But it's not funny when you say it?

There was???............and what product got "bashed"??

I was referring to the bashing of each other, fellow hunters. Just to be clear, my opinion means nothing to anyone but myself and I don't feel the need to ram it down everyone's throat.

De De Dee Duh Dee .....

what memory.

Gotcha.

This thread is not about Don's book................What's your point?

It is a shame when a car hits any animal and we as a hunter did not get to hunt it. The meat has gone to waste and it usually ends up rotting on the side of the road or the DOT picks it up and it ends up in a landfill. When a property owner gives me access and sole permission to hunt his land that is what he means, my family and I areto hunt it only. I can't be dragging all of my buddiesonto this private landbecause they have nowhere to hunt because they are too lazy to go out and beat on some doors or research the public lands. I will be kicked off of his land and rightfully so. Even if it is my private family land, why have someother hunter in there too and risk the chance of him spooking a big boy out of the timber for good or worse yet, have him take a trophy when I am the one doing all of the work to pay for the land.Yes, I am selfish as a hunter in these repects. I also don't share my wife, my Harley, ormy bows. Some things in life aren't meant to be shared.

You are the one who inserted the above post into the thread. DE de DEE

LT

You know, most hunters these days are city folk. At best, suburbanites. They are people that have real lives with real jobs, families and other commitments to their churches and communities. Most have limited finances andcan't go running around the countryside at will because of fuel costs and such. Some are disabled and are physically incapable of doing a great many things they'd love to be able to do. There are tons and tons of things that preventhunters from going out and working over the woods to prepare forthe season.

So, certain people need to lighten up, wise upand stop implying that those who have different life priorities, whodon't put in the exact same effort in the exact same way are 'lazy.'

I think this is what atlasman is trying to get across, just isn't the way he's put it into words.

Or WAS trying to get across before all the b*tch slapping back and forth got started.

heck, Don......

With the exception of my wife.....you can use all those things I have, too.

Other than that.....YOUR experience with your land (and landowners) mirrors mine. I have sole rights to hunt it.....SOLELY....by THEIR request.

Funny thing is......

When I went to the landowner that has the 10 acre parcel DIRECTLY IN FRONT (and adjacent to) the parks system......asking for his permission to bowhunt it.....he walked me around the property to show me the property lines. On a whim....I asked him if it had ever been hunted. He said "No". When I asked him why......he said..."Nobody's ever asked"!

I'll shoot a few deer, there, this Fall. NOBODY can believe I have access to these woods. There will also be those who accuse me of hunting restricted land. they didn't ask and they'll do ANYTHING to discredit someone else and their accomplishments. We see it happen ALL THE TIME.