Apparently folks can’t wait to shoot beavers in Aragon Georgia.
No help needed in hunt for Aragon beavers
Chris Hindman has one simple message for Aragon residents following his and two other contractors beginning their hunt for the beavers blocking up the spring that feeds the mill pond: Stay away.
The trio of hunters who were asked by the city to get rid of the beaver population on land adjacent to the mill pond, have killed two beavers so far and will be continuing their city-sanctioned hunt. But first they want to make sure local residents understand that their help is not needed in the hunt.
Following last week’s SJ article on the need to eradicate the beaver population, Hindman said he saw several posts on Facebook alluding to local residents who planned to join the hunt.
“We just want ourselves and people to be safe,” he said
Killing beavers is such a special treat in Georgia. Everyone wants to do it. Maybe next time they should hold a lottery?
Aragon is postage stamp of a town with about 2000 people that was named for the deposits of Aragonite – (not a misspelling of Tolkien, as I originally thought.) This little sliver of a region on the northwestern border of the state that is already listed as “abnormally dry” on the drought monitor maps. What are the odds they will come crying to FEMA for drought relief after the entire town lined up to kill the water-savers?
Loved this yesterday and had to share. Actual rain fell from the actual sky. You can’t believe how good it smelled.
Last night we sat sentinel in hopes of seeing a beaver at ward or the footbridge. We saw a green heron, several bats, and a family of raccoons swimming up the creek, but no beavers. The sky felt sorry for us and treated us to a beautiful light show after most our delicate and scented rain. Lory and Ron took this photo from their home a few blocks away, but you get the idea. Even without beavers, it was magical.
