Sharpshooters in Mountain Lakes (Morris Co.)
01-16-2004, 10:36 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: the woods of NJ.
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Sharpshooters in Mountain Lakes (Morris Co.)
Just saw on the tube there having a "special hunt" in Mountain Lakes. Mostly off duty police officers." poised in trees between 1/2 hour before sunrise-10 am. then again at 2 pm-1/2 hour after sunset. At pre- baited areas. The news says they're specialy trained "sharpshooters". This will go on till March. Sounds more like, an invitation only, got to know someone,I'm better than you cause I have a badge hunt. I think a few of us archers or sportsman could achieve the same goal without the towns people hearing all kinds of shooting. Any comments Bowhuntercop?
01-16-2004, 01:52 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren County NJ USA
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RE: Sharpshooters in Mountain Lakes (Morris Co.)
YES I SAW IT ON THE NEWS LASTNIGHT. I MAY BE A POLICE OFFICER, BUT I'M A HUNTER FIRST!!! I FEEL THAT THESE SPECIAL HUNTS THAT ONLY THE SO CALLED SPECIAL PEOPLE ONLY CAN HUNT IS A BUNCH OF "BS" THEY SHOULD ALLOW THE BOW HUNTERS A CHANCE TO HUNT. HAVE A SPECIAL CLASS LIKE THEY DID WITH THE BEAR HUNT, AND ALLOW THE NJ TAX PAYER/HUNTER TO HELP WITH THINNING THE DEER HERD DOWN. WITH THAT SAID WHAT "BS" DOWN IN PRINCTON, ALLOWING WHITE BUFFALO TO CATCH DEER WITH A NET, THEN USE A 4" BOLT TO KILL THEM, SEE I USE THE WORD KILL NOT HARVEST, BECASUE I FEEL THATS WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN PRINCTON KILLING
01-17-2004, 11:23 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: Sharpshooters in Mountain Lakes (Morris Co.)
Same here. These people haven't figured out that us hunters would gladly pay for the special permits instead of the state paying a company to do it. Bowhuntercop what's your take on this smartgun BS?
01-17-2004, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Jim Thorpe, PA
Posts: 536
RE: Sharpshooters in Mountain Lakes (Morris Co.)
Maybe they're afraid of liability if someone gets hurt? Must be all private land you're talking about? They did this in Allentown a few years ago, I think, at a small airport that was overrun with deer. The PETA people were really p.o'd that they were shooting the deer. And maybe that's the reason, in a high profile area, if it was open to the public, the PETA crowd would sue to stop it?
