They did an article on this a year or so ago in the local paper (Minneapolis). As I recall the guns they were talking about had long barrels, not normal length barrels with extensions.
The originator developed them to make crow hunting quieter, so as not to rile his neighbors. They then went on to use them for deer suppresion in urban parks.
We have a lot of parks here, with a lot of deer. The article said the long gunners would work from tree stands, some of which were only a couple of hundred feet from houses. No one had noticed the gunfire or complained, though the hunters would only go out after dark, and wouldn't give their names, because they were afraid of being harassed by deer lovers.
I find it odd that there is concern over our growing wolf population, when wolves have yet to kill or attack anyone, but there is no talk about reducing the deer population, even though deer kill several people every year (in traffic accidents)
The originator developed them to make crow hunting quieter, so as not to rile his neighbors. They then went on to use them for deer suppresion in urban parks.
We have a lot of parks here, with a lot of deer. The article said the long gunners would work from tree stands, some of which were only a couple of hundred feet from houses. No one had noticed the gunfire or complained, though the hunters would only go out after dark, and wouldn't give their names, because they were afraid of being harassed by deer lovers.
I find it odd that there is concern over our growing wolf population, when wolves have yet to kill or attack anyone, but there is no talk about reducing the deer population, even though deer kill several people every year (in traffic accidents)