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Page Melissa Allison From: Steve Graf , Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:19 PM To: Gwen Harvey Cc: 'Peter J Rourk' Subject: RE: DRAFT Memo & Attachment to BOCC -Dogging Deer Follow Up Flag: Follow up Ftag Status: Red Gwen, Thanks for writing this memo so quickly! I think the memo looks fine. Here are my comments for attachment A: Under Concerns/Challenges: • Item 11 -The problem arises from multiple gunshots. People are ok with a single shot. But in general, dog hunters shoot a minimum of 5 times and sometimes you hear 10 or 15 shots in just a few seconds! • Item 14 - I don't really think this is relevant to the discussion. I think this item should be dropped. • Item 23 - I don't think this is really afact /experience based comment It is too much of an opinion. I think it should be dropped. • Item 31 - I would rewrite this to read "Request to stop Deer dog hunting does not include hunting for rabbits or birds with dogs" • Item 32 -Change the word "County" to the phrase "Southern Half of the County below interstate 85" My understanding of this is that the legislature made a statewide decision back in the 1940's. It was not done at the county level. The county government had nothing to do with the fact that the county was split in half. Under Options/Opportunities: • Item 12 - I don't think this is relevant to the discussion. I think this item should be dropped. I would like to see a couple of my comments about the last memorandum added to this memorandum. If memory serves, there was unanimous support for these comments in the meeting from the land owners when I made them. I think it is important that the commissioners see these points. Maybe another section or attachment should be added called "Comments on Previous Meeting"? • Page 2 Bullet 1 - I disagree with the statement that "dog hunters can't guarantee the dogs won't cross over private land". I believe that based on the fact that deer are creatures of habit and run away from the dogs in the same way every time they are chased, that the dog hunters know full well that the dogs will run over private land that they don't have permission to hunt. If the dog hunters didn't know where the deer would run, then dog hunting wouldn't be effective. This is a very important point. • Page 2 Bullet 2 - I disagree that the Triad Club is to blame for all of the troubles. My experience is that I have had just as much trouble with the Caldwell club and other local dog hunters as with the Triad Club. I would like the record to show this. • Page 2 Bullet 3 - I disagree with the statement that dog hunting fuels the local economy and is family-centric. My family shops at the local stores all year long, not just during rifle season. And my family must stay close to the house when the dog hunters are around which diminishes our quality of life. Thanks again for doing all this work! 12/10/2009