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As far as saying "to each his own" , I call B.S. !

Sometimes I think they have to charge someone with a crime so they can let themm off the hook so they cannot be charged at a later date . That way they avoid double-jeopardy .

Just think ....... someday the idiot DA will become an Idiot Judge !

There should NOT be a law to mandate wearing Blaze Orange . You should know what the hell you are shooting at and if in doubt , don't shoot . It's that simple !

Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:30 am By Steve Piatt Editor | 0 comments Albany — Shoot them, but don’t hunt them. That’s the position of DEC as the state grapples with pockets of the state where feral hogs are taking hold. It may sound confusing, but as feral hog numbers continue to grow in areas of central New York, other parts of the Southern Tier and even Clinton County in northern New York, DEC officials are concerned that hunting pressure may scatter the hogs into other areas where they may become established. “(Hunting them) tends to scatter the populations and they tend to set up, for lack of a better term, new community groups,” said Steve Hurst, DEC’s chief of the Bureau of Wildlife Services. “It establishes a new breeding population of these pigs and actually accelerates their expansion.” Feral hogs are common in several southern and southwestern states, notably Texas. And while many states offer hog hunts and revenue is generated by their presence, DEC officials say those states are simply making the best of a bad situation. In New York, feral hogs have cropped up, not surprisingly, near hunting preserves. Escapees from those facilities are responsible for their presence in most, if not all areas of the state where they’re found. “You really can’t solve the problem of pigs in the woods until you stop them from leaking out into the woods and getting out of the fences,” said Patricia Riexinger, director of DEC’s Bureau of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources. “Our efforts now are focused on stopping the source of the pigs.” Hurst says either a legislative or regulatory approach is needed “to stop the flow of these animals.” DEC’s chief wildlife biologist, Gordon Batcheller, said the situation “might require legislation so we can shut down the source of these animals before they get on the landscape.” And Hurst says “all the eradication efforts in the world won’t make a damn bit of difference unless we stop the influx of these animals.” Conservation Fund Advisory Board member Dale Dunkelberger, who annually treks to Texas to hunt hogs, predicts it’s already too late to stop their expansion in New York state. “In 13 months one sow has three litters,” he said. “You don’t know how many are out there now.” Riexinger says the arrival of feral hogs could be viewed by some sportsmen as a new species to hunt, despite the damage they’re capable of causing and how they compete with other wildlife species, including the state’s most popular big-game animal, the white-tailed deer. “We also don’t want to turn (hogs) into a favorite game animal so everybody starts moving them around the state,” she said. New York in 2008-09 trapped and removed 44 feral swine in Cortland and Onondaga counties. But those efforts have now been shelved amid the state’s fiscal crisis. “DEC has no money; USDA (the U.S. Department of Agriculture) has no money,” said CFAB member Lance Robson. The wild pigs are extremely adaptable, eating virtually anything to survive – including wild turkey and grouse eggs. Their digging activities destroy lawns and crops and they compete with wildlife like deer for food. Hurst, too, says the health threat hogs carry shouldn’t be overlooked. “It’s very real,” he said. “Pseudo-rabies in pigs is a big deal. Pigs can vector a lot of nasty stuff and can transfer it quickly to a lot of other livestock. The farming community should take this very seriously.” Feral hogs are extremely shy and secretive and are difficult to hunt without baiting them into range. DEC remains concerned that actively pursuing them will simply spread the problem into other areas and firmly establish hogs in New York. “If you see one, shoot it,” said DEC assistant director of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Doug Stang. “But we don’t want people out there actually hunting them.”

Shooting a deer in a 5 acre pen ? That's about 466' X 466' or the area of 4 1/2 football fields ( 300'X180'X5) . Not much of a challange . That would be like hunting a penned animal in the Seneca Park Zoo .

Uhhhhh , this was previously posted on January 21 ,2012 under "My New Deer Rifle" ......

Although I think Nugent is a bag of wind on a lot of stuff , he hit a homer with this interview with Piers Morgan !

Yeah , right !

Put playing cards ijn the wheel spokes and play around until they make a Gobble sound !

What the hell did the father think he was shooting at ...... at 100 yards ? The victim didn't need to be wearing blaze orange . The father shouldn't have been shooting at someone wearing dark clothes !

Is there any way to install a remote Gobble sound to cover the noise of the gears ?

Uhhhh , and here I thought they made meat in the grocery stores . ..... .....

That is a real neat gadget !

A neat video http://www.dogwork.com/ddsff4/

This says it all for the crooks ! "This homeowner fired at the ground, from all accounts, in a safe direction and held a burglar for police and did things correctly," Dean told FoxNews.com. "The fact that this man would be charged is an outrage. Burglars in New Hampshire must know it's open season, since homeowners cannot defend themselves, as evidenced by this case. This is charging the victim."

The guy I work part time for is on his 2nd or 3rd Tacoma . He puts well over 200,000 miles on them before upgrading . He has done minimal repairs on them . He install Real Estate signs and drives at close to1000 miles a week . He bought his son's Sonoma . Drove it for a few weeks and got rid of it when he bought another Tacoma .

My 2001 S-10 had a big problem with wheel bearings . You have to buy the whole wheel hub at almost $400 a crack . The S-10's and Sonomas had a bad rap on the oil coolant hoses leaking . I never replaced mine and just kept an eye on the oil level .

Avon Gun Supply gets their ammo / powder from Beikirch's but they might have the powder . Send a PM to "bpb" ( black Powder Bill ) . He might know where to get that powder .

That's a heck of a way to propel a boat !

I hope you didn't make a pig of yourself at the Buffets !

Here are some results

Hell , I remember when I was a superviser in a Union workplace , a lot of folks didn't see why they had to put in 8 hours to get 8 hours pay . Some had the attitude that why couldn't they just stay home and have a check mailed to them . That's one of the reasons why China is kicking our ass in the job market !

Great pics CD !

The crocuses are coming up already .