[kittycatonline.com]

This really has me concerned. As hunters, we don't need the image of walking around the woods carrying one of these weapons. To most of the public, an assault rifle is a terrifying thing. Let's divorce ourselves from them. I say game departments should ban them from the praries and woods.

I think he might be right. I believe I heard of an old Alaskan tale where a hunter with an AK-47 once simply brandished it in the sight of a large sow grizzly. The she-bear saw that nylon pistol grip collapsable stock, 30-round magazine, the matte-black finish, and milled flash supressor, and gave up the ghost on sight, without firing a single shot. The mere appearance of that AK was more than the bruin could contain. Within her tiny bear brain, all she saw was "Terrorist!", "Columbine!" and "Gun Nut!" and it was more than her heart could take.

The hunter, being taken aback by this, switched from the AK to an old-school elephant gun firing .500 Nitro Express, and somehow this made everything better...

[Terriergal]

ROFL!!!!

[Eska]

Seriously, in rural alaska, mini-14 is standard gun for caribou. I put a team sling on my preban AR and that's what I carry on my snowmachine, even (say it aint so) when I ride up into canada. Trouble is everything hears ya coming on the skandic. In the summer, I usually have 45-70 on 4wheeler or mini-14 in boat. This is what caribou hunting consists of in winter up here; shoot and load.

[SittinYonder]

Funny post.