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5 <br />a legal hunt are accepted but only while the dogs are under the control of <br />the owner or keeper. She feels that hunters can not or~will not control <br />these dog packs. The hunters claim that their dogs can't read the posted <br />signs. She claims that these hysterical dogs pursuing terrified deer are <br />not under anybody's control. Property owners are suppose to be able to <br />control what goes on their property but hunters seem to think this is a <br />Communist country and private property rights don't exist. She stated <br />that they have their property registered with the North Carolina Wildlife <br />Commission as a restricted no-hunting, no-fishing zone. She puts up the <br />required posted signs using the required lettering and at the required <br />intervals. Despite this, they still get reports from concerned individuals <br />reporting groups of hunters sending dog packs through their wooded property <br />to herd deer in range of hunters lining up across their upper field. She <br />feels that if private property rights in Orange County are to have any <br />meaning whatsoever, the use of dogs to hunt deer needs to be abolished <br />countywide and they request that this action be taken. <br />MIKE HANKINS, President of the North Carolina Wildlife Association, <br />said that deer stands would be hard for obese, older and handicapped <br />hunters to use. If this becomes law, he feels that there needs to be an <br />exception for certain individuals. He asked that the distance from <br />residences be specified. He supports item #2. With reference to item #3, <br />he asked for the definition of highly populated areas. He feels that item <br />#4 should not be changed. He supports item #6 and asked if those hunters <br />who have licenses would be grandfathered in or if there would be a <br />specified time for everyone to take the classes. He feels it would take <br />probably five years for everyone to take the course. He suggested that if <br />hunters hunt from the ground that they use a shotgun with buckshot but if <br />they hunt from a treestand, they be allowed to use a rifle pointing down. <br />JOE TAYLOR supports everything said by Mike Hankins. <br />STEVE JAMES said he is from the community where Dr. Gaede is wanting <br />to do away with dog hunting. He is an avid hunter who uses dogs. He feels <br />hunters should abide by all the rules and said that they do not go on Dr. <br />Gaede's property because they know to stay away from this property. They <br />established the Caldwell Hunting Club to control what hunters do and abide <br />by the laws. Everyone in the Caldwell Hunting Club owns property in the <br />community. He does not see anything on the list that they need to be <br />concerned with. There are not a lot of hunters that have dogs. He asked <br />about the committee members and John Link identified those on the <br />committee. <br />ADAM CATES said that there are a lot of people with deer dogs. He <br />asked where all these dogs will go since the Animal Shelter is already <br />full, if dogs are not allowed when hunting. <br />CHRIS ESCHERICH made reference to the shotgun pellets and said that <br />they use buckshot because slugs are twice as dangerous as buckshot. He <br />asked if they outlaw dogs to hunt deer, will the coon hunters be next or <br />