The Giant White Line That Runs Through My House

Hubby and I agree on a TON of political issues, but there are a few we completely disagree on. One. Gun control. Two. Deer killing in Helena.

I am not going to speak to the first - because dear GOD I love my marriage right now. I will say this - for the first time in my life I live with guns. I EFFING hate it.

The second is a little less contentious in our marriage. The Helena deer debate. I say let them live - after all, we are kind of moving in on their territory. I may be swayed to shoot them up with birth control (I do loves me some pharmacutical control over baby makin'), but murdering those fuzzy big eyed creatures seems a little extreme and gross to me.

Hubby wants them gunned down, gutted and turned over to hungry people. In fact, it is how he chose who he would vote for in the recent city commission race - not on their position on zoning. Kill? Yes or No.

It is hard to find "articulate" people that share my point of view. Many of the "let 'em livers" are nuts and babble on and on about animal rights, but rarely do you find the "let 'em livers" making a reasonable argument and including economics in the big picture. Thanks to Wild Bill, us nutso deer lovers may have a rational voice. Thanks Bill. Our Most Expensive Deer.

To me, urban deer are just part of the we-don’t-live-in-a-perfect-world deal, no different than pigeons and squirrels and dog poop or your lawn and neighbors who don’t shovel their walks. We city folks created this great deer habitat, so how can we be surprised or upset when deer use it? As any hunter knows, game animals naturally gravitate to habitat closed to hunting--and stay there if they find enough to eat.

My most favorite idea was to abolish the leash law in Helena. My most brilliant friend CL and I devised yet a better plan. Let the dogs out of the pound. Fix them. Train them to chase deer into the hills. Give them little orange vests and badges. Tell the citizens of H-Town it is their duty to provide food for the Helena Vigilante Deer Chasing Dogs. I see absolutely NO problems with this solution.

Oh and a big cheers to 2008. I am pretty sure it is going to be the best year ever. I mean, it has to be. There is no legislative session.