no... it's optional where the trail ends and the deer trails start. Bill
> ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: high lake route (was Weapon?) > > Is "shots fired" part of the route description? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Warner, Paul W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:37 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Weapon? > > > I used a handgun once on a fishing trip. It was backpacking into a lake > off > of the Icicle Creek trail when my partner and I got separated. Use it to > signal to him where I was. Turned out I was on the correct trail to the > lake, but we ended up going his way and fishing a different lake. > > Jeff Mix, if you'd like the details of the route I understand the fishing > is > still good in the lake we originally intended to fish. Lots of nice sized > Twin Lakes cutthroat. > > Bill Warner > > > ---------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:23 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Weapon? > > > > Roger, > > > > My own personal experience is that I have never had a single situation > > fishing where I would have had any use for a gun in terms of personal > > protection. 35yrs (15 in WA). > > > > One thing that never seems to come up in these discussions of armament > is > > what I would consider an intrusion into my fishing by a gun. What I mean > > by > > this is, I would think that carrying a gun for this type of protection > > (I've > > only carried them while hunting) would intrude on my mindset. One of the > > main > > reasons I fish is to get out of "rat race" and achieve a little natural > > harmony in my mind. If I were carrying a gun with me it couldn't help > but > > change the way my mind worked; even subconsciously "what's that added > > weight? > > My gun. Why am I caring it? For protection. From what?..." All of a > sudden > > > > there it is; a reminder that I need to fear the evil of others. I don't > > need > > that to be a part of my fly fishing experience. > > > > I don't think there is any way carrying a gun for protection would not > > affect > > someone's perceptions of what's going on around them. Situations that > > might > > not be confrontational or threatening become so in your mind because > your > > gun > > reminds you of your need for fear. Maybe the people who carry guns are > > beyond > > this problem but I know I never could be. > > > > Have fun > > Paul > > >
