Idiot hunters
put good ground off-limits
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November 3, 2012 |
It seems that an article I wrote last month,
Deer season not welcome by all,
didn't reach its intended readers, and, as
usual, it's the responsible hunters who pay and
the gracious people who open their land to
hunters who lose their trust. One local property
owner, a responsible outdoorsman himself, has
gone now so far as to offer a $300 reward for
information that will convict the idiot(s) who
abused the privilege of hunting on his land.
The McNally Partnership owns considerable lands
in District 2 along the north bank of the
Kootenai River below town, and for years, Kevin
McNally, who manages the partnership, has
graciously given permission to those asking the
go ahead to access the land to hunt and fish.
That's changed.
"Today, I must use the newsbf.com site that you
created to make an announcement that I sincerely
wish I didn't have to make," he wrote in an
email.
It seems that sometime in mid-October, a hunter
or group thereof cut through a five-strand fence
put up just two months ago to demark property
ownership was cut.
If this weren't a family journal, several
expletives would be most appropriate here.
The intrepid "hunter(s)" had already made their
kill. They were faced with a choice; 1) Do the
responsible thing and portage the kill a few
hundred yards to their rig, or B) Cut the fence,
trespass on the neighboring owner's land and
save a few steps.
Since it's obvious by the tenor of this article
that option B was selected, here's what this or
these idiots wrought.
"This action caused me to close all McNally
property to hunters until the culprits are
brought to justice," McNally wrote. "I will
still allow access for fishing, but that depends
on the fisherman's behavior from now on."
Now, Kevin admits the damage was slight.
"The damage was not extremely costly," he wrote,
"but the outright stupidity of the action
infuriates me!"
So much so that he's put up a $300 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction
of his lazy, fence cutting culprit(s).
You can almost picture them. The proud hunter
lifting his game for the requisite photo for the
scrapbook and publication ...
"Might get this in the local paper, Bubba!"
"Local paper? Haw haw!" the mighty hunter
snorts, thumb on nostril. "Boone an' Crockett!"
"This thang's heavy! I cain't curry her that
far!"
"Hmmm ... right. Hold my beer, han' me them ware
cutters, an' watch this ..."
"Bubba! Yer so smart!"
If you happen to know these fine fence cutting
hunters, call the Boundary County Sheriff's
Office, (208) 267-3151, and they'll notify the
local Idaho Fish and Game wardens, who will
bring the charges that could earn you $300.
And if you have qualms about turning in a fellow
"sportsman," please remember ... you can't fix
stupid, and stupid can cost you.
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