Constitutional Right To Hunt, Fish Approved - Politics News Story - WSMV Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee voters have approved a constitutional guarantee to hunt and fish.In order to pass Tuesday, it needed to receive a number surpassing half the votes cast in the governor's race, plus one. With most of the vote counted late Tuesday night, it was well beyond the threshold.Sponsors of the ballot initiative said they wanted the right to hunt and fish embedded in the constitution where government couldn't infringe upon it. Hunting and Fishing Amendment
WonOptionVotes %
For 1,284,405 90
Against 147,078 10
Precincts Reporting - 2169 of 2176
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation, which led a six-year process supporting the amendment, said virtually all national conservation groups joined in the effort."Thousands of volunteers helped ensure our success, and their children and grandchildren will thank them one day," the federation said in a statement late Tuesday night.Similar measures were on the ballot Tuesday in Arkansas, South Carolina and Arizona.Ten other states already have such a right. Georgia passed a similar measure in 2006, and Alabama in 19