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20 stouffville suntribune m thursday dec 112003 niche decor early boxing day sale bow hunting possible alternative from page 1 the one andonly time our boxing day sale will start december 13 everything in the store will he reduced to clear sale ends december 24 l interior furnishings and design services 147a main street unionville 9054798385 to expand the area where dis charging firearms is banned within the region the only public property where hunting with a firearm is permitted is on regional forest lands and of the 18 regional forest properties hunting is only allowed on four of the tracts in the town of georgina said ian buchanan manager of natural heritage and forestry services for york region we promote the forests as sustainable for multiple usage such as activities like hunting or harvesting these kinds of activi- ties are compatible with our phi losophy but hunting is a hot topicmr buchanan said i contend hunting is safe it provides a recreational opportu nity and its been a tradition but its becoming more of a chal lenge to maintain those hunting opportunities in the tracts allowing hunting we need to find creative ways to enhance hunting oppor tunities its an uphill battle the only other option for hunters is privately owned land some hunting enthusiasts feel this is the crux of the problem hunter richard holmes says many landowners dont like hunting and deny access to those wanting to hunt we as canadians have lost almost the right to fish and hunt those activities are a part of our heritage people forget that said mr holmes a hunting safety instructor who teaches at the york region firearms academy in richmond hill a hunter for almost 40 years he thinks negative views of hunt ing could be altered if landown ers received further education in the sport as a teacher in hunter safety and ethics for the last 10 years he insists the activity is a means to control and maintain healthy animal populations when people move out to areas with lots of land and see deer they say what gorgeous ani mals they are but once they start eatingtheir flowers they eventu ally call them a pain in the you know what he said hunters not rednecks we as hunters arent educat ing new landowners or new farmers whohave moved into the area ten years ago we had older farmers who believed in hunting we have to educate people that we hunters are not rednecks and that we only shoot what we eat we are harvesters not killers mr holmes says politicians must be informed the sport can create a threeway benefit while hunters carry out an activity they enjoy local sporting good or hardware stores benefit through the purchases of hunt ingrelated equipment at the same time hunters assist farmers by controlling species from overpopulating damaging crops and spreading disease he warned commuters might learn the value of hunting when they hit a deer and their auto insurance rates go up hunters wont win the bat tle unless we have public aware ness another alternative gaining popularity in recent years among the deer hunting fraternity is bow hunting archery is attractive because it has a longer season unlike the controlled deer hunt seasons which in east gwillimbury and georgina for example ran from nov 3 to 7 and dec 1 to 5 the archery sea son from oct 1 to nov 2 nov 8 to 30 and dec 6 to 31 archery can also be carried out where the discharge of firearms is prohibited in markham whitchurch- stouffville newmarket aurora richmond hill king and vaughan archery is the only legal means to take deer in this area the season runs from oct 1 to dec 31 under one program in whit church stouffville bowhunting was allowed in exchange for the loss of the con trolled hunting season were doing our best that we can to work with municipalities with respect to the discharge bylaws where archery hunting for deer can continue to be a safe activity mr almond said forforther information on hunting in york region go to the ministrys website at wwwmnrgovonca f bloomington gospel church 13660 ninth line n 9056424414 dr john b howarth pastorteacher sunday december 14th 2003 930 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship service jesus came to witness to the truth john 18140 600 pm evening service sunday school candlelight service everyone welcome sjouffville pentecostal ckucr sunday december 14th 2003 1000 am morning worship 600 pm family christmas presentation call church 9056405696 for information 6853 main st stouffville e spririgvale 2l 5 baptist church w m y welcome to stjames presbyterian church 6432 main st stoufifvffle 9056403151 sunday december 14th 2003 church school pagant 1030 am carols christmas cheer 7pm featuring st james choir st james brass sextet vocalinstrumental solos refreshments a friendly family cburcb stouffvilles lighthouse baptist church 6273 main street sunday december 14th 2003 we invite you to visit our services this week were located right in the heart of town on main street at obrien sunday school classes for the whole family at 1000 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