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He feels there are a lot of bad hunters giving the good hunters a bad <br />reputation. He does not support the proposed local legislation. His <br />main objection is the registration of land entry. He stated his dog <br />cannot read. He is going to follow his dogs whether or not he has <br />permission. It is hard to know whose land a person is on when in the <br />woods. He is not willing to give someone written permission because of <br />the liability in case they would get hurt. He stated that his group <br />would be willing to meet with the Board to discuss this issue further. <br />Chairman Carey clarified with Wildlife Office Mr. Lester that <br />the permission form that Mr. Pannell made reference to was for those <br />lands which are registered through the Wildlife Commission. The County <br />would not adopt a form. The proposed local legislation would provide <br />that the act of granting written permission pursuant to a local <br />ordinance shall not of itself subject the owner or lessee to the <br />increased duty owed to an invitee or licensee under principles of the <br />common law. It is designed to not create any special liability to the <br />landowner. <br />DAVID DAVIS, member of the Eno River Coon Association and <br />Caldwell Hunting Club, indicated he hunts in one bottom which crosses <br />nine properties and that he does so with verbal permission. He stated <br />that he hunts on practically all of the land in the Caldwell Community <br />and has a lot of it posted "No Hunting - Caldwell Hunting Club". He <br />objects to carrying written permission to hunt on someone's land. They <br />walk for miles and do not know whose land they are on at any one time. <br />BILL RILEY, President of the Occoneechee Hunting Club, stated <br />that according to the law of the State of North Carolina you have to <br />have permission to hunt on anybody's property in this state. The only <br />problem is that the individual landowner is the one that must prosecute <br />if a person is illegally hunting on his land. This proposed local <br />legislation protects the landowner. He suggests that this bill specify <br />"written permission from the landowner or lessee" and that a hunting <br />club could get one written permission for all the members of that club. <br />On the spotlighting issue, he supports legislation this because it will <br />help the Sheriff and also prevent some unlawful hunting of deer. A <br />person may be prosecuted for trespassing after they have been given a <br />verbal warning. <br />BILL RAY has not personally had any problem with unlawful hunters <br />or nightlighting. He feels that the Registered Land Program already in <br />place says practically the same thing as the proposed local legislation. <br />He stated he has six ponds and people fish on the honor system. He does <br />not feel the ordinance is necessary. With reference to the <br />nightlighting, he stated that in Caswell County the Ordinance did not <br />stop the nightlighting. The people this restricts are those who go out <br />with their children to show them deer. He does not want more <br />restrictions put on people. He sees no problem and asked the Board to <br />consider doing nothing. <br />BOBBY NICHOLS stated he has a pond and lets people fish. A lot <br />