Cassi Creek: The bad
neighbors across the road continue to burn through big bore ammunition as if it
is cheap firecrackers. Nearly every day
we hear them shooting at something or some place. With big bore ammo at $1.00 or more per
round, if available, they’re wasting lots of ammo. Most of the time it seems as if they are not shooting
for accuracy, but to see how quickly they can empty a magazine. It’s not my money or my ammunition. But I worry about the possibility of stupid intersecting
with chemical impairment and firearms.
Elsewhere in
the valley, we hear more distant single rifle or shotgun reports. The turkeys are back in the area and
thanksgiving is approaching. If I had to
wager, I’d bet that the single shots are being fired by folks laying in a wild
turkey for the holidays.
We have had
turkeys showing up for about a week now.
They have discovered the seeds and corn left from the bird and squirrel
feeding stations Gloria maintains daily.
There is enough spilled seed to bring the turkeys almost close enough to
brain with a skillet. Certainly, I could
hunker down in a blind on the back deck and harvest a turkey or two. However, I don’t have a turkey permit and don’t
want to violate fish and game laws.
Poaching game is just not something I’m willing to do. Poaching salmon provides a decent meal and
doesn’t cause me to be at risk of losing my firearms and tackle.
The forecast
is for rain but no freezing precipitation tonight. I’ve brought in enough firewood for the night.
Debating driving over to Greeneville to get a haircut. We’ll see whether I can summon the interest
and energy to make the trip.
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