Posted on 09/17/2005 9:08:12 PM PDT by neverdem
My dad was a prison guard for over 30 years.
One day he was talking to a Baltimorean inmate chowing down in the prison mess and dad asked the guy where he thought meat came from.
The guy answered "the supermarket".
Dad then asked him where the meat came from *before* it got to the supermarket.
The guy replied "a warehouse?".
Gun-Proof Your Children / Massad Ayoob's Handgun Primer (Paperback) -- $4.95 on Amazon
"Try as I might for the last couple of years, I still can't grow bacon out in the backyard."
Seeds can be fussy things.
Make sure you aren't planting the Bacon-Bits® upside down....:)
As long as they're with adult supervision, it's OK. I taught my eldest daughter to shoot when she was 6 (semi-auto .22)
Martial arts would be more effective for a young child
Against other young children, maybe. Against an adult pervert, probably not. A good knife (I like either Spyderco or Benchmade), along with some training, would be better
Governments wouldn't have tear gasses and automatic weapons for very long if the purchasing agents in charge of buying them, and the payroll clerks in charge of paying the men using them, had a run-in with resistence elements
Humans are designed to be omnivores. It can be real hard to ensure you get all your nutrients in a pure vegan diet, particularly with young children
Raw goat milk or cheese would be fine. A person doesn't need animal flesh to flourish with good health. My iron/minerals were good last time I checked (which was last year). I think some vegetarians/vegans get into trouble consuming too much starchy carbs (esp. vegetarians who eat junk food).
thanks!
“While the average weight of bears taken in most areas is around one hundred fifty pounds, some bears get very big,” says Brian Bachman, a NABF founder and operator of Arrowhead Wilderness Lodge in northeastern Minnesota (218-828-7079). “Size depends on available food sources and genetics.”
“Most people who pursue bears are looking for ‘The Big One,’” says Bachman, who has been an avid bear hunter since 1978 and guides about 30 bear hunters each fall. “I’m often asked, ‘Where is the next record coming from?’ I don’t know, but I do know where the biggest bears are coming from now.”
Bachman notes that Canada boasts high numbers of bears, but more of the bigger bruins are being killed farther south. “Wisconsin has the most B&C entries in the top one hundred in the past ten years,” he says. “Wisconsin manages its bears very well and limits the number of hunters. It can take five years to draw a Wisconsin bear tag. Minnesota and Pennsylvania are not far behind. Minnesota has a lottery, but tags are easy to get. Pennsylvania does not limit bear hunters. I’d look to one of those states for the next record, and give a slight advantage to Wisconsin.”
My experience with bears is limited to Virginia. The ones I’ve seen up close were about my height but considerably larger around. I’d have to put a good guesstimate at 300-400 pounds.
I have never actively looked for bears, but when we used to camp in the Blue Ridge one or two would occasionally wander through the camp. We gave them a clear berth.
I couldn't if I tried - when I try to do a handstand I usually regain consciousness a couple seconds later with a headache and a nosebleed.
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