May 15, 2008
Audubon Swings — and Misses!
From John James Audubon’s Delineations of American Scenery and Character:
The different modes of Deer hunting are probably too well understood, and too successfully practised in the United States; for, notwithstanding the almost incredible abundance of these beautiful animals in our forests and prairies, such havoc is carried on amongst them that, in a few centuries, they will probably be as scarce in America as the Great Bustard now is in Britain.
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That proves it. Audubon was just a bird brain after all.
Well, deer have left the forests and prairies. They're hanging out by the post office, galloping in herds across residential streets (not suburban "ways," town streets that have been there for maybe 200 years), enjoying garden salads in people's gardens.
Which proves evolution. Hunters whine pitiably that there are no deer left to shoot. That's because the deer have left forests and prairies where the hunters have permits to shoot them and moved downtown.
Posted by: Joyful Alternative on May 16, 2008 6:46 PMPost a comment