Try fishing near Ft. Lewis. The Nisqually and the Deschutes here in Thurston County are both pretty close to the Army's artillery range (KA-BOOM!!).
The locals call it the sound of freedom. We can sometimes feel it shake our house 20 Mi. away. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "RT M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Nice & Shot > There were actually no witnesses to the copperhead incident, although I > believe it to be true. I been sighted in a few times in the woods while > fishing or hiking or biking; once by an archer in a tree stand. > I'm sure it has happened other times that I was unaware of. I had one > shot hit near me- I never saw that guy. In PA some of the best waters are > on or near state game lands. In fact, I fish in a stream near Ft. > Indiantown Gap, and often hear the heavy guns at target practice. > > Bob > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Steve Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [VFB] Nice & Shot > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 23:35:25 -0500 > > Good point , Bob. I, too, have a Carry Permit. I'm nearly always armed when > in snake country. (Never had the misfortune of being chased by a copperhead, > though.) The unlucky souls who have crowded me enough to make me lose my > temper have rarely even responded. They just move away. I firmly believe in > "first come...", unless you actually hold title to the water in question. > This bullheaded persistence I have in believing that right is right and > rude/moronic behavior deserves verbal abuse will probably be my eventual > downfall. > > Steve Nichols bigsteve4570@msn. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >
