Work at my place or be nice to the neighbors?

[Denwa]

I'm torn between ..... it's opening weekend of rifle hunting for deer where my weekend place is located in the woods.

Might be healthier for YOU to do your clearing when you don't have the likelihood of hot lead flying around. Unless, that is, you have one of the newest Kubota models with the bulletproof cabs. ; '>

I use the word hunting, but I consider it harvesting since the common method here is to use feeders. ...... I consider hunting to be going out and trying to take game that is following it's natural pattern.

Yeah...like hunting wild pigs with a spear. Now there's some fun!! This is an actual practice in Hawaii. But, I think they have some dude with a rifle as backup. Take it way back and hunting IS harvesting. Food at the fire for the tribe and all that.

I've got no beef with hunting, or rather I've got beef ;' > I've always looked at hunting as harvesting and a long time back I came to the conclusion that going to the grocery was much more cost efficient than than buying a tag, taking time off work if needed, travel expenses, ammo, loss of seat time unless I could hunt from my tractor, time required to process, etc. etc.

If it's food you are after, the feeding stations make sense. If it's a real manly hunting adventure ya' crave, then pack in, pack it out, use a knife or spear instead of a gun.

And then, there's BSE creeping into wild game populations to worry about.
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Dennis

 

[bikerdib]

Enlightenment please, "BSE"?

I know hogs can carry a disease, not sure what; so that you have to be careful processing them. Even getting splattered with their blood can transmit the disease, I would guess if you inhale it, swallow it or maybe even get it in your eyes?

 

[zoltanthegypsy]

Enlightenment please, "BSE"?

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. "Mad Cow Disease". Not good.

IIRC, the thinking is that this spread from game farms and/or breeding programs to the wild population. Started on the farms like it did in dairy herds. Feeding contaminated animal-based feed.

Man, is _that_ a case of "too soon old and too late smart".

[edit] Also, IIRC, in game it's referred to as "Chronic Wasting Disease". http://vetmedicine.about.com/library/weekly/aa010204a.htm

Z.

 

[smstonypoint]

About running the fawn over with a shredder; the new born have a natural instinct to stay put and hide. Here in Texas where the fireants have invaded, there have been instances of the fawn just lying there while fire ants stung it to death. From the many times I've had just a few bites, that had to have been a HORRIBLY painful death. They also theorize that other wildlife is being greatly reduced by fireants invading bird nests, wild rabbit population and pretty much any other animal the ants can get to.

Fireants and mosquito's, two of the things I hate most in the world.

Some years ago I was the PI for a research team investigating the economic impact of fireants in SC. Another team surveyed doctors, medical facilities, etc. concerning the fireants' effects on human health. Some folks are especially allergic to fireant stings and can die from shock if they do not receive medical attention.

I remember a particularly gruesome finding. The fireants had invaded a nursing home and attacked a patient. She died before the staff discovered the fireants.

Steve

 

[/pine]

...I use the word hunting, but I consider it harvesting since the common method here is to use feeders...

I take some exception over this statement...

I have never hunted over any type of food plots or bait but I still use the word "havest" when speaking of taking deer...I tend to use the term because I am not infatuated with only shooting large racked bucks...I often take does, which is recommended by the DNR to maintain balanced herd sizes...

I think there is a big difference between the term "hunter" and "sportsmen" they are not necessarily the same...being the former does not make one the latter...IMO...there is nothing sporting about hunting over bait or food plots.

 

[RTII]

I take some exception over this statement...

...IMO...there is nothing sporting about hunting over bait or food plots.

IMO there is nothing wrong with it either.

 

[chipsndust]

I've always tried to hold off noisy activity on opening weekend, I guess I'll continue the tradition. I'd also like to go do some handgun practice but I know that would really irritate the hunters.

Last year I delayed working in the woods because I gave permission to a family to hunt on my property. This year, there won't be anyone (legally) on the land. I should have limited them to a certain area away from where I needed to work. Live and learn.

 

[/pine]

...IMO there is nothing wrong with it either....

in some (less liberal) places it can be a felony and if convicted you lose your right to hunt are no longer allowed to own or possess firearms of any kind...

 

[scesnick]

in some (less liberal) places it can be a felony and if convicted you lose your right to hunt are no longer allowed to own or possess firearms of any kind...

In Md. you are only allowed to bait deer on private property.

 

[RTII]

in some (less liberal) places it can be a felony and if convicted you lose your right to hunt are no longer allowed to own or possess firearms of any kind...

That makes it illegal. The wrongness would be in breaking the law and not in taking game over food. Different points in my mind. Again just my opinion and I know others are of a different mind. BTW I would not do it if it was not legal where I hunt and do not think others should either.