Re: [at-l] Re: hunting

["Alice Kauzlarich" <kauzlar@madison.main.nc.us>]

Speaking of the Appalachian Trailway News....how'd ya like the cover
picture of Clinton & Gore? Clinton's shoes didn't look like he was out
there for serious work.

Highlander

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> From: Woodside,C <C.Woodside@newlondonday.com>
> To: 'at-l@saffron.hack.net'
> Subject: [at-l] Re: hunting
> Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 2:48 PM
> 
> Last fall, I wrote an article for the Appalachian Trailway News on
> hunting seasons along the entire AT corridor. Hunting laws and seasons
> vary greatly from state to state, and each state's environmental
> protection department publishes a guide each year to the seasons and
> places where it's legal to hunt. In general, November and December are
> the heaviest of the shotgun seasons. The more rural states allow more
> types of firearms and in some cases have longer seasons. Wearing blaze
> orange generally is required for hunters but not always. Other people
> are advised to wear blaze orange but it's not the law to do so. It is a
> smart idea, however.
> On another point -- sometimes hikers feel animosity for hunters.
> However, hunters are some of the most avid conservationists in the
> United States, along with fishermen and hikers. While they have
> interests different than hikers do, most do respect the backcountry and
> they want to protect it. Also, hunters who shoot each other or hunt in
> closed areas face stiff penalties if they're caught. If they shoot near
> people, my recollection is they lose their hunting licenses for years or
> permanently. Finally, I read some of the articles about the incident in
> Maine a few years back. The woman was in her back yard, hanging laundry,
> wearing white mittens.
> If anyone is interested in a copy of my hunting article, you could
> contact the ATC in Harpers Ferry or me, Christine Woodside, at:
> c.woodside@newlondonday.com or at my freelance office:
> cwoodside@snet.net. Take care, everyone.
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