Hunters display displeasure with Senator

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Story Created: Dec 7, 2009 at 11:58 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 8, 2009 at 12:14 AM EDT

ILION, N.Y. (WKTV) - Members of the Ilion Fish & Game Club are upset that Senator Chuck Schumer used their club last week to introduce his new venison donation legislation.
    
Last Monday, the Senator introduced a new bill proposal that would allow hunters donating venison to food banks to get a tax break.   

Members of the Ilion Fish & Game Club say they're not happy Schumer was in the club, and most members didn't even know he had visited until they saw it on the news.  Monday night, club members held a meeting to discuss the issue. They say they're not upset with Schumer's venison donation legislation, just the fact that he used the club as the political platform to introduce it.
    
Members say firearms and shooting are an intrical part of the fish and game club, and Schumer hasn't been an advocate for gun owners and gun rights in the senate.  Club member Gary Bullis says only a few club members knew of the Senator's visit.  He says club members would have preferred Schumer reached out broadly to the sporting community to discuss the venison donation legislation.

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