By Times staff
NEW GLARUS - Two individuals attempting to rid the Edelweiss Golf Course of destructive raccoons were cited late Thursday following reports of shots fired at the Edelweiss Golf Course in New Glarus .
Carlton R. Flanagan, 18, Belleville, and Tyler D. Anderson, 21, Belleville was cited for having an uncased firearm in a vehicle at 10 p.m. Thursday at Edelweiss Golf Course in the Town of New Glarus.
Jeff Ellingson, general manager and head golf professional at Edelweiss golf Course said the golf course has been having issues with critters tearing up the course - he said between $10,000 and $15,000 worth of damage has been done at various holes and fairways over the last eight months.
"We can't allow this anymore," Ellingson said.
The two men who were cited work for Bruce Company, which is in charge of maintenance for the golf course, Ellingson said.
"We wanted to trap the animals and release them some where else," Ellingson said, adding that the golf course wanted humane ways to catch and release the critters. "We just asked (Bruce Co.) to take care of the problem."
The maintenance company tried trapping the raccoons for seven to 10 days, Ellingson said, adding that the traps were not working very well.
The individuals were not hired by the golf course to shoot at the raccoons, Ellingson said; they volunteered.
According to a Green County Sheriff's Department news release, deputies and New Glarus police officers responded to reports of shots fired on a golf course and vehicles driving on the third hole at Edelweiss.
Flanagan and Anderson were both released pending court.
NEW GLARUS - Two individuals attempting to rid the Edelweiss Golf Course of destructive raccoons were cited late Thursday following reports of shots fired at the Edelweiss Golf Course in New Glarus .
Carlton R. Flanagan, 18, Belleville, and Tyler D. Anderson, 21, Belleville was cited for having an uncased firearm in a vehicle at 10 p.m. Thursday at Edelweiss Golf Course in the Town of New Glarus.
Jeff Ellingson, general manager and head golf professional at Edelweiss golf Course said the golf course has been having issues with critters tearing up the course - he said between $10,000 and $15,000 worth of damage has been done at various holes and fairways over the last eight months.
"We can't allow this anymore," Ellingson said.
The two men who were cited work for Bruce Company, which is in charge of maintenance for the golf course, Ellingson said.
"We wanted to trap the animals and release them some where else," Ellingson said, adding that the golf course wanted humane ways to catch and release the critters. "We just asked (Bruce Co.) to take care of the problem."
The maintenance company tried trapping the raccoons for seven to 10 days, Ellingson said, adding that the traps were not working very well.
The individuals were not hired by the golf course to shoot at the raccoons, Ellingson said; they volunteered.
According to a Green County Sheriff's Department news release, deputies and New Glarus police officers responded to reports of shots fired on a golf course and vehicles driving on the third hole at Edelweiss.
Flanagan and Anderson were both released pending court.