Well, after all the discussion of those idiotic no-minds that posted video of themselves on youtube shooting ducks....
We've had a somewhat similar situation at our lake this weekend.
Two properties over from us, on lakefront property, a family and some friends were around for the long weekend. At some point some of them were throwing rocks at ducks and ducklings swimming past. I don't think they hit any, but they were cheering and hollering whenever they got close. I didn't see this, but my neighbor reported it to me later.
They also were shooting pellet gun (s?) into the lake, not far where my neighbor and his family were swimming out front. They had to come in, as they felt uncomfortable with these guys shooting.
Finally, these same people come up for a week or 2 every year, and they always bathe in the lake... shampoo, soap, etc!
They have been told before that they are polluting the waters.... but they don't seem to care. They went a step further this year, by driving their ATV into the lake to wash it off after a ride.
Now, I usually turn a blind eye to a lot of questionable stuff that goes on around the lake in summer...the city folk get their crummy 2 weeks off, to come up to the lake and blow off some steam, party up, and that's fine. It's noisy as hell for a few weeks at the lake, boats everywhere, machines roaring around the roads and trails- then Labor Day comes and it's all over with for another year.
But these people are ignorant, and they are teaching the next generation to be just as ignorant....Cranked up music till 4am is one thing... but trying to kill ducks just 'cause they can, or polluting the lake and to hell with the future of the environment and everyone else, gets my blood boiling!
Would you RAPP them? Maybe this should be a poll!
We've had a somewhat similar situation at our lake this weekend.
Two properties over from us, on lakefront property, a family and some friends were around for the long weekend. At some point some of them were throwing rocks at ducks and ducklings swimming past. I don't think they hit any, but they were cheering and hollering whenever they got close. I didn't see this, but my neighbor reported it to me later.
They also were shooting pellet gun (s?) into the lake, not far where my neighbor and his family were swimming out front. They had to come in, as they felt uncomfortable with these guys shooting.
Finally, these same people come up for a week or 2 every year, and they always bathe in the lake... shampoo, soap, etc!
They have been told before that they are polluting the waters.... but they don't seem to care. They went a step further this year, by driving their ATV into the lake to wash it off after a ride.Now, I usually turn a blind eye to a lot of questionable stuff that goes on around the lake in summer...the city folk get their crummy 2 weeks off, to come up to the lake and blow off some steam, party up, and that's fine. It's noisy as hell for a few weeks at the lake, boats everywhere, machines roaring around the roads and trails- then Labor Day comes and it's all over with for another year.
But these people are ignorant, and they are teaching the next generation to be just as ignorant....Cranked up music till 4am is one thing... but trying to kill ducks just 'cause they can, or polluting the lake and to hell with the future of the environment and everyone else, gets my blood boiling!
Would you RAPP them? Maybe this should be a poll!
