"To the sensitive gunner nothing can equal a bird and a dog and a gun in trilogy."
George Bird Evans
The last thing this world needs is another damn horse.
Last edited by BigBrother; 09-06-2023 at 10:29 AM.
"Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration" -Izaak Walton
So I guess the conclusion here is that horse ladies are the cyclists of the rural world
I hunted next to a LARGE horse operation in GA for 20+ years and never had a minute of trouble with them. It was a fox hunting outfit and they openly ran horses and hounds by the hundreds across our property. As much as I don’t like horses, it’s the horse owners that are the problem. We had good owners so no problems. They had good neighbors (us) so no problems. Numerous times I would place a pre dawn phone call to let them know where on our property I saw a coyote so they could run it. And they started out always letting us know what dates they planned to be on or near the property we hunted, but we finally got them to understand that it wasn’t anything that bothered us and just do what you please.
I doubt I’ll meet a better individual than the man that runs that hunt and I’m 100% certain he and his predecessors are why we all got along so well. I still on occasion go down and have Thanksgiving dinner with them. Great people.
I’m sorry your horse person is an imbecile, but I wouldn’t change anything I do to appease her/him. I would get my local DNR LEO on speed dial and simply shoot him a text every time it tried to interrupt my peace with her drivel.
Duck Tape's hunt monday evening caused my Labs anxiety because they knew feathers were falling.
Only thing a horse is good for is converting cellulose into protein.
Worst mistake we've made as a country to to stop slaughtering those hay burners for food.
Don't forget about birdwatchers.
Remember when they thought the Ivory Billed woodpecker had been rediscovered in the White River refuge, which was bought and paid for by duck stamp money.
At the first meeting with the NWR managers, the bird watchers said they could find the Ivory Bill easier if they would stop all the shooting in there. They wanted the hunters kicked out.
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wonder what the thread looks like discussing this incident on schorses.com?
"Check your premise." Dr. Hugh Akston
I think its been said before, but I would send a text, not call them. Should things turn ugly, having that written proof you went out of your way to be courteous will be a big help.
Past that, follow safe/legal hunting practices and ignore them.
I didn't know of that story but I'm not surprised. That's exactly why I do not agree with the, "make them pay as much as we do" argument hunters often scream with regards to horseback riders, birdwatchers, etc usage of public land.
The last thing we want is them having an equal seat at the table. Talk about letting the fox into the hen house.
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
-Samuel Adams
My new neighbor on the lake, from the Pacific NW, volunteered to me this spring that she preferred that I not cut or remove my hedges because "she rather enjoyed the privacy." In two months' time, I did. Her brother, who lives at her house rent-free after retiring from the Navy as a commander, met me at the fence and told me that I had f*cked him because now the morning sun comes directly in his window and ruins his sleep. I 100% thought he was being sarcastic. A couple of minutes later, it was clear that he was 100% serious. At least they do not have horses. We are not the same. MG
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