The Evolution of Lazy ?Hunters?-
Bob used to hunt the river bottoms on his family?s farm but found that fewer and fewer animals called the area on his property home. His neighbor Jared, who he had a yearly friendly bet on who would get the biggest deer, continued to show up year after year with the biggest bucks.
One day Bob asked Jared what trick he used to always beat him in there yearly wager. Jared told Bob that it was simple; he would just leave standing corn surplus standing knowing the deer would congregate around it and not wander off too far.
Bob asked Jared if it was fair since it caused animals that normally would be spread out across the private and public properties to leave others with little to hunt. Jared said he could not give a rat's ass about anyone else, and that he always got his buck and it's all that mattered to him.
Enraged, Bob was determined to teach Jared a lesson. He planted surplus crops and dammed up the creek in the river bottom creating a water hole he knew would become attractive to wildlife. Before the season, he poured corn in piles where he would be able to easily take any deer that became accustomed to eating it.
Jared lost the bet that year and complained to Bob about the amount of deer leaving his property to go over to his. Bob remarked with a smile that he did not care about anyone else and besides he got his deer and it is all that mattered.
When Jared left, Bob thought back on the way he used to hunt the river bottoms one on one with the deer. He missed it but it was better than not getting anything every year because of Jared.
One day a public land hunter after seeing the huge amount of deer on Bob?s place and little on public, knocked on his door asking for permission to hunt. Bob was resistant until the hunter offered to lease the land from him for a lot of money.
Bob took up the offer since he really had no joy in shooting deer that had practically become pets. Besides it was a possible way to retire.
Jared continued to struggle finding any deer on his place or the surrounding public lands. He was not used to having to put out that kind of effort and was not going to let Bob get the best of him.
Jared blocked the trickle of water that was left coming from Bob?s pond in the river bottom and planted more than half his crops to be left for deer. One night he secretly trespassed on Bob?s land and scared the deer the best he could over the fence separating the properties. The next day he ran a high fence no deer could jump to keep the deer from going back to Bob?s.
Bob was extremely angry about Jared?s activities and decided it was time for him to retire. He sold the farm to the hunter who had been leasing it and gave up on hunting altogether.
The hunter that now owned the property did the same as Jared and soon both had deer penned up on there properties.
Jared and the new owner of the other property selectively shot deer every year and the size of the racks became common knowledge to wealthier hunters.
Public land hunters knocked on the door asking for permission to hunt since there were few deer left to hunt in the area anymore. Both Jared and the new owner of Bob?s old place sold to the highest bidder only and turned away generations of hunters that now had there hunting areas ruined on public lands.
Most of these hunters mocked the high fence operations because they could not see the point of shooting deer that literally stared at them and did not run off when they left the properties after asking.
Soon word of the money that could be made selling large racked bucks spread and so did the same practices Jared and the owner of Bob?s land did to obtain them.
The public land hunters found more and more land and habitat being sold off and developed to grow big deer but at there expense.
When the public land hunters voiced there fears of the trend and lack of sport in the endeavors of those that took away from them more and more each year?.The response was ?You?re just jealous?
Isn?t jealousy what got the ball rolling downhill in the first place?
Best,
Jerry
Bob used to hunt the river bottoms on his family?s farm but found that fewer and fewer animals called the area on his property home. His neighbor Jared, who he had a yearly friendly bet on who would get the biggest deer, continued to show up year after year with the biggest bucks.
One day Bob asked Jared what trick he used to always beat him in there yearly wager. Jared told Bob that it was simple; he would just leave standing corn surplus standing knowing the deer would congregate around it and not wander off too far.
Bob asked Jared if it was fair since it caused animals that normally would be spread out across the private and public properties to leave others with little to hunt. Jared said he could not give a rat's ass about anyone else, and that he always got his buck and it's all that mattered to him.
Enraged, Bob was determined to teach Jared a lesson. He planted surplus crops and dammed up the creek in the river bottom creating a water hole he knew would become attractive to wildlife. Before the season, he poured corn in piles where he would be able to easily take any deer that became accustomed to eating it.
Jared lost the bet that year and complained to Bob about the amount of deer leaving his property to go over to his. Bob remarked with a smile that he did not care about anyone else and besides he got his deer and it is all that mattered.
When Jared left, Bob thought back on the way he used to hunt the river bottoms one on one with the deer. He missed it but it was better than not getting anything every year because of Jared.
One day a public land hunter after seeing the huge amount of deer on Bob?s place and little on public, knocked on his door asking for permission to hunt. Bob was resistant until the hunter offered to lease the land from him for a lot of money.
Bob took up the offer since he really had no joy in shooting deer that had practically become pets. Besides it was a possible way to retire.
Jared continued to struggle finding any deer on his place or the surrounding public lands. He was not used to having to put out that kind of effort and was not going to let Bob get the best of him.
Jared blocked the trickle of water that was left coming from Bob?s pond in the river bottom and planted more than half his crops to be left for deer. One night he secretly trespassed on Bob?s land and scared the deer the best he could over the fence separating the properties. The next day he ran a high fence no deer could jump to keep the deer from going back to Bob?s.
Bob was extremely angry about Jared?s activities and decided it was time for him to retire. He sold the farm to the hunter who had been leasing it and gave up on hunting altogether.
The hunter that now owned the property did the same as Jared and soon both had deer penned up on there properties.
Jared and the new owner of the other property selectively shot deer every year and the size of the racks became common knowledge to wealthier hunters.
Public land hunters knocked on the door asking for permission to hunt since there were few deer left to hunt in the area anymore. Both Jared and the new owner of Bob?s old place sold to the highest bidder only and turned away generations of hunters that now had there hunting areas ruined on public lands.
Most of these hunters mocked the high fence operations because they could not see the point of shooting deer that literally stared at them and did not run off when they left the properties after asking.
Soon word of the money that could be made selling large racked bucks spread and so did the same practices Jared and the owner of Bob?s land did to obtain them.
The public land hunters found more and more land and habitat being sold off and developed to grow big deer but at there expense.
When the public land hunters voiced there fears of the trend and lack of sport in the endeavors of those that took away from them more and more each year?.The response was ?You?re just jealous?
Isn?t jealousy what got the ball rolling downhill in the first place?
Best,
Jerry
