[at-l] AT Hiker Shot By Hunter

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In a message dated 11/25/2002 10:53:40 AM Mountain Standard Time,
russ_a_drake@icpmech.navy.mil writes:


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>   AT related?...  Well two weeks ago I was on the AT and ran into three
> hunters...  All hunting within 15 feet of the trail... why?  Well the deer
> use the trail and the hunters can get a clear shot if the deer cross the
> trail....   I believe, and is just my opinion, that hunting along the AT
> should not happen and there should be a buffer zone.. but then there lies
> the problem of how to enforce it...  A hiker confronting a hunter with a
> weapon seems a bit looney if you ask me.
>

It is not too much to ask our federal government to provide a gun-free
corridor of a very decent width from Georgia to Maine, a place where deer,
bear, bunnies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, old ladies, young men and women can
walk free to enjoy this last bit of "wilderness" without fear.  I'm beginning
my own writing campaign to those who can make this happen.

Unfortunately, we now have an example to back up what we and most hunters
knew perfectly well would eventually happen.

Sawnie Robertson
(Kinnickinic)