WarCamEagle88

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Same as always. Some people are dicks. Those dicks get jobs. Doesn't make their profession bad... it just means some dicks do every job that exist. There are more dicks than you realize.

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You’re absolutely right, but I would argue that the system also creates more dicks via the incentives. They get rewarded, promoted, pay raises, etc for being dicks. Few people have the backbone and moral integrity to avoid becoming a dick when money and prestige are the reward.

The system is flawed and needs to be reformed at every level of law enforcement. Civil asset forfeiture (like taking a truck from a citizen accused of a crime) should be illegal.

When police or green jeans are giddy with excitement when arresting and confiscating property from citizens, we need to start examining the perverse incentives that cause this excitement.

Why should your career be advanced for getting lucky on who you arrest? You bait some poor soul into making a mistake (or in this case, nothing illegal at all), and get promoted due to dumb luck because the guy happens to have thermals and a new truck?

Luck should have nothing to do with promotions, it should be earned by a good work ethic, high moral standards, and a record of treating citizens with the kindness and respect they deserve (if they deserve it).

I’ve noticed having a bad cell signal makes a big difference in the accuracy of what it’s showing you too.

Regarding Bill Kaz, I used to go to his gym in Auburn on occasion back in the late 90’s. I remember seeing him around town sometimes too. He was a mountain of a man, even at that age (50s?). Truly impressive. Certainly inspiring at my young age.

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Bama played (Adj Rush Def) OU (2) UGA (8) OU (2) IU (4)

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But I was reliably told that Bama is the greatest football program ever and every other team sucks compared to them. If true, why would the rush defense of these teams matter? Wouldn’t the greatest program ever dominate everyone they played no matter what?

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peace

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In case anyone was wondering about the intelligence of Gump fans, Exhibit A

We had a very dry summer, which I believe is the reason why there are no acorns or apples where I hunt. Didn’t see many deer this October like we normally would. Hoping it’ll be better next year.

But I see you all beat me to it.

Carry on.

My family has land in Pennsylvania, and I’ve hunted there every year for 25 years. When I was a kid, you hardly ever saw bucks, much less a mature one. PA has around 1 million deer hunters every year, so all the small bucks got shot. Killing a mature buck was like winning the lottery.

About 10 years ago, the state put in an antler restriction, 3 points on one side (except for youth hunters). Now we see mature bucks like never before. 10-pointers and better all over the place.

This radical change in the number and quality of bucks has made me a believer in antler restrictions. If you want meat, shoot doe. If you want antlers to hang, there are many more bucks to choose from now. If you don’t care about the antlers, you can still shoot a 5-point and be legal.

The antler restrictions incentivize the meat hunters to shoot doe, which improves the overall herd health, while also leaving more bucks to get big. It’s a win-win for everyone.

Another factor I have not seen mentioned yet is the potential for the state to make more money off out-of-state hunters. Big bucks bring in more hunters, which means more money for the state to use to improve public land and purchase more land to be used for public hunting. Out-of-state hunters also bring in more money for the local economy. Hotels, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, sporting goods stores, etc. all get more money from guys who come in for the week to hunt big bucks. Those guys also shoot doe, improving the herd health.

Although, I do understand the “don’t tread on me, keep the state out of my business and let me shoot what I want” perspective too. But I like what I see in PA and support it.

I saw one while archery hunting in PA a few years ago. I thought it was a cat at first until I realized the tail was too long to be a cat. Picked him up on a trail cam the following summer and got a good look at him. Big damn weasel.

Apparently the state started releasing them a few decades ago. They’re the only predator of porcupines and the state wanted to reduce the population due to the damage they cause to peoples cabins. Cool to know they’re around.