A state senator is still smarting from Governor Pat Quinn's last minute veto of a proposal to once again allow bobcat hunting in Illinois. Carlinville Republican Sam McCann says he's going to reintroduce the bill now that Quinn's out of office.
The former governor said he vetoed the bobcat hunting measure because it violated the state's responsibility to protect wildlife. McCann says Quinn had promised he would sign the controversial plan into law, as long as it was after the November election. McCann says he's upset Quinn didn't honor his word.
“You can't tell people around here that you'll do one thing and then go off and do another."
McCann says hunting will help Illinois manage the bobcat population. Bobcats were once protected in Illinois, but the Illinois Department of Natural Resources says now their numbers have boomed.