I’ve seen it all with my background and hard partying life, this was incompetence from an incompetent hot head as he was confronting a common type annoyance of people in outdoor recreational places.
It could be the same gravel bar I puked my gut full of wine on in ‘73 on that river.
Canoe and float trippers aren’t all that nice as visitors, especially at this time of the year when this river probably gets 200 a day passing through on a week day.
We never had a major disagreement and most as far as I remember we have generally agree, so I will ask you this question and except your answer.
Right or wrongly you confront trespassers on your property they refuse to leave and appear they have had plenty to drink. One of the group grabs a rock and starts towards you a second member of the party grabs your arm. Do you shoot?
I say if the Crocker had not been arm we would likely be read a story about a property own who confronted some trans passers and got his head bashed in for his trouble