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Clinton W. Taylor replies: br> I'm not sure why Ms. Morrill is opposed to my idea for longer hunting seasons or how advocating them will make hunters look bad. I would love to see states that only allow hunting with shotgun slugs extend their slug-only seasons to incorporate muzzle loaders, and vice versa. /p>

It is my understanding that slugs-only states established that rule because legislators fear rifle bullets that miss their mark would travel too far and present a safety risk. Since a big, slow shotgun slug is ballistically similar to a big, slow muzzle-loader ball, there seems to be little reason to maintain separate seasons on safety grounds.

My point here is: hunt with what you like, but don't require me to hunt with what you like.

p> OIL RIGGED br> Re: Paul Sperry's The Facts about Big Oil : /p> p>Mr. Sperry's comments will not be discussed or debated by the media or the politicians. All the consumer knows is that the price at the pump keeps going up. I doubt the average American knows or cares whether the oil companies are reinvesting their money in exploration or refurbishing refineries. The politicians are only too happy to assuage their anger by holding hearings and condemning the oil companies for their "ugly profits." It's helpful to their re-election in 2006. br> -- Clasina Segura br> New Iberia, Louisiana

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