| Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
| Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
| Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
| Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1561 |
| Total number of notes: | 17784 |
I would like to ask your help in trying to get Fort Devens, in Ayer,
Mass. reopened for hunting next year.
Fort Devens has 3,315 areas that have been open for hunting before
last year. It contains some beautiful cover for grouse, rabbits,
woodcock, and deer. It has also been stocked for pheasants, but
not as heavily as WMAs.
Last season a new commanding officer arrived and decided not to
allow hunting for safety reasons since others in charge are also
new now. Maybe he plans to reopen it next year anyway, but I fear
that they will keep it closed if it is easier for them. PLEASE
write your US congressmen, Senators, and the commanding officer
and create as much pressure as possible for them to reopen the
area. There is too little open land in this area to loose 3,000+
acres of 'public' land.
I will try to put sample letters as replies next week to make it
easier for y'all.
The commanding officer's address is:
Commanding Officer Richard W. Hoover
Headquarters Building P-1
Fort Devens, Mass
01433-5000
Thanks in advance for your support,
Mark
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| 608.1 | Sample letter to the commanding officer | CLUSTA::STORM | Thu Feb 15 1990 11:06 | 49 | |
February 13, 1990
Commanding Officer Richard W. Hoover
Headquarters Building P-1
Fort Devens, MA
01433-5000
Dear Officer Hoover:
I am writting to urge you to reopen hunting access to
Fort Devens this coming fall. I realize that you
closed it last year for safety reasons with many new
people in charge. I am sure those concerns will be
overcome before October.
Prior to fall of 1989, I enjoyed several hunting
seasons at Fort Devens. I believe opening Fort Devens
for hunting provided good community relations for the
Army. Hunters can see the organization and efficiency
with which you operate. Also, opening Fort Devens
allows shared access to valuable woodlands.
Fort Devens offers quality hunting. Wildlife
Management Areas in central Mass are over burdened and
can not compare to the experience of hunting at Fort
Devens. In short, 3,300 acres of undeveloped land in
this area is becoming too rare to disallow multiple
use.
Sincerely,
Mark W. Storm
119 Rideout Rd
Hollis, NH
03049
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| 608.2 | Sample letter to U.S. Congressman | CLUSTA::STORM | Thu Feb 15 1990 11:07 | 52 | |
February 13, 1990
U. S. Congressman Chuck Douglas
Longworth Hob, Room 1338
Washington, D.C.
20515
Dear Congressman Douglas:
I am writting to request your help in persuading the
U.S. Army to reopen hunting access to Fort Devens in
Ayer, Mass. this coming fall. Commanding Officer
Richard Hoover was new to the base last year. Since he
and others in charge were new, he decided to closed it
last year for safety reasons. I respect that decision,
but I am sure those concerns can be corrected before
next October.
Prior to fall of 1989, I enjoyed several hunting
seasons on the 3,300 acres open to hunting at Fort
Devens. I believe opening Fort Devens for hunting
provided good community relations for the Army.
Hunters could see the organization and efficiency with
which you operated, and could utilize and share access
to valuable woodlands.
Fort Devens offers quality hunting. Public hunting
areas in this area are over burdened and can not
compare to the experience of hunting at Fort Devens.
In short, 3,300 acres of undeveloped land in this area
is becoming too rare to disallow mulitiple use.
Sincerely,
Mark W. Storm
119 Rideout Rd
Hollis, NH
03049
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| 608.3 | Curious | DELNI::G_FISHER | Fri Aug 31 1990 16:21 | 3 | |
Heard anything new on this?
Guy
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| 608.4 | CLUSTA::STORM | Tue Sep 04 1990 14:10 | 16 | ||
I only got a response from them through my Congressman. It was
pretty much what I expected. They said their training needs came
first (which I agreed with) but didn't really answer any of my
direct questions.
I am hoping they will reopen it eventually, if not this year. As
you probably know they are changing the role of Fort Devens over
the next few years. I think they are moving some of the communications
stuff there. I'm not certain that's right, but it will be mostly
civillian workers and I'm guessing not much need for all those birdy
areas to train in. Micheal Virgil spoke with some of the Central
Mass F&W people last week. At that time they did not know if Devens
would be open for this fall or not.
Mark,
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