Post by Woody Williams on Feb 17, 2006 9:35:08 GMT -5
DeKalb County hunting preserve shut down
ST. JOE, Ind. (AP)
A county board has shut down a hunting preserve after
neighbors complained of shots straying outside the preserve property.
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals said in a notice Monday that the
R&R Elk Ranch Hunting Preserve near St. Joe, about 20 miles north of Fort
Wayne, has violated the conditions of the special exception it received to
operate.
One neighbor said he found shotgun pellets in his house and shed. Another
neighbor said a hunter shot a pheasant outside the preserve property.
The preserve¹s owners, Richard and Rebecca Reed, were ordered to appear
before the zoning board April 10.
The couple had agreed that Richard Reed would act as a guide on all hunts,
said Zoning Administrator Sally Rowe. But she said Reed told her he has used
other guides.
The Reeds also have conducted hunts without receiving a certificate of
occupancy from the zoning administrator, Rowe said.
The Associated Press left a message at the R&R Elk Ranch seeking comment.
The Reeds were granted a special exception in July to open a high-fenced
hunting preserve. Elk, boar, pheasants and other game were hunted at the
preserve.
The nearly 150-acre preserve has an 8-foot fence around most of the
property.
Information from: The Journal Gazette, www.journalgazette.net
ST. JOE, Ind. (AP)
A county board has shut down a hunting preserve after
neighbors complained of shots straying outside the preserve property.
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals said in a notice Monday that the
R&R Elk Ranch Hunting Preserve near St. Joe, about 20 miles north of Fort
Wayne, has violated the conditions of the special exception it received to
operate.
One neighbor said he found shotgun pellets in his house and shed. Another
neighbor said a hunter shot a pheasant outside the preserve property.
The preserve¹s owners, Richard and Rebecca Reed, were ordered to appear
before the zoning board April 10.
The couple had agreed that Richard Reed would act as a guide on all hunts,
said Zoning Administrator Sally Rowe. But she said Reed told her he has used
other guides.
The Reeds also have conducted hunts without receiving a certificate of
occupancy from the zoning administrator, Rowe said.
The Associated Press left a message at the R&R Elk Ranch seeking comment.
The Reeds were granted a special exception in July to open a high-fenced
hunting preserve. Elk, boar, pheasants and other game were hunted at the
preserve.
The nearly 150-acre preserve has an 8-foot fence around most of the
property.
Information from: The Journal Gazette, www.journalgazette.net
