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Hunters up in arms over possible ban at state park
05:43 PM CDT on Friday, October 28, 2005
By Doug Miller / 11 News
A huge tract of park land on the northern tip of Houston may soon change hands, but that could be bad news for hunters.
Deer hunting is currently allowed at the park three times a year.
Right now, the land is run by the state government, but city and county officials recently announced they plan to acquire and improve it.
Lake Houston Park in Montgomery County is already a place where little girls can learn about camping it.
It's where Karl and Betty Bath have camped for five years.
"Here we're 30 minutes from downtown, city of Houston, and yet we're living in a 5,000 acre open area," said Karl Bath.
Hunters also enjoy the land. Even though the sign says 'No Firearms or Hunting,' the state does allow hunting there three times a year. People who live around here say it's necessary to control the deer population.
If the City of Houston and Montgomery County take over the state park, they would probably ban all hunting.
"I think that it would be unsafe for the kind of thing that we're planning on doing out there," explained Montgomery County Commissioner Ed Rinehart. "I know there's gonna be some people upset about it."
"We don't want anything to change, really," said Betty Bath.
The Baths are upset and a little worried.
"What they would have a problem with if they didn't allow the hunts out here is they would have a deer population that would just go crazy," explained Karl Bath.
But city and county officials promise they'll keep the park as a place people can enjoy.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou051028_mh_parkfight.63d1722.html
05:43 PM CDT on Friday, October 28, 2005
By Doug Miller / 11 News
A huge tract of park land on the northern tip of Houston may soon change hands, but that could be bad news for hunters.
Deer hunting is currently allowed at the park three times a year.
Right now, the land is run by the state government, but city and county officials recently announced they plan to acquire and improve it.
Lake Houston Park in Montgomery County is already a place where little girls can learn about camping it.
It's where Karl and Betty Bath have camped for five years.
"Here we're 30 minutes from downtown, city of Houston, and yet we're living in a 5,000 acre open area," said Karl Bath.
Hunters also enjoy the land. Even though the sign says 'No Firearms or Hunting,' the state does allow hunting there three times a year. People who live around here say it's necessary to control the deer population.
If the City of Houston and Montgomery County take over the state park, they would probably ban all hunting.
"I think that it would be unsafe for the kind of thing that we're planning on doing out there," explained Montgomery County Commissioner Ed Rinehart. "I know there's gonna be some people upset about it."
"We don't want anything to change, really," said Betty Bath.
The Baths are upset and a little worried.
"What they would have a problem with if they didn't allow the hunts out here is they would have a deer population that would just go crazy," explained Karl Bath.
But city and county officials promise they'll keep the park as a place people can enjoy.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou051028_mh_parkfight.63d1722.html