Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Hunters

This type of stuff inspired Tom Lehrer to write the following song:

The Hunting Song
Almost every day during the hunting season you see at least one item in the
newspapers about somebody who has shot somebody else, under the impression
that he was a deer with a red hat perhaps, maybe a large flesh-colored
squirrel. At any rate, it seems to me that this marks an encouraging new
trend in the field of blood sports, and deserves a new type of hunting song
which I present herewith.
I always will remember,
'Twas a year ago November,
I went out to hunt some deer
On a morning bright and clear.
I went and shot the maximum the game laws would allow:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow.

I was in no mood to trifle,
I took down my trusty rifle
And went out to stalk my prey.
What a haul I made that day!
I tied them to my fender, and I drove them home somehow:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow.

The law was very firm, it
Took away my permit,
The worst punishment I ever endured.
It turned out there was a reason,
Cows were out of season,
And one of the hunters wasn't insured.

People ask me how I do it,
And I say "There's nothin' to it,
You just stand there lookin' cute,
And when something moves, you shoot!"
And there's ten stuffed heads in my trophy room right now:
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a pure-bred Guernsey cow.
I wish there was a way to send the lively tune that goes with it through
email.  Charles----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Worden" <strohs4me@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RideCamp EnduranceNet" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: [RC] Hunters


> It just boggles my mind how a hunter can mistakingly
> shoot any type a livestock.  I'm all for hunting, as I
> tried it a bit before I got into hores.  I use to work
> for the Michigan DNR and heard all sorts of great
> stories.  Most happen during the 15 day gun season,
> which if I'm not mistaken opens tomorrow the
> 15th....it's a State Holiday.  This is when most of
> the idiots come out to play and mistake a huge COW for
> a couple hundred pound deer.  I don't remember hearing
> any incidents about shooting horses, luckily...just
> cows.  Bow season is a different case.  Shorter range
> so you actually see your target and must make a more
> calculated shot.  But, alas, now I have endurance
> horses and I'm too busy training and conditioning to
> even think about freezing my buns off sitting up in a
> tree.  Besides, these little brown dog sized things
> they call deer here in North Carolina would not
> provide much meat anyway;)
>
> Tim
>
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