More utter nonsense about Enterprise South hunt

[SpurHunter]

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<font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">posted September 29, 2011</font>

An employee at the visitors center of the new Enterprise South Nature Park questioned the holding of an upcoming TWRA hunt at the popular new nature park.

Joan Farrell told County Commission members on Thursday that before the hunt goes forward there should be a count of the number of turkeys and deer in the park.

She said TWRA should also give the optimal number of turkey and deer that should be in that size park.

The hunt should proceed only if the number of turkey and known are above the optimal number.

Noting that 80 hunters are due to take part, she said, "If there are not 80 turkey or deer, the whole population could be wiped out."

In a TWRA hunt at Enterprise South in 2005 before the park was established, 150 bowhunters were selected in a special drawing to take part in the hunt. TWRA Wildlife Officer Matt Majors said that 40 deer were taken over a two-day period.

The park will be closed to the public during the four days of the TWRA deer and turkey hunts - Oct. 10, 12 and 24, 25.

Ms. Farrell said a mountain biker recently told of riding up on a deer who was lying on the trail. She said he had trouble getting the deer to<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; background-color: #ffffff; text-indent: 0px; font: x-small Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class="Apple-style-span">move out of the way.

The biker told her, "I've seen Bambi," she said.

Commission Chairman Larry Henry asked Commissioner Greg Beck to have his committee look into the issue.</span></span></span>

 

[Fishin' Junkie]

Idiot!

 

[churly]

Dont these Jackasses realize that there were no bambis anywhere in this area until we (the hunters) paid the way for deer to be first stocked into the miltary reservations(VAAP, FT. Campbell, Milan, holston, etc.) then from there we trapped em out of there and relocated to WMAs, then from there to the private county land. Dont they realize that having this many deer in this type of habitat is non-natural, and that there are more deer here than when Columbus found this rock? Look at the problems they have had in the battlefield with poor herd health and rampant desease from an un controled population....

This is a joke. 80 turkeys...hahahaha!

 

[smileyhen]

If she had a deer crash thru her windshield, would it change her mind? Probly not!! emoPlease

 

[Fishin Fool]

Wow! How exactly would she want them counted? Do you think we could get them to line up and take a survey? Does she really think there are only 80 turkey and deer combined in that area? Wonder how she feels about the coyotes that are roaming the area, sometimes in the middle of my street? Does she want us to count them too? Maybe we should ask them if they would mind becoming vegetarians. This world is getting crazy and each day a new crazy person appears.

 

[smileyhen]

Maybe I should start counting the number of deer that stand like cows in the street in my neighborhood. They have drifted over from Prentice Cooper and stay in the populated area. I don't have to have a tree stand, just prop my gun out the bedroom window and shoot!

 

[elwestb]

100% hunter success, Wow! Now that pretty strong! I thought about 10% sucess was good! Those 80 hunters must be really good to do just go in eradicate the entire population! Sounds more like the Seal Team #6 to me!

These idiots need to go look at those pitiful little inbred creatures in Chickamauga Park and then rethink there stance. Then they need to go check and see where the funding for Wildlife Management comes form!

 

[buzz]

Gosh...I think I'll see if she will hire me to go and count them...and spray paint the number count on them. Maybe I could do this while they are sleeping. LOL emoLaugh

 

[rsimms]

First, let me say I don't disagree with any of these comments. The tone maybe, but not the context.

That said... the person (or people) arguing against the Enterprise South hunts have figured out how to work the system. They are pro-actively, and aggressively, reaching out to the people who make the decisions and to the media. They are making their arguments (right or wrong) in a rational fashion at the podium and in writing. And most importantly.... they are influencing the opinions of the 70% of the people in the world who normally would have no opinion either way.

Until sportsmen can figure out how to do the same... learning how to effectively fight fire with fire, the anti's are likely to be the ultimate winners in this argument.

Jaut sayin'....

 

[buzz]

That being said and true Richard....I will not be surprised if the ANTI's will not be up there in force on the hunt days. Just my .02 worth.

 

[SpurHunter]

If we could only find a writer amongst us to effectively communicate our points, I bet it could be a compelling argument. Everyone please keep on the lookout for such a person, heck we'd even take a news editor, a sea captain, fishing guide, etc! emoBigsmile emoUpsmile

 

[SpurHunter]

Whats funny is one idiot arguing there is so many deer in there, they have become tame, and another claiming there is only 80.

The population in there is in the MANY hundreds, if not thousands. I guess working the information booth doesnt give her time to walk the park huh?

 

[Oldman]

she is 100% out of her gourd.

 

[churly]

You are spot on Richard!

 

[MooreEagle]

If I get a deer or 2 on this hunt, I should fixem a pot of momma's chili and invite em all over to eat.

 

[BUSTENBASS]

hey maybe we all should get one of those bumper stickers and put them on our bumper i seen on Ted Nugents hunting show last night it said I like animals they are DELICIOUS

 

[churly]

The truth is guys, if Sportsmen dont stand up this hunt will be a gonner! I have dealt with this same issue with the grass. Everyone was willing to fight and fuss but it was hard to get anyone to take action with you. One day all the grass will be gone and we will only be able to hunt if we are millionaires, if we dont band together and fight stuff like this, and as Richard said, through the appropriate channels.

 

[kdxdude]

Doing a TWRA survey of deer & turkey could backfire on them. A survey of many deer & turkey could result in TWRA saying that they need to allow more hunters in, instead of only 80.

 

[AreTheyBiting]

Oldman - 10/5/2011 10:19 AM

she is 100% out of her gourd.

Estrogen will do that

 

[wetaline]

I bet she doesn't wear her fur coats to those meetings. Sorry I had to