Once again, a job well done on the summer 2011 BBSAI newsletter. One comment on the article by Andrew Dotson's article about trophy ranch opportunities. BE advised, that the very first step is to check your state's game laws. I don't know if anyone is tracking this, but several states in the southeast have ban or require special permits to keep, breed, sale, purchase or even transport ABB sheep for the purpose of hunting. Here in Alabama the only way I escape regulation by the state game agency is by insuring that I have all animals tagged and that I have a state/federal farm premise ID. I am still not allowed to hunt, or knowingly sell for hunting, any of my ABB sheep. If not tagged, they are considered exotics and may only be handled by specifically permitted operations (and you can no longer obtain a permit). I hear that Georgia has enacted a similar ban and the adjacent states are also considering it. In partial defense of the state's actions, they are trying to protect the multi-billion dollar wild deer herd from any infectious diseases that may be shared.
John Carlton Double J Farms _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
