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Hunting season opens in full force this week with the start of deer season on November 19. We urge the county to unite in support of compliance with game laws.
For the past several years, Rappahannock has witnessed a backlash against hunters brought about by the actions of a few irresponsible individuals.
Slob hunters give all sportsmen a bad name. In complete disregard of the law, they cruise the county’s back roads, firing from their vehicles or on foot from the road onto posted property. They use dogs or partners with CB’s to drive game from fields and forests plastered with no hunting signs out onto public roads.
Game wardens must operate with one hand tied behind their backs in apprehending violators. It’s not enough for the wardens to see pick-up trucks parked along a road side and surrounded by loaded gun toters eagerly scanning the adjoining posted property for deer. They must catch individuals in the act of shooting at an animal.
A warden alerted by a concerned property owner can only sit and wait, hoping that the slob hunter will fire while he’s there to see.
With only one game warden trying to cover all of Rappahannock County, it’s difficult to catch violators in the act. In the meantime, phones in the sheriff’s office and in the game warden’s home ring off the hook with complaints.
The only way to combat this continuing problem is for citizens and concerned sportsmen to join forces in an informal network of lookouts. Every
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