On 9/21/2010 2:53 PM, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
On 9/21/2010 6:04 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232831,us-hunters-shoot-down-google-fibre.aspx
1. Deer tend to hang out in little clearings while eating. Little clearings like the right of way clearing 25 or 50 feet on each side of an electricity pylon.
Deer hang out in a lot of places that I wouldn't shoot them.
2. Deer are easier to shoot when their silhouette is seen at or near the top of a ridge, especially if they are in a clearing as well.
This is why most states require hunter safety courses, which among other things points out that not only should you be able to identify your target, but you should have good visibility behind your target. Bullets pass through animals (or miss), and continue to travel. Silhouette on a ridge shootings is how people get shot accidentally.
Combine #1 and #2, it is logical that even without "bubbas" the deer/fiber coincidence level would be high.
Any true hunter combining #1 and #2 should have his license permanently revoked. Why not just shoot deer in headlights or on roads, or in populated areas with people and houses behind them? (sarcasm) That being said, there are plenty of people that just shoot things; inanimate objects or animals (often without a license). The article wasn't meant to be, but is insulting. Incidents involving guns, cars, ATVs, etc, etc aren't too uncommon, though the damage for us is usually less than a single wildfire (which melts the peds for the ground cable and destroys the poles and cable for the aerial). Heck, we had a semi riding the back roads (possibly to avoid highway patrol) snag an aerial crossing the road. It was witnessed by the local gas station attendant. he dragged the cabled for 1000 feet or so, ripping down poles. Stopped, unhooked the cable from the truck, and drove off. Jack