Hunting and fishing on the ballot

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Hunting and fishing on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping. Related categories include: animal rights.

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Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Sportsperson's Bill of Rights, Amendment 1 (1996)
  2. Alabama Right to Hunt and Fish, Amendment 5 (2014)
  3. Alabama Wildlife Conservation Funding, Amendment 7 (1967)
  4. Alabama Hunting License Amendment (1984)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Fish Traps, Proposition 3 (April 1956)
  2. Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum, Measure 6 (2000)
  3. Alaska Regulation of Fisheries Initiative, Proposition 5 (1976)
  4. Alaska Fish and Game Bond, Proposition 7 (1974)
  5. Alaska Fish and Game Management Facilities Bond, Proposition 10 (1976)
  6. Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries, Amendment 5 (August 1972)
  7. Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife, Measure 1 (2000)
  8. Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game Initiative, Measure 7 (1982)
  9. Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative, Measure 3 (2004)
  10. Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares, Measure 9 (1998)
  11. Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting, Measure 3 (1996)
  12. Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection, Measure 2 (August 2008)
  13. Alaska Fish Hatchery Construction Bond, Proposition 8 (1968)
  14. Alaska Fisheries Management and Facilities Bond, Proposition 12 (1978)
  15. Alaska Fisheries Facilities, Bonding Proposition A

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 109, Right to Wildlife Hunting and Fishing Amendment (2010)
  2. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
  3. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Repeal State Game and Fish Law Referendum (1926)
  4. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Hunting and Fishing Regulations Initiative (1916)
  5. Arizona Measure Nos. 316-317, Hunting of Game Birds and Animals Referendum (1912)
  6. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal of the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 Referendum (1922)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Hunting Rights, Proposed Amendment 1 (2010)
  2. Arkansas Tax Increase for State Game & Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 67 (1984)
  3. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 35 (1940)
  4. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 36 (1944)
  5. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 34 (1942)
  6. Arkansas Sales Tax for Game and Fish, Proposed Amendment 2 (1996)

California

  1. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)
  2. California Proposition 19, Fish and Game Commissioners Amendment (1948)
  3. California Proposition 197, Repeal Protection Status of Mountain Lions Measure (March 1996)
  4. California Proposition 18, Wild Game Sale Referendum (1914)
  5. California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals Initiative (1998)
  6. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)
  7. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Commission Amendment (1940)
  8. California Proposition 6, Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the San Francisco Bay (1948)
  9. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Funds Usage Amendment (1942)
  10. California Right to Fish, Amendment 14 (1910)
  11. California Proposition 8, Vessel Taxation Exemption Amendment (1954)
  12. California Proposition 20, Recreation, Fish, and Wildlife Facilities Bond Measure (1970)
  13. California Proposition 11, Fishing and Game Commission Initiative (1930)
  14. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Amendment 10, Limitations on Black Bear Hunting Initiative (1992)
  2. Colorado Amendment 14, Prohibition of Certain Hunting Methods Initiative (1996)
  3. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)
  4. Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)

Florida

  1. Florida Amendment 3, Animal Conservation Commission Amendment (1942)
  2. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
  3. Florida Amendment 4, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1974)
  4. Florida Amendment 3, Limits on Fishing Nets Initiative (1994)
  5. Florida Amendment 5, Salt Water Fish and Products Conservation Amendment (1942)
  6. Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Right to Fish and Hunt, Amendment 2 (2006)
  2. Georgia Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 14 (1968)
  3. Georgia Compensation of Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 15 (1968)
  4. Georgia Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 5 (1943)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Restrictions on Bear Hunting Initiative, Initiative 2 (1996)
  2. Idaho Hunting and Fishing Amendment, HJR 2 (2012)
  3. Idaho Fees on Fish and Game Land, HJR 14 (1990)
  4. Idaho Fish and Game Commission Act, Initiative 1 (1938)

Indiana

  1. Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish, Public Question 1 (2016)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)

