Song Dog
Active Member
I looking for a "roll call" of members here who might hunt or would hunt McKee Beshers WMA (1900 acres) in Poolvesville area of Montgomery County.
This property was the old "Casey farm" purchased almost 40 years ago with Pittman Robertson" funds excise taxes on guns and ammo. DNR is in the process of writing future regulation for WMA's. The property is accessed by Hunting Quarter Rd (Montgomery County RD not DNR) that has deteriorated
and eroded so badly in certain section almost a hazard to enter the WMA.
Some influence will needed to be mustered by "users" to raise the level with DNR and Montgomery Co. to repair some sections of the road. Some of the erosion has created 2 to 3 foot drop off's on the road that can cause severe damage to your vehicle.
DNR does not allow rifles in McKee Beshers WMA while they do on similar WMA's throughout the State. The real reason for this is unknown other than safety. Montgomery County regulations Do allow rifles for hunting below .25 caliber. Now if you hunt on private land next to McKee's could can use a rifle for small game hunting,varmint and predator hunting BUT not on McKee's that we all paid for with our excise taxes on guns & ammo MD DNR receives from the Feds from our purchases. Deer hunting in McKee's by firearm won't change other than slug and muzzle loaders. A few here have spoken of an interest of getting into predator or small game hunting while McKee's is the largest WMA in central region of Maryland.
Lately, I've been the one man band discussing these points with DNR and further assistance from others who use or might want to use McKee's to hunt predators and small game with a rifle could assist in conveying your response by E-mail to DNR.
Please E-mail Ken Dloughy at DNR Wildlife & Heritage, Manager for MeKee Besher's kdloughy@dnr.state.md.us note in subject "Mckee Beshers" just a brief simmary you request the use of "rifles" be allowed for small game hunting and predator hunting in McKee Beshers afforded other WMA's managed by DNR and needed repairs of Hunting Quater Rd by Montgomery County.
I hope with all we done to influence the anti gun bills in Annapolis this on the scheme of things very small in comparison so hope we can influence reconsideration of current policy.
Later this year, DNR will be seeking public comment on the formation of regulation and policy of our WMA's so sooner we react to this the better before status quo prevails.
Thanks,
Song Dog
This property was the old "Casey farm" purchased almost 40 years ago with Pittman Robertson" funds excise taxes on guns and ammo. DNR is in the process of writing future regulation for WMA's. The property is accessed by Hunting Quarter Rd (Montgomery County RD not DNR) that has deteriorated
and eroded so badly in certain section almost a hazard to enter the WMA.
Some influence will needed to be mustered by "users" to raise the level with DNR and Montgomery Co. to repair some sections of the road. Some of the erosion has created 2 to 3 foot drop off's on the road that can cause severe damage to your vehicle.
DNR does not allow rifles in McKee Beshers WMA while they do on similar WMA's throughout the State. The real reason for this is unknown other than safety. Montgomery County regulations Do allow rifles for hunting below .25 caliber. Now if you hunt on private land next to McKee's could can use a rifle for small game hunting,varmint and predator hunting BUT not on McKee's that we all paid for with our excise taxes on guns & ammo MD DNR receives from the Feds from our purchases. Deer hunting in McKee's by firearm won't change other than slug and muzzle loaders. A few here have spoken of an interest of getting into predator or small game hunting while McKee's is the largest WMA in central region of Maryland.
Lately, I've been the one man band discussing these points with DNR and further assistance from others who use or might want to use McKee's to hunt predators and small game with a rifle could assist in conveying your response by E-mail to DNR.
Please E-mail Ken Dloughy at DNR Wildlife & Heritage, Manager for MeKee Besher's kdloughy@dnr.state.md.us note in subject "Mckee Beshers" just a brief simmary you request the use of "rifles" be allowed for small game hunting and predator hunting in McKee Beshers afforded other WMA's managed by DNR and needed repairs of Hunting Quater Rd by Montgomery County.
I hope with all we done to influence the anti gun bills in Annapolis this on the scheme of things very small in comparison so hope we can influence reconsideration of current policy.
Later this year, DNR will be seeking public comment on the formation of regulation and policy of our WMA's so sooner we react to this the better before status quo prevails.
Thanks,
Song Dog
