Our Son lives in Princeton and works at a large industrial operation on Hwy #3 between Princeton & Keremeos. Apparantly this afternoon a couple of guys in a blue F-150 ( we laughed 'cause that's what I drive ) saw a buck at the side of the Hwy so they drove into the industrial lot, having to go up a drive way, through a gate ( open ), past a bunch of signs saying it's an industrial operation and past some huge buildings to track the buck.
Out they jump, spot the buck and fire off a shot, missing. Track the buck, take another shot. By this time a number of the staff come running over to find out WTF is going on and confront the guys. Guy claims he didn't know it was private land, in spite of the gate, fences, signs, buildings …….. claims it is Public Land and claims he knows his rights on Public Land. Staff also express dismay that the guy was shooting in an are where there were staff working, the nearest maybe 100 M away.
Guys take off, staff calls RCMP with the lic # of the truck. RCMP run the plate and it's from a Honda.
So, the RCMP are looking for these fools, be interesting the litany of charges if they ever find them.
Son says the idiots were from Vancouver and were Caucasian ( just wanted to avoid the usual racial comments ).
Tomorrow afternoon Son-In-Law, Grand Daughter and I will be up above Tulameen grouse hunting in my blue F-150, hope we aren't involved in a take down of mistaken identity.
Be careful out there.