Kansas

  1. Kansas Right to Hunt and Fish, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)

Kentucky

  1. Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Amendment, House Bill 1 (2012)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
  2. Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Laws Amendment (October 1995)

Maine

  1. Maine Waterfront Land Value at Current Use for Commercial Fishing, Question 7 (2005)
  2. Maine Resident Fishing and Hunting Licenses, Question No. 4 (1936)
  3. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Revenues, Question 8 (1992)
  4. Maine Moose Hunting Season Repeal, Initiative 1 (1983)
  5. Maine Prohibiting Certain Bear Hunting Practices, Question 2 (2004)
  6. Maine Bear Hunting Ban Initiative, Question 1 (2014)
  7. Maine State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (1967)
  8. Maine Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1970)
  9. Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund, Referendum Question (1974)
  10. Maine Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1979)
  11. Maine Centers for Advanced Technology, Bond Issue 3 (1985)
  12. Maine Fish Hatcheries Improvement and Expansion, Question 9 (1994)
  13. Maine Public Lands and Easements, Question 7 (1999)
  14. Maine Commercial Fishing Property Tax Amendment, Question 4 (2000)
  15. Maine Fish Hatcheries Water, Dams and Transportation Improvements, Question 1 (June 2008)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Question 1, Prohibition on Certain Forms of Hunting and Trapping Initiative (1996)
  2. Massachusetts Question 1, Restrictions on Trapping Referendum (1934)
  3. Massachusetts Question 3, Limitations on Animal Traps Initiative (1930)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal D, Limits on Bear Hunting Initiative (1996)
  2. Michigan Proposal 06-3, Mourning Dove Hunting Season Referendum (2006)
  3. Michigan Proposal G, Natural Resources Commission's Authority Referendum (1996)
  4. Michigan Wolf Hunting Referendum, Proposal 1 (2014)
  5. Michigan Natural Resources Commission Referendum, Proposal 2 (2014)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Amendment 3 (1998)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, HCR 30 (2014)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Fish and Game Commission, Issue 4 (1936)
  2. Missouri Repeal of the Wildlife and Forestry Code, Issue 5 (1940)

Montana

  1. Montana Right to Wild Game Hunting and Fishing, C-41 (2004)
  2. Montana Revise Outfitter and Hunting Licensing, I-136 (1998)
  3. Montana I-161, Increase Nonresident Hunting License Fees, Abolish Outfitter-Sponsored Licenses, and Dedicate Revenue Initiative (2010)
  4. Montana I-177, Animal Trap Restrictions on Public Land Initiative (2016)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 2 (2012)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Predatory Animal Bounty, Question 1 (1934)
  2. Nevada Bounty on Predatory Animals, Question 2 (1938)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Right to Hunt, Trap and Fish, Measure 1 (2000)
  2. North Dakota Captive Game Animal Killing Prohibited Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 2 (2010)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative (1998)
  2. Ohio Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative (1977)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma Right to Hunt and Fish, State Question 742 (2008)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Ban on Commercial Fishing in Nestucca Bay Referendum (1946)
  2. Oregon Ban on Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River, Measure 5 (1932)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Ban on Fish Wheels, Traps, Seines, and Gill Nets Use Initiative (1926)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Rogue River Seine and Set-Net Fishing Ban Referendum (1918)
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 348-349, Hook and Line Only on the Rogue River Initiative (1910)
  6. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Prohibit Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Initiative (June 1908)
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Prohibition of Net Fishing on Coastal Waters Referendum (1942)
  8. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1956)
  9. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Willamette River Commercial Salmon Fishing Referendum (1918)
  10. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Regulations Initiative (June 1908)
  11. Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Hook and Line Fishing on the Rogue River Initiative (1930)
  12. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Angling Fish on Nestucca Bay Referendum (June 1927)
  13. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Fixed-Appliance Fishing in the Columbia River Initiative (1948)
  14. Oregon Measure 34, State Fish and Wildlife Commission Authority and Repeal 1994 Hunting Tactics Limitations Initiative (1996)
  15. Oregon Measure 18, Prohibit Baited Bear Hunting and Cougar Hunting with Dogs Initiative (1994)
  16. Oregon Measure 8, Restricts Lower Columbia River Fish Harvests Initiative (1992)
  17. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1954)
  18. Oregon Measure 4, Prohibition of Commercial Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Initiative (1964)
  19. Oregon Measure 15, Prohibit Commercial Fishing of Rainbow Trout Initiative (1974)
  20. Oregon Measure 5, Prohibit Snare and Leghold Traps Initiative (1980)
  21. Oregon Measure 97, Prohibits Certain Animal Traps and Fur Commerce Initiative (2000)
  22. Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention, Measure 100 (2016)

