CITY COUNCIL MAY FIRE SHOT AT BOW HUNTING.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Targeting what some see as a potentially dangerous situation, the City Council today will consider imposing a ban on hunting with bows and arrows in the foothills. The issue has come before the council because of hikers' complaints that bow hunters are stalking deer in the Verdugo Mountains The Verdugo Mountains are a small mountain range located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, The United States of America (USA). The range is commonly known simply as the Verdugos. . ``It is an unpleasant contact for the hikers,'' said Burbank Police Capt. Gordon Bowers Bowers is a surname, and may refer to
Already most of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County's open space laws prohibit bow hunting. But bow hunters say their sport is misunderstood. ``Unfortunately, there is a stereotype of hunters in general,'' said Craig Fritz, a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. resident and second vice president of the California Bowmen Hunters. ``I've been bow hunting since 1988, and in all that time no one has ever been injured by a bow hunter.'' Fritz claimed there is no way a bow-hunter would mistake a person for a deer, for example. He said bow hunters must be at least 30 feet from their target, and all must take certified hunting-safety courses. Fritz said people may be squeamish squea·mish adj. 1. a. Easily nauseated or sickened. b. Nauseated. 2. Easily shocked or disgusted. 3. Excessively fastidious or scrupulous. about killing deer, but hunters help nature by killing off surplus animals. ``Most of us really get into the aesthetics of what it is to hunt with a bow and arrow bow and arrow, weapon consisting of two parts; the bow is made of a strip of flexible material, such as wood, with a cord linking the two ends of the strip to form a tension from which is propelled the arrow; the arrow is a straight shaft with a sharp point on one ,'' said Fritz, a hunting and safety educator who has published literature on the subject. ``When you get out there, you have to be really close to the animals in a sense. You have to understand them and have an affinity for them and nature. There's a mystical value to hunting with a bow and arrow. It's something our forefathers forefathers npl → antepasados mpl forefathers npl → ancêtres mpl forefathers npl → Vorfahren did - that people forget.'' Despite ``no hunting'' signs plastered throughout the foothills, city laws now allow hunting with a bow and arrow more than 300 feet from a street or structure. City officials say that it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to amend the municipal code to prevent potential hazards. ``This is just a matter of good planning for the future,'' said Burbank City Manager Robert ``Bud'' Ovrom. ``We have been encouraging our residents to participate in more outdoor activities, especially hiking from the Steoughs Nature Center, and there's been talk of allowing overnight camping, which is why we believe we should make bow-hunting prohibited. We view it as incompatible with camping.'' IF YOU GO --The Burbank City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave., Burbank. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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