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I know it is hard to believe but even in Los Angeles, up until the 1960’s that is. There were these folks called the Milk Man who brought to your home Fresh Milk and Butter!
Believe it or not! Grumpy
Ghoulish Virginia Democrats Planning to Dig Up Confederate General’s Grave Without Relocation Plan
In one of the most disturbing tales to come from Richmond, Virginia’s moves to erase history, they are now planning to dig up the grave of Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill, according to a new report.
To make the matter even more ghoulish, the city has not actually come up with a plan yet on what to do with his remains that have been in the location since 1892.
General Hill had requested he be buried under the memorial in his will, ABC 8 reports.
“He had left in his will that he wanted to be buried in Richmond. I’m not sure why Richmond because he wasn’t from Richmond and didn’t have any particularly strong Richmond roots that I’m aware of,” Bob Balster, president of the Hermitage Road Historic District Association told 8News.
To ensure his wishes were carried out, Confederate veterans who served under Hill raised money for the monument and the land was donated by Lewis Ginter.
The National File reports that an effort “led by Mayor Levar Stoney and backed by Governor Ralph Northam, anti-history Democrats in Richmond, Virginia are finalizing plans to dig up the remains of Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill, who lies beneath a towering statue dedicated in his honor and now marked for removal amidst efforts to erase all traces of the Confederacy from its former capital.”
Though the city removed nearly all of their Confederate statues during the terroristic Black Lives Matter riots last year, the general’s statue and grave had remained.
To circumvent laws against desecrating graves, the Democrats are reportedly designating the grave a threat to traffic safety, giving them the power to remove it.
According to the National File, under the removal plans, “workers will remove the bronze statue of the General before destroying its stone pedestal and removing the sarcophagus containing his remains. Details of what the city plans to do with Hill’s remains are unclear, and the project is estimated to carry a taxpayer-funded price tag of over $33,000.”
In this age of social media and hunting television shows, many new hunters have pretty unrealistic expectations of how successful they will be during their first few hunting seasons. While there is nothing wrong with having high hopes, many of these new hunters end up discouraged and frustrated because they did not shoot a monster buck (or anything at all) in their first couple of hunting seasons.
With this in mind, here is how to properly adjust your hunting expectations to avoid experiencing disappointment from failing to achieve an unrealistic goal.
With this in mind, here is how to properly adjust your hunting expectations to avoid experiencing disappointment from failing to achieve an unrealistic goal.
Forget what you see on TV
Hunting TV shows have done a lot for the sport of hunting and have helped a lot of people who would not otherwise have been exposed to hunting develop an interest in it. That being said, hunting TV shows have done a lot of harm to the sport as well by giving people an unrealistic view of a successful hunting season.
Unfortunately, shooting a doe or a nice, “nontrophy” buck, does not drive television ratings. As a result, those events are rarely shown on TV, even though those are the deer that most hunters shoot each year.
The first thing to keep in mind when watching hunting shows on TV is to realize that virtually every TV hunt has multiple advantages not available to the average hunter. Many of the hunts are guided and occur on private land or public land that is extremely difficult to access. Some of these hunts are filmed on high-fenced properties and sometimes involve captive-bred animals.
Though this certainly does not apply to all hunting TV shows, it certainly applies to some of them. Even if the show does not involve a high fence or guided hunt, you should still keep in mind that everyone involved with the hunt is probably working hard to put their best foot forward for the camera.
The unfortunate truth is that even if you go on a guided hunt, there are still plenty of outfitters that will not put as much effort to get you a big trophy as they would for a hunt that will be broadcast on TV. Also, keep in mind that a grueling two-week hunt looks much easier and simpler when edited to fit a 30-minute time slot.
I really began to understand how some hunting TV shows have warped our view of hunting when I was watching a show where the hunter apologized for shooting a deer that would “only” score 140. Though this particular TV personality turned his nose up at this deer (and remarked at how he had shot 12 other deer that were bigger), many hunters in the United States may never even see, let alone shoot, a deer that scores 140. For those hunters — myself included — a 140-inch buck would truly be the deer of a lifetime.
Now, I’m not trying to trash hunting TV shows or tell you not to watch them. What I am saying is that you should never feel bad about shooting an animal that fails to measure up to something you saw on TV.
Check stats for your hunting area
OK, so you realize the animals you see on hunting TV shows are probably bigger than most people can expect to shoot. So what is a reasonable expectation for you on your hunt? Luckily, the Internet is an amazing resource for finding information on harvest statistics.
Though every state is different, many of them have websites where they display harvest reports and statistics from previous hunting seasons. For instance, Washington (where I live), does a good job of showing all of the harvest statistics for the various game management units after each hunting season.
Studying those statistics really threw some cold water on my expectations the first year I hunted Washington: only 36 percent of hunters in the GMU I would be hunting shot a deer (and that was one of the higher success rates in the state as a whole). Further, of the 540 bucks taken in that GMU, only 47 (about 8 percent) had four or more points on one side.
By studying these statistics, I significantly adjusted my expectations for the hunting season in general.
Talk with more experienced hunters
What do you do if you happen to live in a state that does not do a good job of reporting harvest statistics for each hunting season? My advice would be to try and “pick the brain” of some more experienced hunters in that area. Internet hunting forums are a great resource for this. Another way to get information to to talk to game wardens or people at sporting goods stores.
Though many hunters will be hesitant to divulge their “honey holes,” they will likely be helpful in helping you develop realistic expectations for hunting in a particular area. Their advice may also help point you to other hunting areas that you hadn’t considered previously. You never know: Asking the right questions may help you build a relationship with a more experienced hunter who may turn into a fantastic hunting mentor.
The unfortunate truth is that learning to hunt can be difficult for those who are inexperienced and do not have access to private hunting land or a good mentor to teach them the finer points of hunting. Some hunters may hunt for 2-3 seasons (or more) before shooting their first big-game animal. It may take many more years to shoot a big-game animal that really scores well, though some hunters never accomplish this feat during their entire life.
Because of this, it is extremely important to properly adjust your hunting expectations. If you consider a season a failure because you didn’t shoot a big deer, then you will spend a lot of time disappointed. Instead, focus on more achievable goals and gradually make them more difficult to achieve as you become a more experienced hunter.
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I still remember from the 1960’s and the predictions of about how life would be in the 21st Century. I am sure that God is still laughing about them! Grumpy
