[pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell

[Mike Chapman]

Heres a little fun fact,CA fish and game says that california
rattlesnakes are far from endangered,not even threatened to be
endangered,and totally legal to take without a licence,so all were
really talking about is your personal moral ground,so excuse me if you
happen to see me eating a snake burrito.

On 1/5/11, Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just to clarify,your right Paul! Hunting snakes does take energy,but
> if you read my posts instead of  passing judgment,you will find that
> infact I am not hunting snakes!!! If I happen across one,it would be a
> very tasty meal for me to pass on,as well as rats and such to balance
> the dang ecosystem for melanie. And I said "THE REMAINS WOULD BE
> BURNED"(or buried),so no people affected by my meal,and thats about
> the only fires I plan on building(non firebug) as I will do the
> journey with cold food. I just didnt like when you put trailpooper in
> my face,and you seem to need the last word(childish). If theres a
> problem with my writing or alot of commas,,,,, then please cease to
> read. O.K. thats the last I will speak of the matter,this is a huge
> downer,and if this is the kind of people ill be dealing with,then
> thank god im going alone,Ive planned this hike for over 14 years and
> you cant,wont,and will never bring me down,even with your name calling
> e-mails,some were funny(thanks),but it shows me the lack of respect
> you have for others. Hike on in good health and good luck everyone.
>
> On 1/5/11, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
>> Read "Don Coyote"; very good explanation about the complex and interwoven
>> nature of the environment.
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Melanie Clarke
>>   To: Paul Robison
>>   Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>   Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:30 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell
>>
>>
>>   Dear PCT,
>>
>>   We don't want to upset the delicate ecosystems.  Rattlesnakes keep the
>>   rodent population down.  You take out this valuable member and the
>> rodent
>>   population will explode.  I'm not a biologist but rodents carry
>> diseases,
>>   maybe they will destroy plant life, which could lead to erosion etc.  I
>> read
>>   an article from the Sierra Club on how the entire ecosystem of the
>>   Yellowstone area was destroyed just because they killed all the wolves.
>>   Deer and Moose exploded, ate all the vegetation, I can't remember but
>> it
>>   devastated the water streams and systems.  They explained it very
>> clearly,
>> I
>>   should go look for it.  Anyway, after they re-introduced the wolves the
>>   balance has been almost restored after 5-10 years, again, I don't have
>> the
>>   exact facts but you get the idea.
>>
>>   With so many people traveling along the PCT, I don't think we should be
>>   harvesting the plant life either.  We can get food, the animals can't.
>> I
>>   think we should be self sustaining along the trail and not take food
>> from
>>   the wild life.  I know it's "cool" to survive like the Indians did 400
>> years
>>   ago but hunter gatherer societies can't support as many people as we
>> have
>>   now.  Even "back in the day", hunter gatherer societies would devastate
>>   their ecosystems and have to move on to devastate another area.  They
>> were
>>   always on the move.  That is just unsustainable with the enormous
>>   populations we have now.
>>
>>   Melanie
>>
>>
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