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ered at another round of public hearings — probably in Richmond — in April and June.
One general area of agreement at last week’s meeting was that the public input is important, though Fund for Animals’ Prescott said she was “skeptical that the department gives much weight to the critics of hunting.”
On the other side of the equation, hunting supporters like Peterson were pleased. “As a first step, it> essential,” he said. “I don’t think they should make decisions strictly on the basis of what they hear here, but the people obviously have a need to be heard and that’s important.
“I think the department is doing i great job. The real debates in Virginia right now are about fine-tuning the things that are already in place.”
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