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<br /> hunting restrictions,. .
<br /> County may fashion ry. - ,
<br /> law to protect ' z
<br /> residential areas
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<br /> By SUSAN MARGOLIS x moves."
<br /> The Chapel Hill Herald °-�44f�3 : 4 Specifically, Riley said he
<br /> k j �� '', has asked Hartwell to restrict
<br /> HILLSBOROUGH - A >� people from running deer
<br /> hunter shot at a Little River u it', 1k , 4; ` a with dogs within a mile of
<br /> boy riding a bicycle this hunt "" y` ' , .,-- public schools.He thinks that
<br /> ing season. s' ". 1 ,' prohibition would eliminate
<br /> In a separate incident, a i� k some of the county's prob-
<br /> bullet pierced one side of a lems. �
<br /> mobile home and went out the tr0 It ,3
<br /> other while a woman was - i 3' y:z . .'W, Riley, who Iives about a
<br /> home. k ayi mile from Orange County
<br /> Trying to prevent near �s , ,i s�'1; at High. School on Carolina
<br /> accidents like this,John Hart <,;z11,4:,,,..,,<4,1' 1 z, s' ... Loop, said he would also like
<br /> well,a member of the Orange ` `" the commissioners to ask
<br /> County Board of Commission- John Hartwell state legislators to sponsor a
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<br /> ers, has suggested the board bill requiring hunters to car-
<br /> consider adopting a law that Orange Co.'commissioner ry with them written permis-
<br /> would prohibit hunting in. Carey Jr. and Shirley Mar- Sion from property hunters
<br /> areas near houses and whose land they are hunting
<br /> schools. shall acknowledged there is on.
<br /> "The boy was scared to a safety problem during
<br /> death," Hartwell said hunting season.
<br /> Wednesday of the youngster Hartwell said he didn't
<br /> In the first incident. The know hunting licensing pro-
<br /> hunter had no idea there cedures or which hunting
<br /> were people or houses nearby, the authority to imposts has
<br /> Hartwell said. He said Wednesday he
<br /> Accidents occur because wants the commissioners to
<br /> non- county residents come see what other jurisdictions _ ___
<br /> here to hunt once a year and have done about hunting Bullet Possibly
<br /> do not realize they are in pop- regulations and meet with
<br /> ulated areas, he said. They hunters about the problem.
<br /> shoot into what looks like "I would myself want the - Killed Teen After �__
<br /> Hartwell said the county support of Orange County
<br /> hunters in whatever we try Striking Deer
<br /> sheriff's department to put together," Hartwell
<br /> informed him of an increase said CHARLOTTE(AP)—Alexan-
<br /> in the number of complaints One local hunter, Bill Ri- der County sheriff's detectives
<br /> about hunters in the last ley of Hillsborough, ' say they have questioned a man
<br /> several years. "They have endorsed Hartwell's sug- who was hunting in the area
<br /> had an awful lot of calls," gestion Wednesday about where a teen-ager was killed on
<br /> he said. limiting hunting in pop- Thanksgiving Day.
<br /> He said he broached the ulated areas. He said he ,.i Authorities say they believe
<br /> subject at Tuesday's meet- would support the idea for the shooting of Paul Daryl Spen-
<br /> ing so the commissioners safety reasons and thinks cer was accidental.They say no
<br /> could begin considering other hunters would agree, charges have been filed, and
<br /> possible action to take in Riley, however, warned they declined to release the
<br /> time for the next hunting that some hunters would name of the man questioned.
<br /> season. This year's season oppose a change "no matter Detectives are awaiting a
<br /> ended Jan.2. what." ballistics test in their investiga-
<br /> "I wanted there to be.a Hartwell doesn't expect tion.
<br /> whole year to think about opposition Spencer's body was found in a
<br /> pposition from Orange gully about a half-mile from his
<br /> things," Hartwell said. County hunters . or resi- house off N.C.127 in the Ellen-
<br /> "We're not going to be in a dents, who are not causing dale community.He received a
<br /> ' hurry. I'm not advocating the problem. single gunshot wound to the
<br /> any particular measure or Riley agreed that the head.Authorities say they be-
<br /> any precipitous changes." major problem is hunters lieve the bullet fired from a
<br /> Commissioner Stephen who come from outside the high-powered rifle passed
<br /> Halkiotis suggested the county to hunt. "These through a deer and struck Spen-
<br /> county consider limiting other people shoot at any- cer.
<br /> high-power rifles. Spencer,who was hunting,was
<br /> Commissioners Moses See HUNT, Page 2 found wearing the blaze orange
<br /> clothing required by North Caro-
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