South Carolina

  1. South Carolina Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 1 (2010)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Prohibit Dove Hunting, Initiative 1 (1972)
  2. South Dakota Protection of Quail Referendum (1908)
  3. South Dakota Mourning Dove, Referendum 1 (1980)

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 13, Tax Exemptions for Fishing Equipment Amendment (1995)
  2. Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 (2015)

Utah

  1. Utah Proposition 5, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (1998)
  2. Utah Constitutional Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2020)

Virginia

  1. Virginia Question 2, Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Game Amendment (2000)

Washington

  1. Washington Referendum 26, Appointment of Game Commissioners Measure (1946)
  2. Washington Initiative 456, State Natural Resource Policy and Decommercializing Steelheads Measure (1984)
  3. Washington Initiative 655, Bear-Baiting Misdemeanor Measure (1996)
  4. Washington Initiative 192, Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations Measure (1954)
  5. Washington Initiative 25, Dam Construction and Water Diversion Measure (1960)
  6. Washington Initiative 62, Establish Department of Game Measure (1932)
  7. Washington Referendum 45, Expansion of Fish and Wildlife Commission Responsiblities Measure (1995)
  8. Washington Initiative 77, Fish Traps and Fishing Regulations Measure (1934)
  9. Washington Initiative 640, Fishing Regulations Measure (1995)
  10. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)
  11. Washington Advisory Vote 16, Commercial Fishing Licenses, Fees, and Taxes Bill (2017)
  12. Washington Initiative 713, Animal Trapping Measure (2000)

West Virginia

  1. West Virginia Hunting and Fishing License Revenues Earmark, Amendment 1 (1996)
  2. West Virginia License Plate Revenues Earmarked for Wildlife, Amendment 2 (1996)

Wyoming

  1. Wyoming Hunting Rights Amendment, Constitutional Amendment B (2012)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2024

  1. Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
  2. Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)

2020

  1. Utah Constitutional Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2020)

2018

  1. North Carolina Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)

2017

  1. Washington Advisory Vote 16, Commercial Fishing Licenses, Fees, and Taxes Bill (2017)

2016

  1. Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention, Measure 100 (2016)
  2. Kansas Right to Hunt and Fish, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)
  3. Montana I-177, Animal Trap Restrictions on Public Land Initiative (2016)
  4. Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish, Public Question 1 (2016)

2015

  1. Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 (2015)

2014

  1. Maine Bear Hunting Ban Initiative, Question 1 (2014)
  2. Michigan Wolf Hunting Referendum, Proposal 1 (2014)
  3. Michigan Natural Resources Commission Referendum, Proposal 2 (2014)
  4. Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, HCR 30 (2014)
  5. Alabama Right to Hunt and Fish, Amendment 5 (2014)

2010

  1. Arizona Proposition 109, Right to Wildlife Hunting and Fishing Amendment (2010)
  2. North Dakota Captive Game Animal Killing Prohibited Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 2 (2010)
  3. Montana I-161, Increase Nonresident Hunting License Fees, Abolish Outfitter-Sponsored Licenses, and Dedicate Revenue Initiative (2010)

2008

  1. Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection, Measure 2 (August 2008)
  2. Oklahoma Right to Hunt and Fish, State Question 742 (2008)
  3. Maine Fish Hatcheries Water, Dams and Transportation Improvements, Question 1 (June 2008)

2006

  1. Georgia Right to Fish and Hunt, Amendment 2 (2006)
  2. Michigan Proposal 06-3, Mourning Dove Hunting Season Referendum (2006)

2005

  1. Maine Waterfront Land Value at Current Use for Commercial Fishing, Question 7 (2005)

2004

  1. Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative, Measure 3 (2004)
  2. Louisiana Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
  3. Maine Prohibiting Certain Bear Hunting Practices, Question 2 (2004)
  4. Montana Right to Wild Game Hunting and Fishing, C-41 (2004)

2000

  1. Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum, Measure 6 (2000)
  2. Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife, Measure 1 (2000)
  3. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
  4. Virginia Question 2, Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Game Amendment (2000)
  5. North Dakota Right to Hunt, Trap and Fish, Measure 1 (2000)
  6. Oregon Measure 97, Prohibits Certain Animal Traps and Fur Commerce Initiative (2000)
  7. Maine Commercial Fishing Property Tax Amendment, Question 4 (2000)
  8. Washington Initiative 713, Animal Trapping Measure (2000)

1999

  1. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)
  2. Maine Public Lands and Easements, Question 7 (1999)

1998

  1. Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares, Measure 9 (1998)
  2. California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals Initiative (1998)
  3. Utah Proposition 5, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (1998)
  4. Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Amendment 3 (1998)
  5. Montana Revise Outfitter and Hunting Licensing, I-136 (1998)
  6. Ohio Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative (1998)

1996

  1. Alabama Sportsperson's Bill of Rights, Amendment 1 (1996)
  2. Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting, Measure 3 (1996)
  3. California Proposition 197, Repeal Protection Status of Mountain Lions Measure (March 1996)
  4. Washington Initiative 655, Bear-Baiting Misdemeanor Measure (1996)
  5. Colorado Amendment 14, Prohibition of Certain Hunting Methods Initiative (1996)
  6. Massachusetts Question 1, Prohibition on Certain Forms of Hunting and Trapping Initiative (1996)
  7. West Virginia Hunting and Fishing License Revenues Earmark, Amendment 1 (1996)
  8. Michigan Proposal D, Limits on Bear Hunting Initiative (1996)
  9. Michigan Proposal G, Natural Resources Commission's Authority Referendum (1996)
  10. Oregon Measure 34, State Fish and Wildlife Commission Authority and Repeal 1994 Hunting Tactics Limitations Initiative (1996)
  11. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)
  12. Idaho Restrictions on Bear Hunting Initiative, Initiative 2 (1996)
  13. West Virginia License Plate Revenues Earmarked for Wildlife, Amendment 2 (1996)
  14. Arkansas Sales Tax for Game and Fish, Proposed Amendment 2 (1996)

1995

  1. Washington Referendum 45, Expansion of Fish and Wildlife Commission Responsiblities Measure (1995)
  2. Washington Initiative 640, Fishing Regulations Measure (1995)
  3. Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Laws Amendment (October 1995)
  4. Texas Proposition 13, Tax Exemptions for Fishing Equipment Amendment (1995)

1994

  1. Florida Amendment 3, Limits on Fishing Nets Initiative (1994)
  2. Oregon Measure 18, Prohibit Baited Bear Hunting and Cougar Hunting with Dogs Initiative (1994)
  3. Maine Fish Hatcheries Improvement and Expansion, Question 9 (1994)

1992

  1. Colorado Amendment 10, Limitations on Black Bear Hunting Initiative (1992)
  2. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Revenues, Question 8 (1992)
  3. Oregon Measure 8, Restricts Lower Columbia River Fish Harvests Initiative (1992)

1990

  1. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)
  2. Idaho Fees on Fish and Game Land, HJR 14 (1990)

1985

  1. Maine Centers for Advanced Technology, Bond Issue 3 (1985)

1984

  1. Arkansas Tax Increase for State Game & Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 67 (1984)
  2. Washington Initiative 456, State Natural Resource Policy and Decommercializing Steelheads Measure (1984)
  3. Alabama Hunting License Amendment (1984)

1983

  1. Maine Moose Hunting Season Repeal, Initiative 1 (1983)

1982

  1. Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game Initiative, Measure 7 (1982)

1980

  1. Oregon Measure 5, Prohibit Snare and Leghold Traps Initiative (1980)
  2. South Dakota Mourning Dove, Referendum 1 (1980)
  3. Alaska Fisheries Facilities, Bonding Proposition A

1979

  1. Maine Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1979)

1978

  1. Alaska Fisheries Management and Facilities Bond, Proposition 12 (1978)

1977

  1. Ohio Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative (1977)

1976

  1. Alaska Regulation of Fisheries Initiative, Proposition 5 (1976)
  2. Alaska Fish and Game Management Facilities Bond, Proposition 10 (1976)

1974

  1. Alaska Fish and Game Bond, Proposition 7 (1974)
  2. Florida Amendment 4, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1974)
  3. Oregon Measure 15, Prohibit Commercial Fishing of Rainbow Trout Initiative (1974)
  4. Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund, Referendum Question (1974)

1972

  1. Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries, Amendment 5 (August 1972)
  2. South Dakota Prohibit Dove Hunting, Initiative 1 (1972)

1970

  1. Maine Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1970)
  2. California Proposition 20, Recreation, Fish, and Wildlife Facilities Bond Measure (1970)

1968

  1. Alaska Fish Hatchery Construction Bond, Proposition 8 (1968)
  2. Georgia Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 14 (1968)
  3. Georgia Compensation of Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 15 (1968)

1967

  1. Maine State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (1967)
  2. Alabama Wildlife Conservation Funding, Amendment 7 (1967)

1964

  1. Oregon Measure 4, Prohibition of Commercial Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Initiative (1964)

1960

  1. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
  2. Washington Initiative 25, Dam Construction and Water Diversion Measure (1960)
  3. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)
  4. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)

1956

  1. Alaska Fish Traps, Proposition 3 (April 1956)
  2. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1956)

1954

  1. Washington Initiative 192, Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations Measure (1954)
  2. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1954)
  3. California Proposition 8, Vessel Taxation Exemption Amendment (1954)

1948

  1. California Proposition 19, Fish and Game Commissioners Amendment (1948)
  2. California Proposition 6, Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the San Francisco Bay (1948)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Fixed-Appliance Fishing in the Columbia River Initiative (1948)

1946

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Ban on Commercial Fishing in Nestucca Bay Referendum (1946)
  2. Washington Referendum 26, Appointment of Game Commissioners Measure (1946)

1944

  1. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 36 (1944)

1943

  1. Georgia Game and Fish Commission, Amendment 5 (1943)

1942

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Prohibition of Net Fishing on Coastal Waters Referendum (1942)
  2. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Funds Usage Amendment (1942)
  3. Florida Amendment 3, Animal Conservation Commission Amendment (1942)
  4. Florida Amendment 5, Salt Water Fish and Products Conservation Amendment (1942)
  5. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 34 (1942)

1940

  1. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Commission Amendment (1940)
  2. Missouri Repeal of the Wildlife and Forestry Code, Issue 5 (1940)
  3. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 35 (1940)

1938

  1. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)
  2. Nevada Bounty on Predatory Animals, Question 2 (1938)
  3. Idaho Fish and Game Commission Act, Initiative 1 (1938)

1936

  1. Maine Resident Fishing and Hunting Licenses, Question No. 4 (1936)
  2. Missouri Fish and Game Commission, Issue 4 (1936)

1934

  1. Washington Initiative 77, Fish Traps and Fishing Regulations Measure (1934)
  2. Nevada Predatory Animal Bounty, Question 1 (1934)
  3. Massachusetts Question 1, Restrictions on Trapping Referendum (1934)

1932

  1. Oregon Ban on Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River, Measure 5 (1932)
  2. Washington Initiative 62, Establish Department of Game Measure (1932)

1930

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Hook and Line Fishing on the Rogue River Initiative (1930)
  2. Massachusetts Question 3, Limitations on Animal Traps Initiative (1930)
  3. California Proposition 11, Fishing and Game Commission Initiative (1930)

1927

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Angling Fish on Nestucca Bay Referendum (June 1927)

1926

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Ban on Fish Wheels, Traps, Seines, and Gill Nets Use Initiative (1926)
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Repeal State Game and Fish Law Referendum (1926)

1924

  1. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)

1922

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal of the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 Referendum (1922)

1918

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Rogue River Seine and Set-Net Fishing Ban Referendum (1918)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Willamette River Commercial Salmon Fishing Referendum (1918)

1916

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Hunting and Fishing Regulations Initiative (1916)

1914

  1. California Proposition 18, Wild Game Sale Referendum (1914)

1912

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 316-317, Hunting of Game Birds and Animals Referendum (1912)

1910

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 348-349, Hook and Line Only on the Rogue River Initiative (1910)
  2. California Right to Fish, Amendment 14 (1910)

1908

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Prohibit Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Initiative (June 1908)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Regulations Initiative (June 1908)
  3. South Dakota Protection of Quail Referendum (1908)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. North Dakota Captive Hunting Petition (2008)
  2. Oregon Deer and Elk Preservation Initiative (2012)
  3. Missouri Right to Hunt Amendment (2012)
  4. West Virginia Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2014)
  5. Idaho Wolf Regulation Initiative (2008)
  6. Montana Collective Ownership of Wildlife Act (2008)
  7. Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, SJ 7 (2014)
  8. Oregon Cougar Hunting Initiative (2012)
  9. Oregon Bear and Cougar Hunting Initiative (2010)
  10. Minnesota Right to Bear Arms Amendment (2012)
  11. Missouri Hunting and Wildlife Amendment (2012)
  12. Alaska Set Net Ban Initiative (2014)
  13. Oregon Trapping Ban Initiative (2014)
  14. Montana Trapping Ban on Public Lands Initiative (2014)
  15. Michigan Natural Resources Commission Initiative (2014)
  16. Michigan Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2014)
  17. New Jersey Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2015)
  18. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Amendment (2016)
  19. Oregon Trapping Ban Initiative (2016)
  20. Oregon Protect Hunting and Fishing Amendment (2016)
  21. Alaska Setnet Ban Initiative (August 2016)
  22. Massachusetts "Whale Safe Fishing" Initiative (2016)
  23. Missouri Confined Big Game Hunting Initiative (2018)
  24. Nevada Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)
  25. Massachusetts Ban Commercial Fishing Gear Known to Entangle Whales or Sea Turtles Initiative (2018)
  26. Montana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)
  27. Massachusetts Ban on Gillnets and Commercial Fishing Gear Known to Entangle Whales or Sea Turtles Initiative (2020)
  28. Washington Majority Rule for Selection of Fish and Wildlife Commissioners Initiative (2018)
  29. Colorado Ban on Snare Traps Initiative (2020)
  30. Nebraska Mountain Lion Hunting Permit Measure (2012)
  31. Montana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2022)
  32. Missouri Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2022)
  33. Massachusetts Whale and Sea Turtle Commercial Marine Fisheries Initiative (2022)
  34. Arizona Ban Hunting Wild Cats Initiative (2018)
  35. Montana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
  36. Missouri Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
  37. Montana Landowner Hunting Initiative (2024)
  38. Colorado Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Hunting Season Initiative (2024)
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