Regardless of the ultimate verdict in this case--and my prayers are certainly with the students--but can we say "knee-jerk reaction" on behalf of superintendent Gutierrez? Build a school in a rural area amidst hunting leases and then expect all landowners within a radius of three miles to give up their rights? Mind you, a ban within three miles of a school would mean an area covering 28.27 square miles, or 18,092 acres.The school opened this year in a rural area of Hidalgo County on a campus adjacent to ranch lands with hunting leases.
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Rene Gutierrez said...he was reaching out to state representatives, proposing a ban on hunting within three miles of schools.
We may need to keep watch for a Hidalgo County representative filing something like this next legislative session. Talk about drastically changing the map with regards to where you would be able to shoot on your own land, just draw an 18,000-acre circle around every school in the state...