Marshfield's Conservation Commission will decide within the next month whether to open land under its authority to hunters, ending a 20-year prohibition.
To date, people on both sides of that issue seem unwilling to accept any compromise. Hunters want to pursue their pastime free of local interference, and hikers want to use the conservation lands without having to worry about catching a stray arrow or bullet.
The 2,000 acres under the Marshfield Conservation Commission's authority have been off-limits to hunters since 1989. The issue of hunting was raised recently by residents who said they were running into hunters while hiking or jogging on the commission's tracts. The properties were not posted with "No Hunting" signs, so the confusion, officials conceded, was understandable and needed to be cleared up.
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