| February 27, 2006 |
| The Buck Stops Here V2.3 |
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Ah, spring is coming, we can feel it in our bones, and a young man?s thoughts turn towards?..building horse stalls, and cutting down trees, and tattooing calves, and moving dirt around with a tractor. Therefore, this edition of the Buck Stops Here is brought to you by the Hunting Widow. First off, a quick note to our visitors on active duty or otherwise engaged in the War on Terror. Several of you have inquired about hunting with us and expressed your concerns that you cannot commit to a certain hunt date because of the uncertainty of your deployment schedule. Be assured, we value your service and will do everything within our power to be flexible and accommodating. In addition, hunting deposits will not be forfeited if the cancellation is due to involuntary recall or a change in deployment schedule. Contact us directly for further information. I came across the 2001 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its latest report on Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. According to the report: · hunting was a $20.6 billion industry in 2001, with hunters spending 30% more on the sport than in 1991. · Hunters as a percentage of the population began to decline around 1984, but the sub-category of big game hunters maintained its population. Small game and fowl hunting numbers dropped considerably. · Trip costs (food, lodging, fuel) consume about 25% of a hunter?s expenses per year, and well over half of hunters are also hunting on private lands (either by lease or through hunting lodges). What I get out of this is that hunting is expensive, and perhaps the continued attraction of big game hunting is that it puts more meat per dollar on the table than a bird or a rabbit. There?s plenty of additional detail on spending, demographics, and geography in the full report, and there are worse ways to spend your coffee break. The next census survey on hunting takes place this year. Two does, one slug . And the hunter was ten years old. I don?t want to hear any whining this fall. PETA says that Hunting Belongs In History?s Dustbin . It?s an article loaded with illogic (and a bit of hysteria). There?s an email address at the end, if you?d like to share your thoughts with the author. As for me, all I?ve got to say in response is this: And finally, a cautionary tale: The deer took the runner out , saying, ? he smells much better than most critters we get going through here .? It wasn?t long before the couple was in a rush to the altar, wishing to avoid a moral hazard . The Bride wore camo , and all were inspired by the appearance of a another deer outside the chapel. There could be no other possible explanation for the sudden appearance of this deer other than it being the reincarnation of the bride?s former husband giving his blessing to the marriage. The couple moved in to a small cottage and several years passed in peace. The mooching of the groom's deadbeat friends became too much for the bride to bear, and they soon divorced. The forlorn ex moved to a home next door, separated by a fence. Chortled the deer, ?? My ex-husband lives on the other side. They are eating HIS stuff. ? The attraction remained, however, and ultimately proved fatal: They died together, locked in an angry, apparently unbreakable embrace. Photo provided by Marc Gould to the South Bend Tribune. (Please do not send me your Brokeback Deer jokes.) Til next time, The Hunting Widow [deer] [hunting] [whitetail fever] [deer hunting]
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