Re: Sunday Hunting Amendment
Ellen Paul (epaul@dclink.com)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:08:50 -0500
Marcia -
It's certainly better, but I'm still concerned about private lands that
are adjacent to public lands. Arrows can travel some distance, and
don't read "posted no hunting" signs. I can't imagine that some hunter
in the woods is going to refrain from shooting at a deer because the
arrow might cross over onto public lands, even assuming that he knows
where the boundaries are. Also, if you are birding on private land that
is adjacent to other piece of private land where hunting is going on....
Ellen
Marcia Watson-Whitmyre wrote:
>
> Leslie Fisher called on Saturday to say that there was some
> action in the Legislature on the Sunday hunting bill. I
> checked the MD General Assembly website at
> http://mlis.state.md.us/ and I think (still learning this
> legislative stuff) what happened is that the House approved
> HB 906 on a second reading, with amendments. The amended
> bill allows Sunday hunting for DEER ONLY, and only during
> November and December with bow and arrow. The provision
> allowing for Sunday hunting of forest game birds and mammals
> was removed. Furthermore, in its current state, the house
> bill restricts Sunday hunting to private lands, with written
> permission of the owner. The original bill had some wording
> about requiring DNR to study whether Sunday hunting on
> PUBLIC land would be inconsistent with prior use; all of
> the wording pertaining to public land has been removed in
> the amended bill.
>
> My personal opinion is that the amendments (if I have
> interpreted them correctly) meet my safety concerns. The
> bill as amended would not interfere with Sunday birding on
> any public land. I would appreciate it if someone else
> with more legislative knowledge would take a look at the
> amended bill (see
> http://mlis.state.md.us/1999rs/billfile/hb0906.htm)and give
> their opinion.
>
> There apparently has been no action in the Senate on the
> companion bill (SB 566).
> Marcia Watson-Whitmyre
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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
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