Killing things is NOT the same as Hunting .Hunting has some skill involved not just blasting a critter over a bait pile. not much sporting in that IMHO
I agree. I prefer to walk in the woods and stalk or sit and wait. I like trying to out think the game. It's a challenge that I lose a lot but when successful it's very rewarding. Even when I get skunked I still had a wonderful day in the wood. That is hunting.
The thing most people don't understand about TX, is there is around 2% of public land, and that is restricted to a few weeks per year for various game, and getting permits is competitive. Enter private game ranch hunting, which is relatively expensive, so of course they have to guarantee the hunters happiness. Then they started importing African plains animals for canned hunts, and that's kinda how all that came into being. If you're not one of the privvied few who can afford an African Safari, that might be the next best thing. I agree with Bright Eyes; it's not really hunting, but it is what it is. When all the ranchland here has been subdivided for fuckwads from CA; Texas won't be the place it is anymore.
The dearth of public land in Texas is the result of post Civil War "reconstruction" laws, as they were being passed. Those laws Federalized all "unseated" (privately owned) land in the former Confederacy. Texas preempted this action by ordering County Clerks to grant title to all unowned land in their counties to someone, and the Texas Legislature ordered that all unoccupied lands (like West Texas) be granted to State Colleges, like UT. It worked. John in Indy
If it's in Texas, missing is the feeder, so you can bust a cap in Bambi when he posts for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got down here decades ago I was stunned by that. It's patently illegal where I used to hunt in Va.
Could have said "When Men Get Board".
ReplyDeleteNot hunting, but shooting Texas style.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't work in the woods here in Florida....
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ReplyDeleteKilling things is NOT the same as Hunting .Hunting has some skill involved not just blasting a critter over a bait pile. not much sporting in that IMHO
ReplyDeleteI agree. I prefer to walk in the woods and stalk or sit and wait. I like trying to out think the game. It's a challenge that I lose a lot but when successful it's very rewarding. Even when I get skunked I still had a wonderful day in the wood. That is hunting.
DeleteThe thing most people don't understand about TX, is there is around 2% of public land, and that is restricted to a few weeks per year for various game, and getting permits is competitive.
ReplyDeleteEnter private game ranch hunting, which is relatively expensive, so of course they have to guarantee the hunters happiness. Then they started importing African plains animals for canned hunts, and that's kinda how all that came into being. If you're not one of the privvied few who can afford an African Safari, that might be the next best thing.
I agree with Bright Eyes; it's not really hunting, but it is what it is.
When all the ranchland here has been subdivided for fuckwads from CA; Texas won't be the place it is anymore.
The dearth of public land in Texas is the result of post Civil War "reconstruction" laws, as they were being passed. Those laws Federalized all "unseated" (privately owned) land in the former Confederacy. Texas preempted this action by ordering County Clerks to grant title to all unowned land in their counties to someone, and the Texas Legislature ordered that all unoccupied lands (like West Texas) be granted to State Colleges, like UT. It worked.
ReplyDeleteJohn in Indy