While not opposed to the idea, it would be extremely beneficial to get as many legislators to support a bill of this type. At one time I sent out feelers and got no responses back. Most are afraid of the lame excuse that it takes away the right of the people to petition the government. I argue that it doesn't. What it does do is create a situation where it's no longer a simple major vote.
If at this moment in time, 2/3rds majority of the people of Maine wanted to protect the heritage of hunting, et. al. , then so be it. It would require that same vote to reverse it. To me it would just slow down or eliminate the needless lawsuits that are costing all of us big bucks.
There would be two ways to approach this. 1) is through referendum. This would force a vote by the people. Majority wins. 2) Introduce a bill, a Constitutional Amendment, that would protect the heritage against such suits. This would require a 2/3 majority approval by both Houses.
The amendment would carry the most weight although it would be the most difficult to pull off. The reason for the weight carrying is that it would clearly show that an overwhelming, 2/3, support this action and it shows the lawsuit seekers, aka the antis, that the people AND the government of Maine believes in hunting, fishing, trapping, etc.
A referendum vote would bring in the antis to wage a campaign to convince Mainers against such an act.
The bottom line is it would be an awful lot of work and one that at this juncture am not prepared to undertake.