Pink Kate

They only got half the gene left Bill. The chase and kill is there but dogs have been bred to not eat what they kill, to bring it back to the master. Our Brittany Spaniel was considered a 'soft mouth' dog. He would bring back game without breaking their skin and sometimes still alive... Our Bouvier / Setter was a soft mouth dog too.

Where I grew up it was legal to shoot any 'dog' on deer or bear....

Mike

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" wrote:

You are correct, BUT here in Ontario Canada, they are allowed to run deer and bear with dogs and even use radio collars on them. I couldn't freakin' believe it when I first saw the hunt camps with all the dog houses. What kind of freakin' 'sport' is that eh? Run them to the ground with the dog and walk up and shoot them....

Big 'he-man' hunters Ya Right....

Mike

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" wrote:

Pellet gun. One pump.

Kate proclaimed:

Not nearly as scared as when I was still on the ground looking for a big enough tree...

Was not that uncommon to run into one in the upper Bitterroot area or around Talley Lake, or up behind Hungry Horse, or in the Bob Marshall, or in the Swan, or behind the North Fork.

Somehow seems kinda a shame. The missus and I managed to snag a glimpse of a wolf of all things down a couple valleys behind Mt Hamilton of all places. Thought it was a coyote at first, but then we got within about

Mountain lions now, they aren't quite rare enough...

L.W.(Bill) Hughes III proclaimed:

Nathan W. Collier proclaimed:

Ayup. There were even discussions about what would happen to you if you were found to have sharpened your bayonet or used a pair of dikes to clip the tip off your rifle rounds.

I can provide any number of 'definitions' all as arbitrary and capricious as those which apparently anchor your morality.

That was my point, Earle, anybody can make a definition, but they can't make it real. How about your lawn, Earle? That's just folks defining things for you. You think the definition it correct?

-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, halfway out but do not forcibly cut off your breathe. Full out and you are more likely to waver a tad.

Personally I'd prefer an Honest John and a tactical.

L.W.(Bill) Hughes III proclaimed:

Grumman-581 proclaimed:

I'd prefer to be in a Rat Patrol Jeep with a recoilless rifle..

Hey Nathan, you ever find mapping software?

A cow orker is trying to get ahold of an IT person at Plumb Creek up around Columbia Falls to see what they use for mapping their logging trails. He recalls it did come from one of the big GPS and map makers and further that it wasn't cheap. If he can get the name of the kit, will pass on. You might also try a local lumber company IT department if there is one near you that you've gotten to know.

Earle Horton proclaimed:

I'd be willing to bet that black bear hurt or kill more people by far than grizzlies. The blacks are not as shy and tend to consider humans excellent food sources. All someone would need to do is startle one at the wrong time or get between them and food. The good news is that if they are after your food, even when they are within a foot or two, you can usually slowly just move away and they'll leave you alone. Not that it was a smart idea, but mother black bears don't really seem to mind 12 year old kids getting right up next to their cubs--although the cubs can be dangerous as well simply due to their much higher strength. We had a 200+ acre abandoned apple orchard on the far side of a hill from our back yard and you pretty much couldn't go in there without running into a feeding bear or two in late summer. Always carried a .357, but never needed to use it.

Is that your wife's nickname for you?

One 'pump' on my pellet gun is 1000 fps... Still, less messy than a .22LR...

Check out the links in my sig... Especially the 2nd and 4th images...

Nathan W. Collier proclaimed:

I know what you mean. I always get a big sticker that says "Please don't shoot I grew up in Kalispell" to put near my California plates when I go up thru Montana any more.

Mike Romain proclaimed:

I dunno if it still is legal, but when I lived in Montana, it was perfectly legal to shoot any dog you ever saw running deer, whether it was on your property or not.