11-17-2024, 12:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2024, 08:14 AM by Punatang.
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Great article Edge. Thanks for sharing. I had to get a trap recently after a particular swine decided to continually take more than his fair share of our sweet potatoes. He became smoke meat and we recuperated our loss. I had one as a pet once long ago. She was a tiny "squeaker" who was caught in a Hawaiian farmer's trap. They are much more intelligent than dogs and very loyal and loving. She would come running out of the forest whenever I called her.
This reminded me of your other post in another thread today. No aloha for invaders.
Many of the new fences on Kaua‘i and other islands have proven controversial among hunters, including native Hawaiians, who have already had their access to land blocked by wealthy landowners erecting fences around their private Xanadus. “The only invasive species is the white man coming in the forest and fencing,” reads one public comment submitted in response to a fencing proposal on the island of Hawai‘i, also known as the Big Island.
ETA: More on scrubs...
They could continue their subsistence traditions, at least until the plantations were subdivided and sold off to new arrivals like Mark Zuckerberg and Bette Midler, who began controlling access to their compounds with gates, walls, and fences. “People cannot go hunt like they used to,” he says. “Shame on the American people who stop cultural heritage.”
This reminded me of your other post in another thread today. No aloha for invaders.
Many of the new fences on Kaua‘i and other islands have proven controversial among hunters, including native Hawaiians, who have already had their access to land blocked by wealthy landowners erecting fences around their private Xanadus. “The only invasive species is the white man coming in the forest and fencing,” reads one public comment submitted in response to a fencing proposal on the island of Hawai‘i, also known as the Big Island.
ETA: More on scrubs...
They could continue their subsistence traditions, at least until the plantations were subdivided and sold off to new arrivals like Mark Zuckerberg and Bette Midler, who began controlling access to their compounds with gates, walls, and fences. “People cannot go hunt like they used to,” he says. “Shame on the American people who stop cultural heritage.”
I wish you all the best.