Kobe and I are just about ready to jump out of our skin.
One of our favorite past times has had to go on the back burner for a bit: walking in the woods. Since we now live in town, in order for Kobes to have a little off-leash time, I take him to one of a handful of state parks nearby. Unfortunately (or fortunately - depending on which way you look at it) they all allow hunting. And they close the trails to walkers. I didn't know this until I went to take one of our daily walks on Monday and there was a big sign: Trail closed to walkers due to deer firearms season - 11/19 - 12/9. Boo.
I'm always a wee bit uneasy walking through the woods this time of year anyway - there's always some wacko mistaking a person/dog/horse for a deer every year...So, for the next week, we will settle for city walking. Bleck.
6 comments:
When we lived in NH this was a big problem. I hunted and if you went far enough into the woods the city hunters were not there. I saw my first and only white ermine way back in the woods.
i just googled "ermine" because i didn't know what it was. they're cute little buggers - that's neat that you got to see one!
yes, the city hunters. sigh. they are the problem. i don't know the area well enough yet to know where to go to get away from them!
i can't believe they close the state park trails for hunters. that's messed up.
i just dont understand how you could possible mistake a person for a deer.
why do they give these people guns?
I agree with you both, totally. I should take a photo of the sign - I was all, huh? The trail is closed? Poor kobe, we just got out of the car and he was pumped for a walk, and I had to tell him to get back in the car!
although inconvenient, it's probably a good idea that the trails are closed for hunting season. we've all seen some of the people who are issued hunting licenses. it's kind of scary.
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