Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

	I saw the report on Channel 5. They had a short excerpt from
	Tom Berube (Mass Sportsman's Council) and from a woman from
	the MSPCA.. It was objective, but the bottom line was that
	the F & W Division was leaning toward "Sharpshooters". Gee
	I wonder where they're going to get the money with the Physcal
	Condition of Massachusetts now??

	Another question : Who are these "Sharpshooters" anyway?? How
	do I get this position ;-) ;-)   I wonder what they'd do with
	the deer that were thinned out??


						~Mike~

    re .1 Who are these sharpshooters ?
    
    Wish I knew. And what makes a 'sharpshooter' more able
    to *find* the deer in the woods ? 
    
    We ought to lobby for a law to the effect that any time
    a deer population problem exists the HUNTERS will get first
    crack at it. The MSPCA needs to be set back on their asses.
    
    Dana

    re .2
    	<..........HUNTERS will get first crack at it.>
    
    	I agree.  It's not like they're doing us any favors.  It's our
    licenses/fees that keep the whole thing going.
    
    Andy

    No WAY!!!
    
    Let them tree hung'n nimrods pay for it---If they care SOOOOOOOO much,
    let'm go out and transplant the heards themselves...Why don't they
    take up a better cause, like...Toxic waste?
    
    Ignorance is Bliss...Or is it a pain in the arse?
    
    
    Jeff

    I heard they might be giving out 200 or so permits and pick them
    from a basket but they are worried about a mass war in the woods and
    things might get out of hand....

    
    	I live in Western Mass and to my knowledge Quabin is not fenced
    in. There is a large deer herd. When the areas surrounding Quabin
    get hunted the herd gets larger due to hunting pressuring deer into
    the quabin. The huggers will probably win but don't worry about
    the deer. Nature will run it's course and kill most of them. If
    not this winter then the next or the next.
    	We make a annual trip up to an orchary to pick apples that is
    adjacent to Quabin. A couple of years ago I was talking to the owners
    kid and he mentioned having to dispose of carcuses (sp) each spring
    due to winter kill. He say's it happens every year.
    
    
    Tom

    Re. Winter kill. The Eagle population out there also feeds very
    		     heavily on the winter kill. In the winter you
    		     can sometimes, with binoculars watch them feed
    		     out on the ice.
    
    
    	Red

    re .6 The upper end of the Prescott peminsula is nominally 
    fenced, from the West Branch of the Swift northward. The 
    fence is down in many spots. (I used to hike there a lot.)

    This morning's paper mentioned a bill being introduced to 
    allow limited hunting in the Quabbin. Public hearings will
    be held. Be sure to attend and plan on debunking anti-hunting
    propaganda from MSPCA et al.
    
    Dana

    
    		I remember a few years back the Florida Everglades
    	had more deer than it could handle. So hunting wasn't allowed
    	and the anti's tried to prove they could just go in and rescue
    	the critters. Well they wound up injuring them and killing
    	some by mistake, Bambi wouldn't just step in the boats. I believe
    	hunting was finally allowed.                           
    
    				
    					Gary

    When I worked at Kennedy Space Center they had quite a deer population!
    If you had to come in around midnight for launch support, you were
    really vulnerable because the deer were moving all around.  If you've
    never been to KSC, or Cape Canaveral, the area is *huge* (I've since
    forgotten how many square miles but it was a half hour drive from the
    South Gate to where we worked at the VAB).  My roomate had his car hit
    twice by deer.  That's right, the deer hit him; once in each rear
    quarter panel costing him plenty.  Cars were being totalled and many
    accidents would occur by people trying to miss them.  You get the
    point.
    
    Nasa and the Air Force decided to kill off some deer.  The problem
    wasn't the antis.  The problem was that they didn't want any .30
    caliber holes in the shuttle or a Delta etc.  So they let the security
    guards hunt on weekends.  Boy, talk about venison everywhere.  If you
    knew a guard, you were in fat city.  They had smoked venison, venison
    sausage, pepperoni....you name it.  
    
    I'm not sure if it cut down on the number of collisions, but there sure 
    were a lot of happy red necks (affectionate term...no cards and letters
    please).
    
    Just thought I'd pass on a story with a happy ending.
    
    /brett

                                                                  
        After reading this note file on hunting, & Delibarating
         I see we all are sharpshooters & so I'll call Fish & 
          Game Dept. in Westboro & see how many Sharpshooters
           permits I can get for Quabin Res.       WIZzard
          

    
    
    I'm a " Sharpshooter " with a machine gun... (-:
    
    
                 I think they should just relocate them...
    
    
       Jeff

    re -1
    Yea, lets relocate them into my freezer!!!!
    
    I'm also a sharp shooter, no problem hitting the black circle at 100
    yards with my shot gun, if I  could use my 30/30 that even better.
    
    Dom