Not sure, but Harry's probably more concerned about stupid hunters than with
hunters in general. I spend quite a bit of time driving (to fishing spots)
in rural upstate NY. There are thousands of private property signs, and the
reason is simple: There are hunters who think that if they miss their
target, the bullet or shotgun slug turns into a marshmallow and drops
harmlessly to the ground. And, many of them don't obey the rules regarding
distance from hunter to the nearest dwelling.

A friend of mine has a couple hundred acres of farmland just outside of
Rochester. He's found hunters crouching in the hedgerow 200' from the back
of his house. Clearly, these people know they're trespassing. In some cases,
they become argumentative and tell him that because they're being careful,
he shouldn't have a problem with their presence. Sometimes, he finds his
signs ripped down. In one instance, he and his wife pointed out a sign to a
hunter. The guy ripped the sign off the tree, tossed it on the ground, and
****ed on it.

A former neighbor, his brothers and their dad are hunters, but the right
kind. Unfortunately, not everyone is like them.

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast dot net wrote in message
...
Harry,
In this neck of the woods (Michigan) We had some human fatalities when
motorists encounter deer. I'm not a hunter myself but I can see the need
for
their work.
Paul

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news:1104331674.e19b8cb5875ff9205b09066cff87df05@t eranews...
Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:01:57 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Last night at dusk, five young deer strolled across my yard. That's why
I
have NO TRESPASSING and NO HUNTING signs everywhere.


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I see that your deer pay no more attention to NO TRESSPASSING signs
than ours used to, even better if you can stop them from hunting.


No...they just ignore the signs. All the critters do.

Winter really is tough on a lot of woodland animals.

The road that leads to our country lane is all woods on one side, and
partially developed on the other. There aren't any streetlights out
here,
and at dusk visibility really is miserable. Hungry critters are always
crossing from one side to another and several get clipped every week,
including some absolutely beautiful local deer. About a month ago, a
deer
leaped across the road no more than a foot in front of our car...if I
had
been going any faster, I would have smashed up the car and the deer.