7/23/1996 SOUTH CAPE BEACH ADVISORY Minutes

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• SOUTH CAPE BEACH JULY 23, 1996 PAGE THREE III DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE of STING: (Continued) Bill Martiros did not feel that reducing the hunting opportunity by two days would change anything. Someone could be injured on the days when they were hunting. Bill suggested that hunting be continued as it has been. Tom Cahir stated that the fact was that six days of hunting during the hunt- ing season has worked and worked well,, He felt that it was unfortunate that every year the hunters had to be dragged in here. George Green, member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council and the Mashpee Conservation Commission stated that he could not see why this issue continued to come up, CIm. Kirsner explained that. the committee had a responsibility under the terms of the 1981 Agreement to review the hunting issue each year. Therefore, we were performing what we are responsible for* We would not know whether there have been any accidents or incidents until we hold the meeting. Ray Bowman, hunter, stated that he had the impression that. some of the mem- bers of the committee come -to the meeting with a preconceived notion as to what they granted to do. They,are not being objecti