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62 <br />Melissa Allison <br />From: Steve Graf . <br />Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:19 PM <br />To; Gwen Harvey <br />Cc: 'Peter J Rourk <br />Subject: RE: DRAFT Memo & Attachment to 13000 -Dogging Deer <br />Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br />Flag Status: Red <br />Gwen, <br />Thanks fior writing this memo so quickly! i blink the memo looks fine. Here are my_ comments for <br />attachment A: <br />Under ConcemslChailenges: <br />• Item 11-The problem arises from multiple gunshots. People are ok with a single shot. But in <br />general, dog hunters shoat a minimum of 5 Times and sometimes you hear 10 or 15 shots in just <br />a few seconds[ <br />• Item 14 -1 don't really think this is relevant to the discussion. I think this item should be <br />dropped. . <br />• Item 23'- I don't think this is realty a fact i experience based comment tt is too much of an <br />opinion. I think it should be dropped. <br />• Item 31- I would rewrite this to read "Request fo stop Deer dog hunting does not include <br />hunting for rabbits or birds with dogs" <br />+ Item 32 -Change the word "County" to the phrase "Soufhem Half of the County-below <br />interstate 85" My understanding of this is that the legislature made a statewide decision back in <br />the 1940's. It was not done at the county level. The county government had nothing to do with <br />the fact that the county was split in half. <br />Under OptionsfOpportunities: <br />• !.fern 12 - i don't think fhis is relevant to the discussion_ I think this item should be dropped. <br />I would like to see a couple of my comments about the last memorandum added to this memorandum. <br />If memory serves, there was unanimous support for these comments in the meeting from the land <br />owners when 1 made them. I think it is important that the commissioners see these points. Maybe <br />another section or attachment should be added tailed "Comments on Previous Meeting"? <br />• Page 2 Bullet 1- I disagree with the statement that "dog hunters can't guarantee the dogs <br />won't cross over private land". I believe that based on the fact that deer are creatures of -habit <br />and run away from the dogs in the same way every time they are chased, that the dog hunters <br />know full well that the dogs will run over private Land fhat they don't have permission to hunt. If <br />the dog hunters didn't know where the deer would run, then dog hunting wouldn't be effective. <br />This is a very important point. <br />• Page 2 Bullet 2 - I disagree that the Triad Club is to Marne far ail of the troubles. My <br />experience is that I have had just as much trouble with the Caldwell club and other focal dog <br />hunters as with the Triad Club. I would like the record to show this. <br />• Page 2 Bullet 3 - (disagree with the statement that dog hunting fuels the local economy and is <br />family-centric. My family shops at the local stores all year long, not just during rifle season. And <br />my family must stay close to the house when the dog hunters are around which diminishes our <br />quality of Life. <br />Thanks again for doing all this work! <br />>.z~~o~aoos <br />