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Board adopts ordinance allowing rifles for deer from elevated stands; residents seek further changes for nuisance species
Summary
After a public hearing, the board approved an amendment to county code permitting rifles of .23 caliber or larger to be used to hunt deer from an elevated stand at least eight feet above ground; opponents urged caution and called for age or training restrictions, and some hunters asked for language to include nuisance species.
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 9 adopted an amendment to the county code permitting the use of rifles of .23 caliber or larger to hunt deer during the firearms deer season so long as the hunter is in an elevated stand at least eight feet above ground.
The measure—introduced by county staff and framed by reference to the Code of Virginia—specifies that rifles may be used from an elevated stand, that rifles may be loaded only while on the elevated stand (with limited exceptions to dispatch a wounded animal), and that rifles are not permitted for turkey hunting.…
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