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| IT’S FISH SHOOTING SEASON IN VT! |
| 2004-05-12 |
| T. ALBANS BAY, Vt. — The hunter’s prey darted into the shadows, just out of reach of Henry Demar’s gun. "Come on, stand up and be counted," Mr. Demar whispered excitedly. "There was a ripple that came out of the weeds. There’s something out there." Dressed in camouflage, gripping his .357 Magnum, Mr. Demar was primed to shoot. But this time, no such luck. With a flick of its tail, his quarry — a slick silvery fish — was gone. Fish shooting is a sport in Vermont, and every spring, hunters break out their artillery — high-caliber pistols, shotguns, even AK-47’s — and head to the marshes to exercise their right to bear arms against fish. It is a controversial pastime, and Vermont’s fish and wildlife regulators have repeatedly tried to ban it. They call it unsportsmanlike and dangerous, warning that a bullet striking water can ricochet across the water like a skipping stone. But fish shooting has survived, a cherished tradition for some Vermont families and a novelty to some teenagers and twenty-somethings. Fixated fish hunters climb into trees overhanging the water (some even build "fish blinds" to sit in), sail in small skiffs or perch on the banks of marshes that lace Lake Champlain, on Vermont’s northwest border. This my first attempt at posting, this explains the "Dean scream" must be a fish shooting call. |
| Posted by:bruce |
| #3 in a Yankee accent Nice Pike you got there Clem, wadyah use 30-30 what else |
| Posted by: cheaderhead 2004-05-12 11:19:50 PM |
| #2 I remember a story from years ago about a guy who used a rod and reel to "fish" for rats off a highway overpass near Dallas. He would bait the hook with cheese, cast it into the tall weeds nearby and reel in the struggling rodent. He said they put up a much better fight than the local game fish. He did not say how well they fried up. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-05-12 11:09:18 PM |
| #1 He real men, like in New Hampshire, and use the proper equipment. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-12 10:44:43 PM |
