Friday, October 5, 2012

And a Hunting We Shall Go

So the annual invasion from the city has begun.  Driving home this evening I saw first one person out in the road while his car was sitting on the other side of the road.  Not too suspicious as the house on that side was for sale.  But as I approached my own home I saw a gold van driving very slowly which was unusual.  Then when he crossed the intersection he paused in front of my house and that was definitely suspicious because it clearly is identified.  Immediately I thought Hunter.
       The problem with hunters is that many of them will trespass on private property to roust out the birds.  If there is a posting that says either No Trespassing or No Hunting, they tear them down.  I know this because it’s happened at my place.  I know they’ve been torn down because I’ve hammered them in securely myself.  I no longer invest in signs.  Instead I rely on Harold and Arnold as well as a few other tools at my disposal.  (With three brothers there is no end to the shenanigans they came up with in their younger days.  I remember them well and have come up with some strategies that help.  To reveal more would be to alert the world ahead of time.)
       Once in a while you will get a respectful hunter who approaches the house and asks permission to “beat the bushes”.  The first time that happened to my brother he had no idea what he was asking since we’d just moved out from the city ourselves.  I know there are some valid reasons for hunting but I still feel sorry for the creatures, even if they are eating my evergreen trees or apples.  They have to survive too.
       Am I a bleeding heart or just humane?

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