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ITâS FISH SHOOTING SEASON IN VT!
T. ALBANS BAY, Vt. â The hunterâs prey darted into the shadows, just out of reach of Henry Demarâs gun."Come on, stand up and be counted," Mr. Demar whispered excitedly. "There was a ripple that came out of the weeds. Thereâs something out there." Dressed in camouflage, gripping his .357 Magnum, Mr. Demar was primed to shoot. But this time, no such luck. With a flick of its tail, his quarry â a slick silvery fish â was gone. Fish shooting is a sport in Vermont, and every spring, hunters break out their artillery â high-caliber pistols, shotguns, even AK-47âs â and head to the marshes to exercise their right to bear arms against fish. It is a controversial pastime, and Vermontâs fish and wildlife regulators have repeatedly tried to ban it. They call it unsportsmanlike and dangerous, warning that a bullet striking water can ricochet across the water like a skipping stone. But fish shooting has survived, a cherished tradition for some Vermont families and a novelty to some teenagers and twenty-somethings. Fixated fish hunters climb into trees overhanging the water (some even build "fish blinds" to sit in), sail in small skiffs or perch on the banks of marshes that lace Lake Champlain, on Vermontâs northwest border. This my first attempt at posting, this explains the "Dean scream" must be a fish shooting call. Posted by: bruce 2004-05-12 |
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