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Hunting on Halloween UPDATED 4X

At the August 15th private property recruiting meeting, I raised my concerns about hunting on Halloween. Since hunting is permitted in Mt. Lebanon until thirty minutes after sunset, hunters can hunt up to 6:48 PM this Saturday. I was laughed at, when I mentioned it.

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Costumes of the night at the @MattressFactory @YelpPittsburgh monster bash go to Mt. Lebanon's Betsy's Ice Cream. pic.twitter.com/fUMgDag1EY

Commission president John Bendel claims that Jody Maddock's hunters have been told that they are not to hunt on Halloween. That's terrific, John, but Jody Maddock's hunters are outnumbered. Have there been any LeboALERTS announcing that there is to be no hunting on Halloween? No. The only restriction that I am aware of is "No Block Parties on Halloween," (except...uh...Roycroft and Sleepy Hollow.)

Update October 29, 2015 10:33 PM No mention of private hunters.

From: jbendel
To: egillen476 
Cc: commission ; philip.weis ; kmcgill ; alauth 
Subject: Re: Halloween 
Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 10:16 pm 

Elaine, 

Keith McGill contacted White Buffalo to remind them that there is no hunting on Halloween.

Update October 30, 2015 12:57 PM My email:


Commissioners, School Board Directors, Mr. McGill, Dr. Steinhauer, Chief Lauth, Rep. Miller, and Solicitor Weis,

I have been getting phone calls from people who were crying and emails such as the one below about Trick or Treating tomorrow.

These hunters are everywhere. This is even worse than I thought - how many private hunters are there in addition to the 6-10 White Buffalo guys? These poor deer.


there are tons of pickup trucks (one is parked practically in front of my house now) - he must be eating at the Subway (I hope and not hunting on Academy). There is a tree stand in the bed of his truck.


These trucks are all big, like Nissan's or Silverado's. I saw several this morning. Just saw a beat up one pulling out of the ball field area - the guy was in Camo and had a dog in the truck with him.


I see them at the Dollar General in the morning and at dusk, and then out and about. They are easy to spot.

As you can see by my earlier correspondence with the commission, I have concerns with the private hunting that will be going on tomorrow during Halloween. I believe that President Bendel was intentionally ambiguous concerning my concerns about private hunters since the commission has no control of the archery program.

Since there will be no action by the commission, I am begging the school district to issue a warning to parents about this dangerous situation.

Our primary concern should be about the safety of our children. Please, Dr, Steinhauer, step up and do the right thing. Send a letter to parents.

Thank you.

Elaine Gillen

Update October 30, 2015 4:48 PM Not one of them responded. Instead this LeboALERT came out at 3:00 PM. Let's pretend there aren't any hunters out there. Unbelievable.

This is an important notice from LeboALERT.

Trick or Treat is tomorrow
night from 6-8 pm. Police will be vigilant, but please be extra careful while
walking and crossing streets. Have
fun!

Update October 31, 2015 12:37 PM I never heard back from Dr. Steinhauer or any of the other eighteen people. I guess Student Safety is not one of Timmy's goals. I checked the Superintendent Goals for 2015-2016, and sure enough, nothing is mentioned about student safety. Saved in Google Docs Silly me, I thought that Student Safety would be Timmy's Number 1 Priority. Evidently, it isn't important to our school board directors either.

The Daily Arch blog

Stephen Arch is a local Moon Township blogger. In his Growing Up Catholic series, Arch wrote, Mt. Lebanon Is At It Again: Didn't They Learn Enough The Last Time? Or, Do They Just Like Spending Tax Dollars On Frivolity? Or, Do They Just Hate Deer?

Arch's essay is brilliant. Even though it is from June 26, 2015, Stephen Arch nailed it.

As I said, just as I was thinking of what next to write about, along comes the local Pittsburgh Tribune Review presenting me with a story that falls right into my hands. If I wait long enough, the stories write themselves, and along, again, come the Mt. Lebanon deer people. What else will entertain us more throughout the summer? More commissioner's meetings, more protests, more arguments, more angry people being thrown out of Mt. Lebo town meetings. The play is ready to be written, the actors ready for the stage, the producers (Mt. Lebanon politicians) have the means and the wherewithal to entertain the entire region. My bet is that this play runs the entire summer and into the fall. Which is, of course, deer hunting season. (And don't forget about those darn turkeys when you are done with the deer).

I wanted to reprint the whole thing because it is THAT good. Here is another gem:

I can see it now. Driving through Mt. Lebanon. House after house, backyard after backyard, with deer stands and elevated platforms, maybe even on some house's roofs (or "rooves" as some Mt. Lebanon residents may prefer - the older, more formalized English way of pluralizing the roof). That would be a site. Kids walking to school (remember, no school buses in Mt. Lebanon) past orange clad archers with bows and arrows (or sharpshooters with high powered rifles with silencers). Maybe they wouldn't be wearing orange. Don't want to make it too conspicuous, do we?

PLEASE check out The Daily Arch. It is priceless.