On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 RANIDAE at delphi.com wrote:

> What do you think the "wild hunters" might do to you if you
> don't wear a brightly colored hat? Since the only hunters
> likely to be out on Skagit Flats are waterfowl hunters, the
> chances of being hit by birdshot are much less that the
> likelihood of being hit by a semi on the freeway.
>
> I am always amazed, amused, and concerned with the fears of
> nonhunters about being in the same locale as hunters. I assume
> it has to do with the stereotype of hunters that is so common
> in nonhunters. I wonder if there is something that I can do to
> help change that stereotype, at least with the denizens of
> Tweeters.

Tom,

With some of us, you'll be paddling against the current. :) My
father-in-law spends all of his vacation time hunting and prides himself
in his skill (and judging by his returns, he has reason to brag). But
every season he returns with a story about the "other guy" who mistook him
for a deer; one season he brought back a bullet in his leg to prove it!
And that's even with the glowing orange getup....

Me, I'd rather take my chances with the semi. :)

-Pat
scott931 at uidaho.edu