Tree Hugger

ChuckD

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Kerman, CA
Tree Hugger


A rich lady from California, who was a tree hugger and a vociferous anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timber land in Oregon. There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She wanted to get a good view of her land so she started to climb the big tree.
As she neared the top, she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the lady slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her private parts.

In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest country doctor. Being a hunter himself, the doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.

She sat and waited for three hours before the doctor reappeared.

The angry lady demanded, "What took you so long?"

He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a recreational area and I'm sorry, but they all turned me down."
 
If only that happened more often...

Y'all left coasters have your owls, we have the Red Cockheaded Woodpecker which happens to favor the local old growth longleaf & loblolly pine barrens.

Both are pretty beneficial predators, so I got no gripe on em...OTOH I don't own any commercially valuable timberland. Actually I'd like a nesting pair of owls on the property. Wonder if ya can train em like falcons? My neighbor has a noisy rooster that need a lesson taught.
 
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