The Knox City Council is taking aim at hunting in the city limits. Mayor Dennis Estok recently told council members that while the use of firearms is prohibited, there’s nothing in the city’s ordinances banning hunting in general.
“I mean, most cities, you don’t hunt in cities, period,” he said. “It’s just, you can’t. But in Knox, with a bow, we have nothing in there to [prevent] it.”
Estok said he’s gotten complaints. Council members generally agreed that they’d be willing to consider an ordinance to prohibit hunting.
One thing that would have to be figured out is whether bow hunters should be allowed to practice in the city. Council Member Ron Parker felt that not hunting within city limits is “just common sense,” but he didn’t see any problem with hunters practicing, as long as they have a good backdrop.
