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'000�F3 =�/ March 3, 1991 To: Board of County Commissioners From: Jean Stanford Mann 8422 Stanford Road Chapel Hill, N. C. 2751E Subject: Regulatibns and Legislation Relating to haunting My husband and I live on Stanford Road in Bingham Township and MY family owns farmland along this road. We see deer often. Many nights we see "spotlighters" going very slowly up and down the road. We can never be sure someone is not going to fire a gun from the road. We have not allowed much huntino on our land but many times have had to leave notes on cars or trucks or have had to ask someone to leave. This is a problem. When dove season opens at sunrise it sounds as if we are in a battle zone because the neighboring farm allows hunting, We have had gun shot in our yards and on the roof of our house. Also we have to bring our dog in and our family stays in the house because of fear of getting shot. The hunters were so close to residences that my next door neighbor had a dead dove land in her yard. Houses are close to areas of hunting in- 'the county now and you can not feel safe from bullets. There needs to be more control over hunters and perhaps a regulation to prevent hunters to fire guns within a set distance from - esidences. I favcx the resolution prohibiting the use of spotlights. favor having written permission for hunters but there needs to be i more control. I would like for you to consider limiting use of high -power rifles and also set a limitation on distances persons can hunt near residences. This is very important. to homeowners. Hunters even with permission are °ncroaching on People and we loose p2.- of our `reedom because of noise and fear of being shot. We need also more resources to help keep hunters Off our land and-we need t^ feel safe in Lur awn yards and on our own land.