Among the less publicized constitutional amendments Florida voters will decide next month is a measure that would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state’s Constitution with Amendment 2. The ballot language says this: “Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting,

Rick Roth co-sponsored the bill to get Amendment Two on the ballot. “There could be people someday against hunting and fishing, because y

While some states are proposing more restrictions surrounding hunting, Florida is doing just the opposite. Voters will have the opportunity to add an individual’s right to forever fishing and hunting in the state’s constitution.

Tens of thousands of Floridians, and thousands more visitors that come to our state, enjoy fishing and hunting. We live in a state surrounded by water and wildlife and people have taken advantage of that.