Many lots=Many people!
Many have come together to request a "no shooting or controlled shooting zone". The paper and online petition have been signed by well over 150 citizens to date. Those living on the western/southwestern shores are simply requesting the same protection enjoyed by our "eastside" neighbors;and for this protection to extend over ALL of the water of Eld Inlet.
It is up to us to protect our families, homes, neighborhoods, and our migratory waterfowl that come to rest here in the winter. It is time to "draw a line" in the sand and stand up for safety, quality of life and environment.
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I would like to propose an alternative to a no shooting/controlled shooting zone on Eld Inlet to put before the commissioners since an outright no shooting zone is just so darned controversial. There are no regulations on salt water as to how far from shore hunters need to be. This is a safety issue, especially considering that shot rained down on a house INSIDE an already established no shooting zone. Without regulations, law enforcement is unable to help....they are barely able to step in with regulations already in place!
ReplyDeleteThis would solve the safety aspect of the issue without taking away hunters rights to hunt. As far as I can learn, these regulations exist on fresh water but not on salt water....something that did not seem necessary until now with the growth along the shores of not only Eld Inlet but all of our inlets in the area.
This would not solve the massacre aspect of the January hunt of the surf scoter. Isn't it time we ask WDFW and federal fish and wildlife to finally reach a conclusion about the fate of the surf scoter which has been reported to be in decline in some articles and, in others, is stated to be plentiful? As a life long resident of Eld Inlet, I have noticed a drastic decline in scoter rafts that used to grace the water in front of me, signalling the changing of the seasons and now wonder if there is a true decline or is it a matter of so many oyster beds beckoning them away from my area as in, "build it and they will come"?
Also, isn't it time to investigate those hunters that took part in that fateful day and get some answers from them as to why they could and would consider their actions acceptable?