Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A animal was found in an area east of Middlebelt, between 9 and 10 Mile Roads.
Barely two months after Farmington Hills city council members enacted tough new restrictions on the use of bows and arrows, a resident on Scott Drive reported finding a deer killed by an arrow laying in a wooded area behind his home. The neighborhood is east of Middlebelt, between 9 and 10 Mile Roads. According to the report filed by Farmington Hills Police, the man said he initially thought the animal was a bag of trash when he saw it Monday morning. Later in the day, he took a closer look and discovered the deer. The report indicated the deer appeared to have been struck "center mass" by a "broadhead arrow". The new ordinance, approved in September, allows the use of bows in a safe manner, shooting only at artificial targets, and in …
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Monday, September 10, 2012
A new ordinance limits use of the weapons to an approved range or a homeowner's property, with an artificial target.
Farmington Hills City Council members unanimously approved a firearms ordinance amendment that tightens up restrictions on the use of bows and arrows within city limits. Though the new rules restricts use of the weapons except on practice ranges or on a homeowner's own property, one resident believes the ordinance did not go far enough. The new ordinance allows the use of bows in a safe manner, shooting only at artificial targets, and in a manner that prevents arrows from landing on someone else's property. The previous ordinance did not restrict use of bows and crossbows within city limits. City Attorney Steve Joppich said the draft included language banning "razor tip" arrows, added when the amendment was introduced Aug. 27. But …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Officials began to look at changing local ordinances last fall, after residents reported seeing deer injured by arrows.
Bow and arrow enthusiasts in Farmington Hills will be able to continue backyard target practice, if a city ordinance amendment introduced Monday receives final approval. The draft changes stemmed from discussions among city attorney Steven Joppich, police chief Chuck Nebus and other Farmington Hills officers, Joppich said. The final product simplifies restrictions, allowing the use of bows in a safe manner, shooting only at artificial targets, and in a manner that prevents arrows from landing on someone else's property. "If a person complies with those three," Joppich said, "they will be allowed to engage in target practice in their back yard." "What I really like about this, from a law enforcement perspective," Nebus said, "it's very …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Residents say proposed restrictions won't solve the problem of hunters already breaking the law.
Farmington Hills officials have sent an ordinance that would restrict the use of bows and arrows within city limits back to the drawing board. In October, residents in south Farmington Hills neighborhoods reported seeing deer that had been wounded by arrows. The city's current ordinance allows the use of bows except: An ordinance revision tabled in December would have allowed bows to be used on an approved range, or at an approved target, with some restrictions. Officials sent it back to clarify the terms "approved range" and "approved target". Residents who attended Monday night's meeting said the latest iteration too narrowly defines approved ranges and targets and would prohibit the vast majority of law-abiding citizens from enjoying …
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Officials ask for new language that would not punish responsible bow sports enthusiasts.
For Farmington Hills Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Bates, the question of whether to ban using a bow or crossbow within city limits came down to a letter. At Monday night's City Council meeting, she asked her colleagues to table proposed changes to the city's firearms ordinance that would include bows and crossbows in the citywide ban on discharging firearms. Bates said the letter-writer made a convincing argument about penalizing 100 percent of people for the actions of a few. "I'm wondering if there's a way to do this so we make certain we're not doing an overreaction," Bates said, noting that the bow sports could be safe in some areas of the city. "There's still a little 'farm' in Farmington." Under the current ordinance, people can use bows and…
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CJ Butler's son in law
9:40 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
FYI a well shot deer with a bow and arrow will expire within 100-200 yards. Fact is the guy poaching was not only a law breaker but a terible shot. Believe me there were people out there who were hunting in farmington hills that were perfectly safe (my father and I being two of them) and now some guy who disreguarded the laws that were already in place caused more laws that were in my opinion … more ›