Oregon courts have historically treated hunting and fishing as privileges the Legislature can restrict.
This is about freedom, food security, conservation, and preserving Oregon’s way of life!
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The FREEDOM Amendment is all about the Fundamental Right to Engage in Ethical Domestic Outdoor Management…
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The FREEDOM Amendment (IP 25)
Defending Oregon’s Way of Life — For Generations
Fundamental Right to Engage in Ethical Domestic and Outdoor Management
• IP 25 amends the Oregon Constitution to make hunting, fishing, trapping, farming, ranching, animal husbandry, and
science-based wildlife management individual fundamental rights.
• Protects the practices that feed families, sustain rural communities, and keep Oregon self-reliant.
The Current Legal Reality — Privileges, Not Rights
• The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that taking wild game and fish “is not a right, but is a privilege, which may be
restricted, prohibited, or conditioned, as the law-making power may see fit” (State v. Pulos, 1913; reaffirmed State v.
Dickerson, 2015).
• Wildlife is the property of the state (ORS 498.002).
• These activities can be narrowed, fee-loaded, or redefined by statute, rule, or future ballot measure.
IP 28: The Wake-Up Call — Third Attempt, and They Are Coming Back
• IP 28 was filed as a “peace act” but would have removed the legal exemptions that allow hunting, fishing, trapping,
farming, and livestock husbandry.
• It failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot after its third attempt (104,262 valid signatures; 117,173 required).
• Its chief petitioner has said the campaign is not finished and a future vote remains possible.
• Out-of-state and out-of-country funding has already backed these efforts.
Why IP 25 Is Critical — From Privilege to Constitutional Right
• IP 25 writes these practices into the Oregon Constitution as individual fundamental rights.
• Future laws, rules, and petitions must conform to that protection.
• It is the permanent shield against the next version of IP 28 and against unwarranted fees or restrictions.
• Preserves Oregon’s heritage, food security, and rural economy for the next generation.
Call to Action — Sign to Make History
• IP 25 is now circulating. It is time to put your signature on the line and be part of the history that turns Oregon’s
privileges into constitutional rights.
• Protect the ability of your children and grandchildren to hunt, fish, farm, ranch, trap, manage wildlife, and raise their
animals without the next petition or the next Legislature taking it away.
• We are aiming for over 200,000 signatures by July 7, 2028.
Get Involved
• Volunteer • Spread the word • Donate today
• Website: https://t.co/eaqfdr8Tqm
• Mail larger checks: Freedom Amendment, PO Box 512, Independence, OR 97351
The Oregon FREEDOM Amendment:
Fundamental
Right to
Engage in
Ethical
Domestic
Outdoor
Management
The RIGHT to hunt, fish, farm, ranch, trap, manage wildlife, and animal husbandry … not a privilege granted to us by the government, but a right granted to us by God.
The Oregon Freedom Amendment is currently awaiting the Secretary of State to approve the “hard copy” template & then circulation may commence. Follow @DefendingOregon for updates and visit the website for more information, to volunteer, or to donate… https://t.co/aRtH0bCRAt
There’s a FUNDAMENTAL difference this petition will make… turning “privileges” into “rights” to hunt, fish, farm, ranch, manage wildlife and practice animal husbandry… COMING SOON TO #Oregon#IP25#petition
IP-25 draft ballot title has been challenged in the public comment period. The attorney general can revise it or be take to the Supreme Court for review under ORS 250.085.
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