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It's 48 here in northern VA, and there are no trout to be seen.

....And it's supposed to be 72 and sunny tomorrow here in Richmond, VA!!!! Is
this supposed to be winter? ....NOT!

Heck, tomorrow, I'm going to play golf with some friends. Forget going
hunting. With that kind of weather, all the ducks and geese won't migrate
south - they are all still up in PA, NY, and Canada.

Butch Ammon

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"Butch Ammon" wrote in message
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It's 48 here in northern VA, and there are no trout to be seen.

...And it's supposed to be 72 and sunny tomorrow here in Richmond, VA!!!!
Is
this supposed to be winter? ....NOT!

Heck, tomorrow, I'm going to play golf with some friends. Forget going
hunting. With that kind of weather, all the ducks and geese won't migrate
south - they are all still up in PA, NY, and Canada.

Butch Ammon

There are about 6 trillion ducks here in Rochester, all flocking around some
guy who seems to have an endless supply of bread in his car, and he never
goes home. Are these the ducks you were looking for? Want me to knock him in
the water? :-)

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Heck, tomorrow, I'm going to play golf with some friends. Forget going
hunting. With that kind of weather, all the ducks and geese won't migrate
south - they are all still up in PA, NY, and Canada.

Butch Ammon

There are about 6 trillion ducks here in Rochester, all flocking around some
guy who seems to have an endless supply of bread in his car, and he never
goes home. Are these the ducks you were looking for? Want me to knock him in
the water? :-)


Yes, please.... :- What northern folks are technically doing is called "Short
Stopping". Ducks and Geese will not migrate to southern climates when they
have a permanent food supply. I know that the organization Ducks Unlimited is
all up on it and trying to stop it.

Butch Ammon

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"Butch Ammon" wrote in message
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Heck, tomorrow, I'm going to play golf with some friends. Forget going
hunting. With that kind of weather, all the ducks and geese won't
migrate
south - they are all still up in PA, NY, and Canada.

Butch Ammon

There are about 6 trillion ducks here in Rochester, all flocking around
some
guy who seems to have an endless supply of bread in his car, and he never
goes home. Are these the ducks you were looking for? Want me to knock him
in
the water? :-)


Yes, please.... :- What northern folks are technically doing is called
"Short
Stopping". Ducks and Geese will not migrate to southern climates when
they
have a permanent food supply. I know that the organization Ducks
Unlimited is
all up on it and trying to stop it.

Butch Ammon

I read that feeding them makes them congregate in bunches that are much
larger than they would gather in normally. The result is that duck diseases
spread much more quickly. It makes sense. In wild places, I've never seen
hundreds hanging out together.

I've mentioned this to 2-3 people who had multiple loaves of Wonder Bread
with them, but they just drooled and gave me a vacant stare. I guess George
Carlin will never run out of stupid people for his comedy.

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Doug Kanter wrote:

"Butch Ammon" wrote in message
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Heck, tomorrow, I'm going to play golf with some friends. Forget going
hunting. With that kind of weather, all the ducks and geese won't
migrate
south - they are all still up in PA, NY, and Canada.

Butch Ammon

There are about 6 trillion ducks here in Rochester, all flocking around
some
guy who seems to have an endless supply of bread in his car, and he never
goes home. Are these the ducks you were looking for? Want me to knock him
in
the water? :-)


Yes, please.... :- What northern folks are technically doing is called
"Short
Stopping". Ducks and Geese will not migrate to southern climates when
they
have a permanent food supply. I know that the organization Ducks
Unlimited is
all up on it and trying to stop it.

Butch Ammon

I read that feeding them makes them congregate in bunches that are much
larger than they would gather in normally. The result is that duck diseases
spread much more quickly. It makes sense. In wild places, I've never seen
hundreds hanging out together.

I've mentioned this to 2-3 people who had multiple loaves of Wonder Bread
with them, but they just drooled and gave me a vacant stare. I guess George
Carlin will never run out of stupid people for his comedy.

We had about a dozen ducks in our yard this morning, stopping off for
some corn and fresh water. We usually have a double handful of ducks or
geese in the yard for a spell during part of each day until about
mid-December, but this year, they're hanging about longer.

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.



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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." :-)

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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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I think it's great. The dad/granddad/uncle taught the young boy how to get a
turkey to have for food. I have gone turkey hunting many times and it is a
real challenge. Turkeys can see in full color like a human and their sight is
50 times more sharper than ours. In other words, a turkey can see you blink
your eyes from 200 yards away!

Say what you want, but I know from experience turkey hunting is real battle of
wits and patience.

Butch Ammon

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Butch Ammon wrote:
I think it's great. The dad/granddad/uncle taught the young boy how to get a
turkey to have for food.

The dad/grand-dad/uncle would better serve the kid by making sure he
knows how to read and how to otherwise prepare himself intellectually
for this unbrave new world. If you want food, you can go to Giant or
Safeware.


I have gone turkey hunting many times and it is a
real challenge. Turkeys can see in full color like a human and their sight is
50 times more sharper than ours. In other words, a turkey can see you blink
your eyes from 200 yards away!

So?



Say what you want, but I know from experience turkey hunting is real battle of
wits and patience.

Butch Ammon


You've outwitted a turkey, eh?




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Say what you want, but I know from experience turkey hunting is real battle
of
wits and patience.

Butch Ammon


You've outwitted a turkey, eh?


Not exactly.... I've been "busted", as the saying goes, way too many times.
Turkeys always seem to have this sixth sense and know where I am and they know
the range of a shotgun too. They are very smart and frustrating for hunters to
hunt.

Question: You mentioned something about food at Giant, Safeware, or even
Kroger's, Ukrop's, Food Lion, etc... How did those Butterball Turkeys get in
the supermarket? Turkey hunting just saves a trip to the store, IMHO. Please
tell me you celebrate Thanksgiving and eat a turkey with your family.

Butch Ammon