_-*Judge Temporarily Bans Deer Hunt (Good hunting ideas)*-_

[AK boy]

Judge Temporarily Bans Deer Hunt in Princeton, N.J., After Critics Say It's Dangerous, Cruel
By Jeff Linkous Associated Press Writer
Published: Dec 31, 2001
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAOQNYOWVC.html
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A judge temporarily blocked a deer hunt Monday after animal rights groups complained the plan was dangerous to residents and cruel to the animals.
Princeton Township officials hired White Buffalo Inc. of Hamden, Conn., to kill some 1,300 deer in the densely populated area by shooting the animals at night with high-powered rifles fitted with silencers.

White Buffalo could also trap deer in nets and then, while holding the animals down, kill them with a device that fires a retractable, 4-inch steel bolt into their skulls - a technique known as "net and bolt."

The township is one of many New Jersey communities where an overabundance of deer has caused traffic accidents, crop damage and other problems. White Buffalo conducted a deer hunt in the township in 2001.

Bruce Afran, a lawyer representing animal rights groups and about 35 residents, said the restraining order remains in effect until a hearing early in 2002. Mayor Phyllis Marchand declined to comment.

Afran said the groups want to ban the "net and bolt" technique for deer in New Jersey. He said herds can be controlled in other ways, including tranquilizing deer and injecting them with contraceptives

If hunting is necessary, he suggested shotguns instead of rifles.

"In Princeton, there's no place that's not within the range of the rifles," Afran said.

[chainsaw bill]

Have yet to see a Greenie come to the defense of rats and mice. Seems we can kill them by whatever means, including poisonous slow death and backbreaking traps, shooting and good old stomping 'till they're wet spots. Whenever their populations explode and they invade human territory they're varmints and pests.

Why is Bambi any different? Just a big damned rat, according to some ranchers. Reduce the population in the most cost effective way, and if that means net and bolt, so be it. Also the safest way for bystanders. By the way, this would generate a heck of a lot of good meat for the school systems (bye, bye, poisonous gray hot dogs) and the disadvantaged. Heck, you could sell the meat in the grocery store, at least for a limited time. And the government can hunt all year...

For the time being, at least here in Texas, any varmint that messes with my garden becomes part of the harvest, excluding skunks. They go into the political compost heap for hazardous waste.

Bill

[Roman Knoll]

What's the difference between killing deer and hogs?

Roman