Poaching- was Re: [Sca-cooks] Rotten meat and spices...

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> not uncommon in rural areas.  I know several dozen around here that do.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
> To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: Re: Poaching- was Re: [Sca-cooks] Rotten meat and spices...
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:15:27 -0700
>
> >
> > At 05:08 PM 4/12/2005, you wrote:
> >
> > > Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
> > >
> > > > Poaching is illegal today, but I don't know of anyone who ignores
the laws
> > > > to supply a regular portion of their diet.
> > >
> > > I do.
> >
> > It is entirely possible. But we were talking about 'the poor', and
> > you seem to be speaking of a case or cases of individual actions-
> > which is not the same thing as an entire class of people flouting
> > Forest laws on a regular basis.
> >
> > 'Lainie

The thing is, rural poachers aren't trying to destroy a viable species. In
SE Ohio, where I knew of several poachers, the deer are overpopulated, to
the point that there are constant car/deer collisions, never mind the
interactions between farmers and their crops. It's estimated that the deer
population there is higher than it was before the area was settled, due to
the lack of predators. More than once, I've seen herds of 40 or more, and a
day rarely went by when I didn't see at least one, supposing I stuck my nose
out the door. OTOH, I've cheerfully dropped a dime on people shooting hawks
or wild turkeys, and know of poachers who will do the same.

The state isn't managing things properly, so, when necessary, the rest of us
tend to "help".

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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