Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I think they've figured out that the signs that say "Hunters Will Be
Shot on Sight" make the acreage so protected in our immediate area a
safe zone.


Around here, we don't threaten hunters. They tend to shoot themselves or
their hunting buddies. I've met perhaps 50 in the 20 years I've lived here.
But, I've only met about 4 who made me thing "That's an artist". The rest
were silly people in camo.

A few years ago, I went into the woods with a neighbor who'd been hunting on
his dad's 400 acres for many years. Pretty impressive. He spent the first
two weeks of deer season carrying no gun, just binoculars, a thermos, a
camera, and a notepad. Anytime the news reported that a hunter had killed
himself or his buddy, he'd mutter "Cool. Just got safer for me." :-)



I've never seen stats on shooting accidents involving hunters, but, of
course, I've noticed the backpage headlines in the newspaper when it
happens. It does seem to occur with some frequency, and I'm guessing it
is the result of booze, stupidity or just outright carelessness.

I just can't buy into the hunting scene. There was a bit on one of the
TV outdoor shows last night where a young kid was out with his dad,
grandad or uncle, not sure which, and they were ISO turkeys to shoot.
They enticed a huge tom into their sights about 25' away and after some
coaxing, the kid blasted the bird. I was thinking that if the kid had
been fishing, he could have had a few minutes of fun and then released
his catch.





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