Guy shoots rabbits on his property, pansy neighbors whine about it

[Holden]

and there's always those lucky rabbits feet(I never understood that. They sure weren't lucky for the rabbit!).

Kinda O/T, but I thought this was interesting:

The belief originates in the system of African-American folk magic known as hoodoo. A number of strictures attached to the charm that are now observed mostly in the breach:
- First, not any foot from a rabbit will do: it is the left hind foot of a rabbit that is useful as a charm.
- Second, not any left hind foot of a rabbit will do; the rabbit must have been shot or otherwise captured in a cemetery.
- Third, at least according to some sources, not any left hind foot of a rabbit shot in a cemetery will do: the phase of the moon is also important. Some authorities say that the rabbit must be taken in the full moon, while others hold instead that the rabbit must be taken in the new moon. Some sources say instead that the rabbit must be taken on a Friday, or a rainy Friday, or Friday the 13th. Some sources say that the rabbit should be shot with a silver bullet, while others say that the foot must be cut off while the rabbit is still alive.

[supakpow2]

A friend of mine from wisconsin once had a neighbor whose dogs would constantly come onto his farm and harass the farm animals and the deer. If any of you know anything about wisconsin deer hunters, they love deer as much as they love shooting them.
He warned the neighbor often to keep his dogs off of his property but the guy ignored him. One day the dogs were chasing the deer across his field and he took the ol' .270 and shot em' both.
Well, the neighbor, of course, called the sheriff. The sheriff came out and said he had a complaint that he had shot the neighbors dogs.
My friend replied "I didn't shoot his dogs, I shot my dogs. I don't like when my dogs chase my deer on my property, so I shot em'. " 
The sheriff just said "Have a nice day, Mr. King", got in his truck and left.
He never had neighbor dogs on his property again.

Lesson of the story: keep your pets in control and on your property.

Bunnies or otherwise.....

[the_Journeyman]

Much like Mother's example ~

We have folks like that around my parents, and my old house.  I lived on a small farm in one of the rural areas of the county.  I would set up cans, rotten apples etc. along one of the fence lines.  This particular fence line had a nice mountain (also the farm's property) heading up steeply just behind the fence line.  So, I had a safe place for the bullets to travel into.  It was a good 3/4 mile before the could come out the other side.  I can't tell you how many times she Sheriff came pulling up the drive because this neighbor or that neighbor (always a recent move-in) had called in fear of their lives.  We always had a good chat and I kept reminding him he could bring me a silencer and the neighbors would never complain again ~

JM

[Gator]

guy shoots rabbit for make the beast with two backsin' up his well manicured garden... ok I get that.

But why hang the dead rabbit on the fence?

If the neighbors dogs was killing his chickens and he shot it, would you say the neighbor was being too "city" by not wanting to look at his dead dog hanging from a fence everyday.



It didn't seem to me that the guy was complaining about his rabbit being killed, just the Vlad the Impaler like ceremonial hanging of it.

I am not a red neck and I don't want to live around good ol'boys so I stay in the city, but I don't think because you have moved to a rural area you should have to see the corps of your pets displayed to would be intruders.

[the_Journeyman]

I do know, if you're having trouble with crows, shoot one and hang it on the garden fence or on a stake in the middle of the garden and you'll have no more crow trouble for at least a year, probably 2-3 years.  The same thing might work with other animals.  The might be why he hung it on the fence.

JM

[ducatiz]

where do babys come from?

Vaginas.  Lovely, sweet vaginas.

[ducatiz]

Kinda O/T, but I thought this was interesting:

The belief originates in the system of African-American folk magic known as hoodoo.

ironically, hoodoo was not a religion but a response to a christian missionaries query to an african native claiming to know who created the world.

I'm a complete pansy.  (city kid)

But I know where food comes from and I have plucked a goose when required. (long time ago).

you're only a pansy if you piss and moan to the media that the guy is killing vermin on his property. 

i grew up a city kid too.  my dad sent me to a camp one summer and i spent a good part of it schecting and plucking chickens for food.  it was one of those hard-core "get to know nature" camps.  the first few weeks were a LOT of crying and pregnant doging by the kids who didn't want to eat anything but PB&J, but by the end even the girls were willing to drain a chicken.

[Grampa]

Storks.  Everyone knows that.

what if the storks fly into his yard...... I fear babies might be killed

[Mother]

what if the storks fly into his yard...... I fear babies might be killed

you only shoot the stork

not the baby

duh

[Drunken Monkey]

what if the storks fly into his yard...... I fear babies might be killed

Please, no discussions of whether life beings when the stork first takes off with the baby or when it drops it down the chimney. Otherwise we'd have to move this to politics 

[Oldfisti]

Ignore the last 10 seconds...

[ducatiz]

Ignore the last 10 seconds...

I think a more appropriate warning would be in order    

[Oldfisti]

I think a more appropriate warning would be in order    

  I almost had the same reaction!  Unfortunately it was the only clip of that which I could find.

[optiato]

... I used to live in South Spokane County....

[Holden]

But why hang the dead rabbit on the fence?

I'm not sure about that high from the ground, but it actually does scare rabbits away (I've done this before). And nothing works as well as the crap of a coyote that has eaten a rabbit.