{"id":8251,"date":"2024-12-11T21:33:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8251"},"modified":"2024-12-11T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:33:42","slug":"not-gonna-rail-on-about-this-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8251","title":{"rendered":"Not gonna rail on about this, but&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/11\/rail_car_DJI_20241115165043_0324-8a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/11\/rail_car_DJI_20241115165043_0324-8a.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/11\/rail_car_DJI_20241115165043_0324-8a-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/11\/rail_car_DJI_20241115165043_0324-8a-444x300.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rules are made for a reason.  I mentioned in a previous post that one of my rules is that I stop my photo roaming during deer (rifle) season.  First, I don&#8217;t want to be one of those folks on the news who took a stray bullet through the door of my truck.  Second, I don&#8217;t want to be out roaming section lines and gravel roads when there are plenty of idiots irritating landowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me clarify that previous comment: I don&#8217;t think hunters are idiots.  Most of my friends hunt, and I did at one time, too.  I can say with confidence that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">none<\/span> of them are idiots.  There are, however, a number of exceptional idiots whose foolishness and lack of consideration vastly outperform their number.  It&#8217;s those who put landowners on edge, and the last thing they need is me poking around &#8211; even on the road &#8211; during the hunting season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did run into such a landowner recently.  They told me I was on private property (something I work hard to avoid).  I pointed out that no, I was on a section line, and was told &#8220;Well, if you keep going, you will end up on private property.&#8221;  After assuring them that all I wanted to do was take a drone shot of an old farmstead, they were satisfied&#8230;but still quite leery of my presence.  I took my photos and left the way I came, chastising myself for violating my rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally I am sympathetic to Columbus&#8217; position on the importance of rules in Zombieland.  Since everything with me is a movie reference, song lyric, or meme, I pondered this on the drive back to town, thankful that I got the shot without getting shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rules are made for a reason. I mentioned in a previous post that one of my rules is that I stop my photo roaming during deer (rifle) season. 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