muzzlestuffer said:
Just so you know this is in a suburban area with way too many deer and lots of private land that can't be hunted by many people so this farm consisted of 10 or so plots the farmer leased from private landowners so fences were not even a option. The Nys dec is like the Gestapo if they let you shoot deer at night with lights trust me there was a valid reason so I don't have any doubt in my mind it was a good thing to do for a whole host of reasons and my reward for this was backstraps galore and exclusive hunting rights during the regular season so to wrap this up it was a win win for everyone!
Definitely sounds Valid. If you read my post above in it’s entirety you should be able to see where my thinking process is. I have never visited the Eastern States, From what i have read, and watched there a lot of Whitetail deer in some areas.
The Wa Coast where i grew up was literally destroyed, From the Hunting, to even the fishing, I grew up within walking distance of 2 Major Rivers that Several species of Salmon and Steelhead would Run to Spawn, There were kids that would sneak in on Remote Creeks with .22 Rifles and Shoot the poor ole Salmon that were trying to spawn, Them fish had traveled from the Salt Water 100 or more miles to end up in them Creeks, and Tributaries where they were born so they could Spawn and then Die, Starting the new Generation, And then to be met with Pitch Forks, and .22 Rifles. I can honestly say that i NEVER EVER done anything like that, Had i of done that My Dad would have RIGHTFULLY Beat me to an inch of my Life! But believe me there were LOTS of Kids that did that Crap! Those Rivers were finally Shut Down for fishing, You can NOT even Catch and Release anymore. I owned a 16 Ft Willies Guide Model Drift Boat that i Drifted the Rivers and fished from, Many of us Seen the River Closures coming, I sold my Boat the year before it happened. I have several friends over there that have REALLY nice Aluminum Drift boats, They are Nothing more than EXPENSIVE Yard Ornaments now. 99% of The Mountains are Gated off to the public for vehicle travel, They even have Patrols over there that stay inside the Gated roads to Catch folks trying to break through and Drive in, You either Walk in, Or Mountain Bike. And we are talking HUGE HUGE Mountain Ranges, This is Public State and Forest Service land. Get caught behind their Gates in a Motorized Vehicle and you are in DEEP DEEP Trouble! People are their Own worst Enemy!!
When you have seen the things i have, Resources Literally DISAPPEAR from IDIOTS, and Poor Management, it makes you think differently. And Sadly the same thing is happening here in Idaho, it’s just a little farther behind than the Wa Coast. In my thread under General topics about the Shooting pit being shut down you can see it starting. I have lost SEVERAL places just this year where i use to shoot my Muzzleloaders, They are Gated, or the Entire Rd tore apart with heavy machinery. I have tried to explain to some of these folks what i have seen, and that this BEAUTIFUL place is Gonna end up the EXACT same way as where I Came From, But you can see it go in 1 ear and out the other. They will ONLY realize it when it’s GONE. I feel for the upcoming Kids, They will never get to Experience the AWESOME things i have. If i could have Chosen a time to live my Life, i would have been Dead and Gone a LONG time ago