A certain hunter in the community, not this community, but one far away, believed that he should have the right to hunt anywhere he wanted. He railed against people posting their property with “No Hunting” signs. He led public protests and published “op-ed” articles in the newspaper.
He organized petitions to remove “No Hunting” signs from private property since they were an eyesore and a public nuisance. He tried to get Open Hunting legislation passed in his state.
He led hunting parties on other people’s private property without permission, daring law enforcement to punish him. He was a passionate activist insisting on the rights of hunters to hunt wherever they wanted.
This same hunter owned a sweet little plot of forest land next to a river that teemed with wildlife. This was his secret spot where he always got his bag limit.
When he found others on his property, he notified law enforcement and insisted they be prosecuted for trespassing.
On more than one occasion he had brandished a pistol at fishermen who were fishing in a boat on the river in public waters, claiming they had no right to fish next to his shoreline.
This hunter was every bit as adamant that other people should not trespass on his private property as he was insisting he should have a right to hunt wherever he wanted.
When an investigative journalist exposed his hypocrisy publicly on a community website, a group of landowners planned a public protest on his sweet little plot of forest land.
The protest was peaceful, but the hunter showed up waving around a handgun and threatening everyone there. He tripped and fell, discharging his gun, striking a protester in the leg.
As he was being arrested, the hunter railed that he had a right to protect his land. He simply could not understand that he was a hypocrite, wanting rights for himself but not for others.
