Back in March, Gov. Maura Healey announced in the middle of an East Falmouth wildlife management area that she planned to file legislation in a budget bill to modernize hunting laws that currently limit access to the sport across the state.
But a revised version of that supplemental budget passed by the State House of Representatives last Wednesday, which now goes to the State Senate for consideration in the coming weeks, didn’t include the provisions on hunting.
State Sen. Julian Cyr said he can’t speak to why the House didn’t include the provisions, but said there are other options. “We’ve heard loud and clear, especially from Vineyarders, that we need some more options for hunting to control the deer population on the Island, so we’re taking a look at those,” Cyr said…