[at-l] AT Hiker Shot By Hunter

[jbryankramer@msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

>   AT related?...  Well two weeks ago I was on the AT and ran into three
> hunters...  All hunting within 15 feet of the trail... why?  Well the deer
> use the trail and the hunters can get a clear shot if the deer cross the
> trail....   I believe, and is just my opinion, that hunting along the AT
> should not happen and there should be a buffer zone.. but then there lies
> the problem of how to enforce it...  A hiker confronting a hunter with a
> weapon seems a bit looney if you ask me.

It could be enforced the same way all other hunting regulations are, by the
game wardens. They could ban loaded weapons within 500 feet of the trail.