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UPDATE
From the local paper:
Hunting rule change on hold
by Hollie Nivens
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Talk of limiting the areas people can use dogs to hunt to isn’t sitting very well with some hunters.
Monday night the Richmond County Board of Commissioners addressed the issue, but later this week county and state leaders have agreed that no action will be taken on it any time soon.
The members of the Prospect Hunting Club are upset that this matter hasn’t been fully addressed. The next Board of Commissioners meeting is June 7.
The issue was brought before the county board by Tom Carr. He said hunters have trespassed on his property and done damage.
Hunters contacted Thursday, admit there are some bad apples, but the entire sports shouldn’t be punished because of them.
“I don’t agree at all,” said Jim Poindexter. He is a resident of Rockingham and has been a hunter for more than 40 years. “We have one bad club, in Richmond County, that is the cause. This matter has gotten the hunters in this county and the ones surrounding upset.”
“I have been doing this every since I could walk,” said Chris Marks, a resident of Ellerbe and a part of the Rocky Ridge Hunting Club. “I’m not in favor of it. I have 21 dogs that we use in our club, and if this happens what will I do? These hunters spend a minimum of $50 a week on dog food - not to mention the travelers that pay for lodging, food and gas.”
“If this happens, this mean at least 35 men wont be able to hunt,” Marks said. He is afraid that if the area prohibiting hunting with dogs is expanded, the remaining area that can be leased will be leased for a lot more money.
“The land we lease cost a little over $40, 000 a year,” said Jimmy Nutting.
“We pay about $10 per acre,” said Poindexter.
Nutting is also a Rockingham native. “It cost over $50,000 just to operate our hunting club,” he said.
The Proctor Hunting Club also has insurance on the land where they hunt.
“We let the dogs loose and we stay off to the side,” said Nutting. “We put tracking devices on our dogs, they usually come back to where you let them out.” The tracking devices for the dogs can cost up to $500.
Nutting admits that sometimes they will run onto another person property.
“When they do, we ask for permission to go and get them, but I haven’t seen any damage caused since I have been hunting.”
“We have called Raleigh on the matter,” Poindexter said. The Proctor Hunting Club has spoken with the Board of Directors from North Carolina Sporting Dogs Association and the President of the North Carolina Coon Hunters Association.
“They will be at the meeting in June,” Poindexter said.
“I don’t think that they will do away with dog hunting all together,” said Tom “Rocky” Deason. Deason owns Dixie Pawn and sells hunting licenses and some hunting supplies. “Some of the hunters that come, have come in, have expressed that they don’t like it. There needs to be a happy medium,” he said.
The hunters are hoping that the over a half a million dollar revenue that their club brings in does not go unnoticed.
County officials say nothing is going to be done this year.
“I have talked to Senator Purcell and received an e-mail from Representative Goodwin, indicating the leadership of the House and the Senate does not wish to consider the unanimous resolution the commissioners passed this past Monday night asking for the introduction of a local legislation amendment expanding the Richmond County area where deer cannot be hunted with dogs,” said County Manager Rick Sago.
“I have been informed that Senator Purcell will not be introducing this legislation right now because of the highly controversial nature of the topic,” said hunter Bryan Bray. “The problem with the meeting on June 7 is that the board has already passed a resolution on this issue. What good will discussion be when they have already acted on it? The discussion from both sides should have happened first, then the resolution if the board still felt so strongly on the issue.”
The issue will not be discussed at the next meeting, but has been set aside for early next year.
Hollie Nivens can be reached at (910) 997-3111 ext. 19 or by e-mailing at hnivens@yourdailyjournal.com.
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