The Federation of Hunters and Trappers said it was still not convinced that trapping would be allowed to continue beyond 2008 under the package negotiated by the government with the EU.
In a paper entitled "The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth", the federation said that although Foreign Minister Joe Borg last month gave his assurance in writing that trapping would not cease after five years of membership, it was still not convinced that this was the case.
The federation said that several misconceptions existed among thousands of trappers.
"But finally the federation has to supply the facts and the whole truth to its members and it is not prepared to weaken the credibility and respect it has always enjoyed by deceiving them - now or at any time in future. Nor is it prepared to issue any statement which it is not convinced is factual."
It said the government should shoulder the responsibility for making this subject an issue in its bid for EU membership since it had failed to include the federation at the negotiations stage despite a written promise.
In the paper, the federation gives its version of the implications of the negotiated package in relation to hunting and trapping. For instance, it says that as the situation stands today, 32 species can be legally hunted in spring, autumn and winter.
It says that after membership only turtle doves and quails may be legally hunted in spring - meaning 30 fewer species.
Moreover, it said, Malta would have to apply a derogation under article 9 of the Birds' Directive to be permitted to hunt turtle doves and quails in spring and would have to report to Brussels regarding the application of this derogation.
On hunting at sea, the federation said the season would remain the same with membership. However, it said that hunting at sea could be conditioned by a speed limit of 18 kilometres per hour and bag quotas could be established.
So far as trapping was concerned, the federation said, the situation today was that legally 39 species may be trapped in spring, autumn and winter.
After membership, 30 fewer species could be trapped in spring and 28 fewer species in autumn and winter.
Another derogation, carrying the same conditions for hunting from land, will have to be applied in this case to allow the trapping of seven finch species.
Trappers will also be instructed on captive breeding of the trapped birds and trapping sites will be registered with the competent authorities. It said that bag quotas would also be established.
The federation said the government's broken electoral promises had now turned hunting into an issue that could jeopardise Malta's accession to the EU.
It said that the local pastime depended entirely on migratory game bird species as there were no resident game birds or animal species, except for a few rabbits that could only be found in very few specific areas.
The federation concluded by stressing that no hunter or trapper could at any time in future point fingers at the federation and accuse it of not having communicated the implications for the future of Maltese hunting and trapping.