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I think the argument against madated BO is much the same as the argument most have for AR's... why should the State decide what we have to wear? If the argument is that its because it would be safer for all... then the same argument could be made for being selective about what buck we take... having to identify a buck and the size of his antlers ensures that the hunter knows and has identified his target.. which we all agree is safer and reduces the chance of shooting something other than a deer... so if increased safety is what we're looking for with mandated BO.. then we must look at mandated AR's as an additional safety procaution that should be mandated as well. I'm sure most won't see it this way... but if we're saying that safety is a reason to mandate then we must consider all means of ensuring safety... not just cherry picking the ones we like. My eyesight is beginning to fail a bit and for my own purposes and the safety of others I will be having them checked and do what is necessary to fix that problem... Should I be required by law to wear glasses or install a scope on my gun? This is the road we go down when we're talking about creating new laws and limiting the choices of people... I absolutely see Docs points and agree with his concerns... but I'm just not ready for the State to be the one to dictate the solution.

If there was no obvious wounds, I'd be concentrating on decimating the coyote population. The hind quarters being torn up, is a sure sign of coyotes.

It's been 3 times that I have suddenly come upon someone dressed completely in camo on a very heavily pressured piece of state land (how many did I never see?). I get so darn irritated with those guys that plant themselves in the background dressed completely in camo during gun season, just tempting fate and using me in their little game of chance. It's not just their life they're messing with. I'm not sure who it was that mentioned the fact that camo'ed hunters in the background behind a deer is a situation that can turn an innocent, safe, responsible, hunter into a person who has to spend the rest of their lives knowing that they have killed or maimed somebody. Their fault or not, it doesn't matter. It has to be a traumatic thing to live with and completely unnecessary. And sure there are those that would parrot back that old safety slogan of "Be sure of the target and the background behind it". Well, if we are to be honest about that nice sounding adage we have to admit that unless you only hunt on a shooting range with foreground and background cleared down to the ground, and earthen backstops, none of us could swear that there isn't some goof, all camo'ed up, hunkered down in the woods behind the deer. Remember the object of camo and concealment is not to be seen. I don't like it when people put me in that position, and perhaps I get a little out of sorts when some jerk comes wandering out of that backgound with full camo. So perhaps that maybe explains a bit of my hard-line attitude when it comes to blaze orange. At least give me a chance to see you back there. Don't be puposely setting me up for that kind of horrific experience.

They should have taken the guy to the hospital for a Brain Scan . No doubt it would have come up negative !

Sorry for your loss Larry.. the silver lining there is that he had 89 years on this earth.. that is something... lots of years of memories that wil last forever.. I'm sure his spirit will fill everyone on Christmas Day.. making it a very special Christmas.

God bless you all. Not preaching, but prayer really helps...... Merry Christmas.

that is one ugly pig !