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Leonard
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posted July 12, 2003 06:48 PM

Inspired by a Greenside comment on another thread:
Why do coyotes?

"It's actually not illegal to use a siren in Iowa. It's just illegal to use one from or on a motor vehicle or a bicycle. Or one that's attached to a motor vehicle or bicycle. That's why the bull horn type sirens come in handy. BTW: if people in my area tell me that their using sirens to locate, I usually tell them that it's illegal"

Dennis

(sorry Dennis, couldn't resist) [Smile]

A lesson I learned as a very young man, never trust local advice. They either don't have a clue, or they are unwilling to give information to strangers.

Example. We had spent the opening morning of dove season in an unfamiliar location, had not seen doves. We formulated a plan to get back to town for refreshments, and to chat up some locals, as to a good place for the afternoon shoot.

Well, a fellow was willing to give us a few directions, and we set out with optimism. The man had said to take highway so and so out to 48th street, or something similiar? The streets came and went, and started thinning out. Pretty soon, we were miles from town, and the next crossroad was every couple of miles.

By the time we located 48th street, we were about 48 miles out of town, and not into birds, at all. I think we killed one hapless dove, (which plopped on the other side of the canal), and got ate up by mosquitoes.

It seems funny now, and I think it was a good experience. But, at the time, I would have liked to discussed the situation with the good hearted soul that helped us out.

Anybody else get a bum steer while hunting? Let's hear about it. [Smile]

Good hunting. LB

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Rich
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posted July 12, 2003 07:33 PM

Leonard,
This was taken from Iowa state code book.
321.433 Sirens, whistles, and bells prohibited.

A vehicle shall not be equipped with and a person shall not use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section. It is permissible but not required that any commercial vehicle be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet, but the siren, whistle, or bell shall not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, and the driver of the vehicle shall sound the siren, whistle, or bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach of the vehicle.
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I thought I was wrong once, but it turned out that I was mistaken. [Smile]

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Tim Behle
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posted July 12, 2003 09:10 PM

Leonard,

I have to admit, I've not only received bad info, I've given it out as well.

But it was never done with a mean spirit. Kind of like those times I dropped an apprentice Lineman off at the back door of a gay bar and told him to go tell them we would be having their lights off for a few minutes, then driving off as soon as he went inside. One kid even showed up for work one day in a Hawaiian shirt, we found a bunch of flower necklaces and made him put them on before going inside. It was a Friday night about 11 pm, he found us across the street an hour later. I think he was pissed, but we laughed so hard we couldn't tell why he was screaming.

It's just one of those things, sometimes you can't resist. When it comes your turn in the barrel, you just have to take it in stride.

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Leonard
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Member # 2

posted July 13, 2003 09:35 AM

Let me paint a picture for y'all.

Lochi was our guide when we spent a few days in the huge Kruger National Park, a couple hundred miles in length, in South Africa.

The days are spent driving dirt roads in an attempt to see as many different exotic animals as possible. Get out of your vehicle, and get eaten! Some never learn.

There are elevated safari vans and private vehicles, and when you come upon another tourist, you tend to stop and confer, as to what species you have seen, and where you saw them.

The "jungle grapevine", so to speak.

It's a regular United Nations, Asians, Europeans, Australians, Americans, and they are all friendly, eagar, and excited to exchange info.

Lochi would continually send people off to see various "big five" animals, and give a detailed description of exactly where they were, when we were there, hours earlier.

The only problem was, he drove up on his side, only, and exchanged information with the other driver, and in virtually every case, what he said was inaccurate.

Finally, after a day and a half of this, I had figured out that it wasn't just confusion, it was intentional. He was lying!

So, I asked him why he did it, and he waxed philosophical. He said these people are desperate to see as many animals as possible, check them off of a list, like a scavenger hunt. He said they might not actually see a white rhino, but they would be thrilled to know that they must have just missed seeing one, given directions from a passing stranger; but gone by the time they arrived!

Brethless stories like, "We just missed a herd of cape buffalo, and the lions had left, by the time we found the location!"

So, basically, he felt that he was providing a service, giving them hope, and if these tourists missed a few animals, at least they would have a reasonable explanation, when they got home and told their stories.

I'd still call it a bum steer. [Smile]

Good hunting. LB

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Rich Higgins
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posted July 13, 2003 12:12 PM

Yeah, I can see Lochi telling a fib to make someone feel better. The man has a heart of gold. I like that story.

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Leonard
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posted July 13, 2003 01:06 PM

yeah, how 'bout dat?

We saw the big five, and the little five, along with a lot of bonus animals, and of course, the highlight of day #2, chargeed by a bull elephant. We intentionally missed the hippos as too far off our direction of travel.

Finding ALL these animals can be quite a challenge, but at least some folks came very close! [Wink]