tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32305476.post728704611178546020..comments2023-09-29T04:49:59.684-07:00Comments on Oregon Outdoor Journal: Hunting philosophy evolves on hikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32305476.post-51617639115887707812007-02-24T08:25:00.000-08:002007-02-24T08:25:00.000-08:00Hi! You'd be surprised, though, where the animals ...Hi! You'd be surprised, though, where the animals really are. We live on the edge of private timber land and BLM land. We have bobcats, cougar, weasel, plenty of deer, elk, turkey, a smattering of pheasant, even spotted owls ;0). We've hiked on the timber land to the west and found plenty of bear tracks. The cuts range from recent clear cuts, "teenage" to 50 year old tree stands, selective cuts, a secret pocket of gigantic old growth(protected). I've been counting things here, and I have been pleasantly surprised at the diversity of plants and animals in this logged land. I guess I get frustrated when the greenies dismiss such places as barren, when nobody takes the TIME to live with this land and really see. As soon as Blogger lets me post pix I have a post about fire and the Tillamook Burn--an absolute miracle everyone(especially the environmentalists)need to go witness. Nature is much more powerful and strongwilled than we think. I'm not dismissing that our wild places are in jeopardy and need protection. I think the greatest threat to nature is sprawl, pavement, disgusting second trophy-vacation-homes, and the loss of a true love and connection with nature and how it works. Hunters and fishers of fish still have this love-connection for the most part.wyldthanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034957956750424407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32305476.post-26926683294133585752007-02-24T02:42:00.000-08:002007-02-24T02:42:00.000-08:00I do not understand the hunting thing. Sometime, w...I do not understand the hunting thing. Sometime, we will sit down, and I will have you explain it to me as best you can.Leona Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340761561455329085noreply@blogger.com