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My name is John Kellner, I am the falconer the four gentlemen where = spying on. All of this drama could have been prevented if these men were = straight forward enough to approach me in the field. While I am not = given to entertaining strangers, I certainly would have been kind enough = to explain what I was doing. It would seem, the need to do so, is = becoming more of a requirement these days. I find it disappointing that of all the reasons listed here as to my = activity, none was offered as to that of an innocent nature. Why is = that? It so happens that I have been training falcons at this location = for more than 10 years. I have been at this site 2 - 4 times each week = for the last 6 weeks. Was I aware there was a Gyr 4 miles away? No. Would I have flown my bird = if I had known, of course. There is a mature Bald Eagle in the immediate = area that is of concern also. We also have to contend with wild = Peregrines that go thru from time to time. But if I let all these = obstacles stop me, I would never leave the house. As to the waterfowl, = If they interfere with my ability to train my bird, than I would move, = they have not. It would seem, some of you are willing to make judgments based on your = limited perception of animal behavior. I believe you are at a = disadvantage as you have not considered options that you obviously are = not aware of. As for the hunting season in Minnesota, small game is legal until the = end of February. Migratory waterfowl ended January 13 or 14, I am not = sure. I very seldom hunt ducks in Minnesota, and never field ducks. = There is no regulation as to a season in which to train raptors. Hopefully, in the future we can replace conjecture with communication.=20 --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C74236.BA9A2580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My name is John Kellner, </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>I am the falconer the four gentlemen where spying on. All = of this=20 drama could have been prevented if these men were straight forward = enough to=20 approach me in the field. While I am not given to entertaining = strangers, I=20 certainly would have been kind enough to explain what I was doing. It = would=20 seem, the need to do so, is becoming more of a requirement these=20 days.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I find it disappointing that of = all the=20 reasons listed here as to my activity, none was offered as to that = of an=20 innocent nature. Why is that? It so happens that I have been training = falcons at=20 this location for more than 10 years. I have been at this = site 2=20 - 4 times each week for the last 6 weeks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Was I aware there was a Gyr 4 miles = away? No. Would=20 I have flown my bird if I had known, of course. There is a mature Bald = Eagle in=20 the immediate area that is of concern also. We also have to contend with = wild=20 Peregrines that go thru from time to time. But if I let all these = obstacles stop=20 me, I would never leave the house. As to the waterfowl, If they = interfere with=20 my ability to train my bird, than I would move, they have = not.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It would seem, some of you are willing = to make=20 judgments based on your limited perception of animal behavior. = I believe=20 you are at a disadvantage as you have not considered options that=20 you obviously are not aware of.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for the hunting season in Minnesota, = small=20 game is legal until the end of February. Migratory waterfowl = ended=20 January 13 or 14, I am not sure. I very seldom hunt ducks in = Minnesota, and=20 never field ducks. There is no regulation as to a season in which to = train=20 raptors.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hopefully, in the future we can replace conjecture with = communication.=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> <html> <p><center> <font size=3D"3"><br> --- <a href=3D"http://www.usfamily.net/dialup.html">USFamily.Net</a> - <b>$8.25/mo!</b> -- <a href=3D"http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html">Highspeed</a> - <b>$19.99/mo!</b> ---<br> </font> </center></p> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C74236.BA9A2580--