Hunting fail
Nov. 8th, 2009 03:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
captpackratI was out walking this afternoon when I saw something shining on the ground. There in the gravel roadway was a gleaming brass rifle cartridge. The design looked familiar, too. I picked it up and checked the base. Sure enough, .30-06 Springfield. The cartridge was in excellent condition, clean, uncorroded and undamaged. Then I saw another. And another. And still more. I found 6 cartridges total, two appeared to have been run over but the others were in perfect shape.
This tells me several things:
1. Someone near here was out hunting. The markings on the cases indicate the brand of ammo was Federal. In .30-06, this brand runs about $35 to $45 per box of 20. Most people won't go firing off $10 worth of ammo unless they're aiming at something.
2. Someone near here was hunting from the roadway, which is illegal just about everywhere. In Nebraska, it's a Class III misdemeanor.
3. Someone near here was hunting out of season. Deer season here starts November 14th. In Nebraska this is a Class III misdemeanor.
4. Someone near here is a really lousy shot. Assuming they were using a legal firearm, they discharged their entire magazine. (NE law prohibits deer hunting with a rifle with greater than 6 round capacity)
This tells me several things:
1. Someone near here was out hunting. The markings on the cases indicate the brand of ammo was Federal. In .30-06, this brand runs about $35 to $45 per box of 20. Most people won't go firing off $10 worth of ammo unless they're aiming at something.
2. Someone near here was hunting from the roadway, which is illegal just about everywhere. In Nebraska, it's a Class III misdemeanor.
3. Someone near here was hunting out of season. Deer season here starts November 14th. In Nebraska this is a Class III misdemeanor.
4. Someone near here is a really lousy shot. Assuming they were using a legal firearm, they discharged their entire magazine. (NE law prohibits deer hunting with a rifle with greater than 6 round capacity)
