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McLeod County board postpones decision on rifle vs. shotgun deer-hunting ordinance after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than two hours of divided public comment, the McLeod County Board of Commissioners voted to postpone indefinitely consideration of a draft ordinance that would limit firearms for deer hunting, leaving the county’s rules unchanged for now.
The McLeod County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing March 3 on a draft county ordinance that would limit firearms allowed for deer hunting and, after extended testimony and board discussion, voted to postpone consideration of the ordinance indefinitely.
The hearing drew dozens of speakers from around the county who took the three-minute public-comment window to urge opposite outcomes. Residents in southern parts of McLeod County argued for retaining a shotgun-only restriction, citing proximity to public hunting lands and safety concerns. "Rifles will travel more than a mile," said Larry Tongan of Penn Township, who said he counted 21 hunters within a one-mile radius of his home and told…
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