Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 15:35:30 -0400
From: Aurora
Subject: A PLEA FOR THE DEER WHO CALL PITTSBORO HOME

I have just received a ridiculous ?piece of mail from the Town Manager about opening up the Town of Pittsboro to hunting.? Under the section Urban Archery Season in the notice sent to residents the Town Manager?mentions that this is in response to citizens concerns.? What I would like to know is what citizens.? It seems to me that this whole concept was?spearheaded by Commissioners? Brooks and Harrington and maybe some citizens who complained about their precious flower gardens.? It seems to me that this approval to have hunting in town was signed, sealed and delivered with no input from residents beforehand.? Very underhanded to say the?least!?

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Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 16:38:52 -0400
From: Simon Lobdell
Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3414

Regarding the post Subject: A PLEA FOR THE DEER WHO CALL PITTSBORO HOME

Well it seems very heart felt what is being said here but it is wildly misinformed.  Lyme Disease and RMSF are not scare tactics they are scary and awful and directly related to the population of DEER in town and in this county.  There are more deer now than at any time in history exactly because we don’t hunt.  The herds are out of control and the best deed you could do for the scrawny deer of Chatham county is hunt them… or bring back the wolf and lion that used to control the herds.  Since I doubt parents and dog owners will be at all willing to do this, then please hunt as many deer as you possibly can.

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Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 15:01:58 -0400
From: Jeff Lane
Subject: Deer again…

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 12:19, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
This?post is a plea for the deer who call the Town of Pittsboro home.? Feel for the deer,?who will come to ruination by such an unnatural and unkind death. Feel for these poor creatures, and then with an armed conscience, act and call the Town Manager at 542-4621 to call a halt to prevent hunting in the Town of Pittsboro.

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Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 12:33:48 -0500
From: Tom Glendinning
Subject: Subject: A PLEA FOR THE DEER WHO CALL PITTSBORO HOME

At the risk of being vilified by vegans and animal lovers, I support any efforts to reduce the deer population.

Keep in mind that without deer control, there will be no vegetables to put on the table.  I have lost two years of garden and talked to many who have given up on gardening.  Chatham has a vital group of organic farmers growing and selling produce.  They need protection from the deer, not to mention the home gardeners who raise and put up food.  Of course, we could always pay twice the price for tomatos to pay for twelve foot high fencing and electrifying everything.

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Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 09:52:24 -0400
From: Sherri
Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3413

[QUOTE] …
Anonymous authors historically have made contributions to the “progress of
mankind”.  There are benign reasons that an author may choose to remain
anonymous: fear of retaliation or reprisal, the desire to avoid social
ostracism, the wish to protect privacy, or the fear that the audience’s
biases will distort the meaning of the work.

“Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority” without which
public discourse would certainly suffer.

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