RE: Tree Stand Ethics
NJB,
Sorry if I sound that way but I am raising teenagers. Trying to get them into adulthood in one piece and teach them a few things. That father thing sometimes just comes out.
That implication is just that. And not necessarily directed at YOU!! In point of fact you don't know what the other guy IS like. He might be polite and say, "I'm Sorry!" Or he could say, "I'm a gonna kick the **** out of you boy!."
You don't know if he has had a bad day. You don't know what he's been smoking. You don't know what he's been drinking! Or if he has been drugging. This is not implied specifically against hunters.
I have had few occasions to specifically "draw the line" in my life. When I did they were over matters of family, life and limb.
OH, AND THE WORLD IS NOT GETTING ANY WORSE!! Remember the holocaust? Remember the Indian wars? Remember the Romans? Remember Attila the Hun? We as people always have the aggressive streak. Best not to have it when it could get really NASTY.
I sincerely hope you have a great and SAFE hunting season. Your deer is out there!