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Tom Sites wrote:

> Truth be told i have run across more naked ladies in the woods than 
> the need to use a gun there.  One time i ran across these 2 ladies, 
> naked, and tried to act like everything was normal, when from my side 
> it wasn't, but i did a good job acting like the gentleman.  I have ran 
> across a few wounded and damaged deer, dogs and antelope that a gun 
> would have been better that banging them over their heads to relieve 
> them of their distress.  Thankfully i never had to put a horse down, 
> but the apex between the eyes is the point and most renderers use 22 
> shorts and everything else is overkill, plus a 22 is the weapon of 
> choice of the mafioso. Lets never forget the famed Cavalryman, George 
> Custer who supposedly shot his horse as he was aiming at a 
> buffalo...and missed the buffalo and shot his horse and probably 
> tumbled his hat off.

I've been in the woods plenty. The most alarming thing I've ever seen 
was when we truned the corner on a trail and two cyclist - a male and a 
female had decided to take a, er....... hummm... break on the side of 
the trail. I was warm so they had taken off thier clothes. I rode on by 
- I doubt if they knew I had passed. I've, however, seen plenty of horse 
eating turkey, a few snakes that were busting their hump to get out of 
my way - but it's their home not mine so I tread lightly.

I hadn't heard the Custer story before, but when it comes to shooting 
off a horse I think too many people watched too many old western movies. 
While there are a lot of police who use horses - they sure don't get 
into a gun fight on horse back. It's difficult to hit a target at 50 
meters or even 25 meters with a hand gun, much less when you are moving.

Truman

PS: As we head into a new year we could only hope for peace. But looking 
around in the world - it seems as far off today as it ever has.

--

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our 
humanity."

- Albert Einstein




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