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3 presentations. But we’re probably not going to get more of those kinds of presentations, he said, so I’m OK not asking the County to support remote access. Mr. Tesoro, after hearing the full discussion, said he was “all good” with not asking the County to support remote access.Mr. Tilley said important decisions could be postponed to a later meeting if a person were absent. Let’s try to make sure we make the big decisions when all eight of us are here, he said. What is working well and what is not? The group heard and discussed briefings from three resource persons: Forrest Orr, Wildlife Officer, NC Wildlife Commission; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor, Orange County Planning Department; and Jamie Sykes, Chief Deputy, Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Officer Orr introduced himself. He has been a Wildlife Officer for 12 years, has worked across the state, and has been stationed in Orange County since December 2007. In this role, he teaches 10-12 hunter safety classes per year in Orange County for about 15-20 students per class. Everyone has to participate in a hunter safety class before they can procure a hunting license. Firearms handling and familiarizationis part of the class: students handle 5-6 different action types. Most hunters who have had this class hunt safely and are familiar at least with the repercussions of their actions if they were to shoot toward a house or other people. Most hunters should have an idea of those safety issues. In the nine years since I have been stationed in Orange County, he said, there have been three hunting related accidents reported to the NC Wildlife Commission involving firearms, none of which were fatal. There may have been other incidents, but no more than three have been reported to the Commission. The most severe incident involved damage to a person’s face from a shotgun. Another was a self- inflicted injury to the hunter’s foot. The other resulted in shotgun pellets damaging a house. Officer Orr saidthe state Sunday Hunting Lawisthe only restriction related to noise and to when and how far from structures a person is allowed to hunt. It prohibits hunting with a firearm on Sundays between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm, and prohibits hunting with a firearm the entire day on Sundays within 500 yards of places of worship or someone else’s residence. In reply to questions from Committeemembers, Officer Orr added: