Maryland is a horse state. It also has the biggest collection of whacko pinko liberals East of the Mississippi. We have a couple major watersheds here that are bowhunting only. They have tried in recent years to open up more of a vast park that runs from DC to north of Baltimore on the west side, primarily because the place is overrun with deer and they' re eating the place bare. ANYWAY... there are big horse trails through the place. For years the horse people locked out the hunters with the claims of shooting their horses and killing the " Cowboys and Cowgirls" . They did manage to get a couple new areas open a about 3 years ago. The kicker(this is a state park), the bowhunters have to pay a trespass fee of $50, have to apply for each days hunt and the area is only open to hunting 3 days a week. Horse people tear the woods up, have whole hillsides washed out because of their trails but pay nothing. The hunters have to park in a couple designated spots and walk in. One place I know of you have to walk in about 1/2 mile before you get to the huntable land. Horse folks can pull over anywhere, unload their horse and go to it. Len was hunting a little private piece of land next to the park one day. About the time things are getting right, here comes this horse lady off the park and onto our land. First she wants to know why he' s hunting. Len informs her he' s killing deer and she' s on private ground, do an about face and get. Well she insist she' s cutting through to another piece of ground. Len insist she' s not. Get back where you belong. She was downright indignant about it. Women!! HORSE PEOPLE!

Anyway, as a result of the fiasco of applying for a daily permit and the parking hassle etc... not many people hunt it and the deer herd is still growing. In the winter at the park headquarters it' s not uncommon to see 50 deer feeding on the stubs of bushes and lawn around the buildings. It' s that way for miles.