Ever heard of the old saying, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it?” Sure you have and like most of us at least once you probably didn’t adhere to it and ended up creating a real problem that would have been better off left alone. There’s just something inside of us that thinks we can make things better, even when it comes to that master (or is it mistress?) of perfect design, Mother Nature.

LA Senator Dan Claitor has authored Senate Bill 573 that would eliminate the taking of red drum with bow and arrow. It's nothing new. There was a similar attempt a few years back that failed to become law. This bill is slightly different in that its only rationalization is that redfish are classified as "gamefish" in Louisiana and that other gamefish species such as bass, bream and sacalait cannot be taken with bows and arrows even though any other species fresh or saltwater can. Incidentally no one seems to care about all the other species like sheepshead that far outnumber the number of redfish taken. Other "game" that can be legally taken by bow and arrow include deer, turkeys, rabbits, squirrels ducks, quail and many other species.

Someone please, is there a plan for hunters like the federal witness protection program? If there is I’d like to highly recommend it to Jamison Stone. I think he really needs to lay low for quite a while. Remember Jamison, the eleven year-old, Alabama kid who made national headlines for killing a giant hog with his trusty pistol? Ok maybe you didn’t, so here’s the original story as best can be determined.