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    Old men soldiers ... why not?

    When I was 19 and in basic training in 1962, I only saw one instance of heat exhaustion amongst our company despite the Kentucky heat and physical...
    Post by: dahermit, Aug 25, 2012 in forum: Warfare / Military
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    Outlaw concealed weapons.

    Oh, it doesnt? Second Amendment: "A well regulated malitia being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and...
    Post by: dahermit, Jul 21, 2012 in forum: Gun Control
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    For anti-fur people.

    Historical record of anti-fur movement: http://allisonsmf.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/the-rise-of-the-anti-fur-movement/ http://allisonsmf.wordpress.com/
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    My Memories are not vague. I was trapping and selling fur in the seventies. The baby harbor seal fiasco was in the news before...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    Addendum to above thread: http://animalrights.about.com/od/animalrights101/a/TimelineModern.htm Here is a time line for the anti-fur movement.
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 21, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    "Late" seventies...I was there and remember the anti-fur movement well. As for no paint throwing; there were frequent accounts of that happening...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 21, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    Currently then, one can get 10.00 for a Racoon pelt. Sounds like a lot of money until one compares the that to 1970's dollar. A 10.00 bill (and...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    Before the anti-fur movement people started protesting outside fur coat stores (in the seventies), I received $45 (in today's dollars that would...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    Of course it is, or humans would never disagree. http://designmatrix.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/objective-vs-subjective/ "The dictionary defines...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 18, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    A flock of geese has a different social structure. The close confinement of a small, movable enclosure would provide enough grass each day, but...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 16, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    No, you miss all the points: The fur is wasted; thrown away to rot. It is not saleable unless prime (November). If, there was a fur trade, thier...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 11, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    Two more dead 'coons today, one yesterday. I will not respond to "junior", it would be like arguing over bananas with a monkey, they do not have...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    You have effected the environment inadvertently by disrupting the control (trapping) on their numbers. You were ignorant of the cause and effect....
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    I have found that even wild raccoons will quickly become "friendly" and accept food right from your hand. They are not naturally aggressive, even...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation
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    For anti-fur people.

    There are inherent problems using live traps on 'coons and 'possums. First, their use presumes that they will be released else where. A practice...
    Post by: dahermit, Jun 5, 2012 in forum: Environment & Conservation