HiOldSilver
Junior Member
Hello fellow hobbyists
First, let me say that I really enjoy this hobby and your fine forum here, and it saddens me that I don't have more time in my busy schedule to enjoy both more.
I like to read this section for ideas about the types of permissions I should seek. But I also see people ask for permission to hunt public land and I get confused and frustrated.
Maybe it's my age , mid/late 40s, or my upbringing or something unknown to me but, why would anyone ask to hunt public land?! We don't ask permission to swim at a public beach nor ask permission to drive on public roads. These are legal actions in legal places. Unlike legal actions that are illegal in public, target shooting comes to mind. Follow my train of thought?
This whole idea of asking permission to MD public land gives me the vision that my 11 year old daughter and my innocent, angelic wife cutting a briefly temporary tea-cup sized HOLE at the park somehow makes them/us into criminal immoral felons just blows my mind. I said it before and it's worth repeating again, MD'ing is a WHOLESOME FAMILY PASS TIME! No ifs, ands, or buts about it! I have never broken any laws, criminal or civil nor has my family. And guess what, we don't need permission to NOT break laws on public land when we MD as a family. I'm no bible thumper but I ask for forgiveness for all of those worms we disturb but I don't ask for forgiveness for enjoying my family as we MD LEGALLY on my/our tax-paid public property. Folks, don't be guilted into thinking you are doing something immoral, illegal, or wrong, because you are not. You can't be cited or arrested for something LEGAL. God bless our LEOs and service people, Lord knows they are busy with ISIS and riots, etc....they don't care about law-abiding MDers and their families! Trust me, I know, soon enough I'll retire. This is still a free country, not a dictatorial fascist's country.
In short, get out there as soon as you can, in fact, run out there with or without your family and enjoy the short time we are given to MD. You don't need permission for legal actions in legal places. Don't MD where is says not to and don't butcher the ground and leave it a mess. Use your head and good judgement, good people make good decisions and you'll be just fine. Have confidence in your personal freedom and liberty!
HOS
First, let me say that I really enjoy this hobby and your fine forum here, and it saddens me that I don't have more time in my busy schedule to enjoy both more.
I like to read this section for ideas about the types of permissions I should seek. But I also see people ask for permission to hunt public land and I get confused and frustrated.
Maybe it's my age , mid/late 40s, or my upbringing or something unknown to me but, why would anyone ask to hunt public land?! We don't ask permission to swim at a public beach nor ask permission to drive on public roads. These are legal actions in legal places. Unlike legal actions that are illegal in public, target shooting comes to mind. Follow my train of thought?
This whole idea of asking permission to MD public land gives me the vision that my 11 year old daughter and my innocent, angelic wife cutting a briefly temporary tea-cup sized HOLE at the park somehow makes them/us into criminal immoral felons just blows my mind. I said it before and it's worth repeating again, MD'ing is a WHOLESOME FAMILY PASS TIME! No ifs, ands, or buts about it! I have never broken any laws, criminal or civil nor has my family. And guess what, we don't need permission to NOT break laws on public land when we MD as a family. I'm no bible thumper but I ask for forgiveness for all of those worms we disturb but I don't ask for forgiveness for enjoying my family as we MD LEGALLY on my/our tax-paid public property. Folks, don't be guilted into thinking you are doing something immoral, illegal, or wrong, because you are not. You can't be cited or arrested for something LEGAL. God bless our LEOs and service people, Lord knows they are busy with ISIS and riots, etc....they don't care about law-abiding MDers and their families! Trust me, I know, soon enough I'll retire. This is still a free country, not a dictatorial fascist's country.
In short, get out there as soon as you can, in fact, run out there with or without your family and enjoy the short time we are given to MD. You don't need permission for legal actions in legal places. Don't MD where is says not to and don't butcher the ground and leave it a mess. Use your head and good judgement, good people make good decisions and you'll be just fine. Have confidence in your personal freedom and liberty!
HOS