Interesting. The mayor is glad the village doesn't have to get involved with deciding the issue of bow hunting within the village. Why were these people elected? Shouldn't they be involved in what goes on within the village? The mayor notes that the large number of deer in the village presents problems for many residents. How many is many? How many residents don't see it as a problem? The story says the majority of the task force leaned towards bow hunting as a solution to the preceived problem: a majority of 6 people. The story also states that the mayor has received hundreds of letters denouncing the deer hunt from people "outside the village". Do these letters mean nothing because they come from "outside"? Some of the task force members live "outside the village". I guess the question here is who is running the village, our elected officials or the Black Rock Fish and Game club?

The Bow hunters can not hunt on private land without permission. If my family suffers from watching one of these beautiful creatures suffering from an arrow wound, I will hunt down the owner of the property who gave permission and I will sue the individual, company, senator or Fish and Game Club for pain and suffering and emotional distress. The place for killing is not family nieborhoods. No matter how you slice the venison, this is a bad thing for Cornwall.

Well - I have a feeling your lawsuits will be dismissed without wasting anyones time. You are free to feel however you like about it, but the fact is that it is legal by the laws of the State of NY. This COH Village resident is happy to see that the Mayor has recognized on legal counsel review that this issue is a hugely devisive one based on emotions and therefore a complete waste of his time to get involved in. It is a well known human behavior pattern that usually it's only those motivated to complain who bother to write letters. There are in fact MANY residents who find the over population by deer to be a nuisence and a danger and are happy to see some action being taken to attempt to control the population. In the absence of natural predators (are they also inhumane?) then a skilled bow hunter seems like a reasonable, low/no cost alternative. As opposed to having to pay for some technical "birth control" type of solution. I am seeing 4 and 6 point bucks pretty regularly within 100 ft of my front door. During the rutting season, dear have been known to attack people. The deer intermingling to this extent in our populated towns & villages is not healthy for the deer OR for the humans.

Just to back up my last point here's one story from a quick Google search: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-01-deer-attacks_x.htm

I'm a conservationist; I like to conserve tax dollars.

We would be quite right to criticize Mayor Gross if he spent his time and/or our precious resources on an effort to do something he has been advised the Village is without power to do.

It is the wise government official who understands the difference.