastructure and animal health needs to the committee, beginning with an educational demonstration featuring Aspen, a North American porcupine. Staff used the animal to explain porcupine biology and correct common myths, including that porcupines cannot shoot their quills and that the quills are not poisonous. Members asked about the animal’s natural predators and care, and staff explained that porcupines are protected by their quills but can still be preyed on by animals such as bobcats, cougars, great horned owls, and fishers. Zoo leadership then shifted to the facility request, describing the zoo as a major state attraction and education center with about 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, nearly 100,000 students served, and significant economic impact. They said the 50-year-old campus is in poor condition, with a third of its 125 structures in poor or crisis condition and more than $78 million in deferred maintenance, creating safety risks for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said it is seeking to use the governor’s recommended $4 million for critical life-support and infrastructure needs. The main funding request discussed was an additional $6 million for the zoo’s animal hospital project. Zoo officials explained that the original plan for a standalone new hospital was no longer affordable, so they are now proposing a new wing attached to the existing A Building hospital. The extra funds would renovate A Building for staff, storage, and support spaces, remove asbestos, meet code, and improve safety so the new hospital can function as intended. Members asked about incidents at the zoo, and staff described examples such as close calls with animal enclosures and injuries tied to aging facilities and outdated equipment. No vote or formal action was taken in the transcript.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And September 1st, duck hunting...”
  • “Deer hunting would be over, and September 1st, duck hunting wouldn’t start teal season, because there
  • Being on the water and enjoying hunting and fishing, that is my life.
  • I killed my first squirrel out of an airboat on Blind River.”
  • We have people who do birdwatching, do waterfowl hunting.
Bills: SCR54, SCR59, HCR5, HCR62, HCR78, HCR86, HB595, HB688, HB802, HB841, HB1161, HB1171, HB1189, HB1248, HB1258
Keywords: Mississippi River Basin, fishery commission, invasive species, sustainability, economic impact, red drum, fishing regulations, tournament permits, wildlife management, recreational fishing, flood management, FEMA, floodplain maps, environmental risks, Louisiana, flood insurance, risk assessment, community planning, seafood, commercial fishing
MS
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M.

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Transcript Highlights:
  • season beginning the 2027-28 hunting season.
  • season beginning the 2027-28 hunting season.
  • ,<00:10:48.399> quail,<00:10:48.959> ducks, squirrels, quail, ducks, squirrels, quail,
  • The the charging you to hunt them.
  • hunt have a place to go. hunt have a place to go.
Keywords: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M., 925, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2664, which would amend the lifetime hunting license program so anyone under age 18 could buy the license for a $500 fee. After a brief explanation and no questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported. Members then considered Senate Bill 2436, described as a step toward establishing a black bear hunting season in Mississippi beginning with the 2027-28 season. The bill would require the department to set rules based on black bear population data, use a lottery system for tags, create one annual governor’s tag, delay nonresident tags until at least 2032-33, cap those tags at 10%, and add penalties for violations. The committee again moved title sufficient and do pass with a committee substitute, and the bill was reported. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2420, which would clarify last year’s hunting-season extension so that if a season ends on Friday or Saturday, it would continue through Sunday. That bill received a do-pass motion and was reported. Senate Bill 2659, creating a voluntary lifetime conservation legacy license for Mississippians over 65 for a one-time $250 fee, also passed the committee and was reported. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2660, the catfish bill, with testimony from a guest and department officials. Supporters argued the bill was needed to curb commercial harvesting of trophy catfish from the Mississippi River, protect the resource, and support tourism and events such as the Vicksburg catfish tournament. Department staff said a possible approach would be to prohibit transporting live catfish over 34 inches, which they said could help stop the practice without affecting farm-raised catfish. Members discussed concerns about impacts on local fishermen and clarified that the bill was aimed at Mississippi River waters; the committee did not reach a final vote on this bill in the portion provided.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if someone's hunting, it doesn't apply.
  • hunt sometimes hunt sometimes off<00:10:04.320> while<00:10:04.480> you<00:10:04.640
  • So if someone's hunting, it doesn't >> No.
  • me. >> How about if you transport your hunting dogs to your hunting land?
  • And I mean, when hunting, deer hunting with dogs, those dogs end up tied up a lot of times to the back
Bills: HB446, HB446
Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Feb 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Possum Kingdom Lake and Lake Graham fuel tourism, while hunting leases and agribusiness honor its rural
  • We have hunting, fishing, fine art. It is one of the greatest places, like I said, in all of Texas.
Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB26, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28
Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement