Petition Seeks Resignation of Two NH Fish and Game Commissioners

A petition has been filed calling for the resignation of two New Hampshire Fish and Game commissioners, reports the Valley News.

According to the report, the two commissioners, Paul DeBow and John Caveney, state that there is nothing wrong with their involvement with the NH Trapping Association and the group’s five-day black bear trapping trip to Maine.

The petition is spearheaded by Kristina Snyder of the NH Citizens Against Recreational Trapping. Snyder states that the two men’s association memberships set a bad precedent, and that the raffle encourages citizens to circumvent NH trapping regulations by going out-of-state.

Cheshire County Representative Caveney reportedly feels there is nothing ethically wrong with his role in the association, while Grafton County Representative DeBow says, “There’s absolutely nothing that I can see that would be a conflict of interest or like I’m working both sides of the fence.”