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RsqVet · March 27, 2007, 12:34 PM

Trooper --

All excellent points. I don't want to hijack the thread further.

Keeping mindful of fools or worse when out and about goes well beyond hunting. Here in AZ we have many areas that are open for general use, shooting, off road vehicles, whatever. While 95% of the people out there are reasonable, 5-10% are out in left field and downright reckless or worse. The frequency of such people tresspassing on private land is also increasing and several friends have had problems some of them involving armed fools that could not even be called "novice" hunters.

I wish I could say I did't think it was getting worse, because that makes me feel old, but I sure think that it is. The amount of trash, fires, useless destruction and vandalism as well as evidnce of reckless or illicit activity that I see keeps increasing.

March 27, 2007, 12:34 PM	#19
RsqVet Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Posts: 2,474	Trooper -- All excellent points. I don't want to hijack the thread further. Keeping mindful of fools or worse when out and about goes well beyond hunting. Here in AZ we have many areas that are open for general use, shooting, off road vehicles, whatever. While 95% of the people out there are reasonable, 5-10% are out in left field and downright reckless or worse. The frequency of such people tresspassing on private land is also increasing and several friends have had problems some of them involving armed fools that could not even be called "novice" hunters. I wish I could say I did't think it was getting worse, because that makes me feel old, but I sure think that it is. The amount of trash, fires, useless destruction and vandalism as well as evidnce of reckless or illicit activity that I see keeps increasing.