Remind me Never to hunt Texas, Jackcrafty. My tolerance for government rules that make no sense at all, (when I am a law abiding citizen) is running dangerously low. Main laws I agree with completely, Don't shoot hens in the spring, no deer hunting in the spring and when young are still vulnerable.... but the vast majority of government laws are ridiculously typed from men in suits sitting behind desks. They may feel there is no need for perfectly good feathers, but who are they to make that decision. The older I get I start supporting the Native American "We belong to the land" mentality and not the modern- "we own the land" ideal. so much goes to waste in this country b\c fancy government officials have no sense of sustainability. meat, deer antlers, feathers, furs..all wasted each year because of heavily taxed automobiles.... heaven forbid, I "illegally" pick the deer up, eat it, tan it's skin for clothing and cut it's antlers up for knapping tools and knife handles. what I would give to be a fly on the wall when the world does melt down and every asset is invaluable.... then have someone come take a deer meat out of one of those fancy "important" people's mouths and say "sorry, this deer was not killed by legal means...therefor we cannot eat it. It must rot to waste in a ditch while mouths are hungry..it's the law you know."
I am normally quite quiet on most internet topics and try not to stir the pot...but every now and then you gotta pull the pressure relief valve. I mean come on.....molted feathers, we can't have them..... how simply ridiculous when you break it down. Next thing you know we won't be able to use dead trees for fire wood.....
