Howard exec pushes for hunting law change

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman has formally submitted legislation changing the county’s hunting law after a hunter this month fired a shot that shattered the window of a Clarksville daycare center while workers and children were inside.

No one was injured and police said the shot was fired from more than 270 yards away. The current law prohibits firing guns within 150 yards of any home or building designed for occupancy. Ulman’s proposed legislation would broaden the safety zone in many areas to 300 yards.

The 150-yard limit would remain for hunters shooting down from elevated stands or using shotguns that contain only shot.