On Aug 22, 12:49 pm, " wrote:
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Of the critters in North America, only bears, possibly moose, are
dangerous enough to occasionally need shooting in self defence. All
the rest get a pass unless one needs to eat them. [I haven't shot any
game in about thirty years.]

Casady

Rattlesnakes and cottonmouths say "hi". Also, mountain
lions have been getting a bit more frisky lately.

I guess if that's your thing, you 'could' move to Missouri. They
repealed the laws on bestiality a few years ago. Then realized their
mistake and put them back in. For State legislatures, they have to be
one of the dumbest ones around, hands down.

For a while they were passing anti-abortion laws. Not a problem,
that's part of the legislative system, you can make whatever law you
want. But, when the Supreme court finds it unconstitutional, and the
court voids the law, then you pass the same law a year later, and its
voided and you do it again, now that's stupid. Or idiotic. Or the
Missouri legislature.

Now Missouri is a nice state, their Dept of Conservation, Wildlife,
all that, is the best in the country. Great places to fish, hunt,
recreate, and lots of them. Hiking, biking, can't beat it. You can't
climb a 5,000 foot mountain, but hey.

Legislators, they're dumb. I used to work for the state, used to hate
to get calls from the legislators wanting to back up their favorite
project or bill.

I'd say most, if not all, state legislatures tend toward being
total dumbasses at times. There's something about getting elected that
seems to drop IQs by 25 points at the national level and 50 points at
the state level.

There is also the factor of phantom self-esteem, the belief that you
have in you the qualities the lobbyists and staff seem to find in you.