I have yet to have a stand stolen, but when it does happen it will only affect me.

This is saddening to me since those youth hunters are the ones that have had to suffer such a loss. I feel for them for the following:

I have a 15 year old son which I will never be able to take to the woods to hunt. He will never be able to draw a bow, shoot a firearm or enjoy many of the things which are encompassed by hunting. He has Cerebral Palsy but he can at least walk and feed himself. He is an Eplileptic, somewhat controllable by medication. He has profound to complete hearing loss, and physical control of a child half his age.

My two daughters, ages 9 & 10, have just recently expressed a desire to learn archery. Needless to say my heart has been filled with joy over their decisions. They may never hunt, although my youngest has the mind-set and the patience of Job, but if either do; any theif I catch in the act of stealing one of my childrens stands will have just overloaded their posteriors.

Theives, scabs, slobs, whatever you want to call them; they ARE NOT hunters. The mere commission of these acts vaults them out of the "hunting" category. My 2 pennies worth.






Shoot often - Hunt always