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Augusta County supervisors debate hunting rules at Buffalo Gap property after safety concerns
Summary
Board members discussed allowing hunting on county-owned Buffalo Gap property, raised safety concerns about high-powered rifles and cross-country running trails, and a supervisor moved to restrict hunting to archery from tree stands; the transcript does not record a final board vote on the new restriction.
Augusta County supervisors on Jan. 6 debated restrictions on hunting at the county-owned Buffalo Gap property after staff said the board previously allowed hunting there with conditions to avoid conflicts with school activities.
County staff told the board the tenant would be allowed to hunt only when school was not in session; staff later reported a cross-country running trail runs along the woods' edge used by the high school, which raised safety concerns.
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