Originally Posted by Clarkm
In old England the Oak on your property belonged to the king. But if it fell over, you could have it. That is where the term "windfall" came from.
In old England the deer on your property belonged to the king. If you killed it, you were a poacher.

In the young America, the trees and deer on your property were yours.

Now the game department owns the deer on my property and the city requires a permit for me to trim or cut a tree. I have to submit a geological survey among other things.
Tyranny is back.




No, the game department does not own your deer. The people of your state "own" your deer. It is part of the public trust. It's been that way for pretty much the entire history of the United States, so get over it and over yourself. You are full of shhhitt.