tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216066805222313352.post6930419921868835157..comments2020-12-16T00:15:37.524-08:00Comments on Mustang A Day Personal Challenge of LindaLMartin: In Memory of Davy Greasewood ...Linda Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03231797482757291914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216066805222313352.post-89805300080177786422012-01-13T16:48:47.809-08:002012-01-13T16:48:47.809-08:00I know what you mean Amy. Our country side is litt...I know what you mean Amy. Our country side is littered with it from coast to coast. And its so horridly dangerous. People who are unaccustomed to handing it will have to be taught how to safely. And they will have to find someone with the right equipment to salvage the larger amounts of it. <br /><br />I was thinking last night this has almost become the " land mine" issue of the USA. My mom has a little over 6 acres and it was never fenced, thankfully, because it was harvested forest land before it was developed. However every farm Ive leased has had areas that were unusable because of wire. One has to teach their horses to be very careful but it only takes one hot head to panic in a wire situation and the event will be devastating and final. One farm I leased We used to go out one or two days a month just to pick up loose wire as it appeared. We rolled it when it was single strand. We folded the American Wire so we could carry it out. We didnt get it all because the farm was over 100 years old. This is why when you have a farm every one on staff has to carry pliers on them all the time. You just never know what you will run into. We are very sad about Davy. Maybe there will be something good come out of it.Linda Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231797482757291914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216066805222313352.post-7661220538282325192012-01-12T22:45:06.381-08:002012-01-12T22:45:06.381-08:00I find old barbed wire on my own 6.75 acres of hea...I find old barbed wire on my own 6.75 acres of heaven all too frequently. Some spots there is so much of it I have just fenced around it. . . would need a tractor to remove it and it's in the back woods. I have no idea where it came from or why it was left. I've had barbwire injuries because of it and it's frustrating! You think you get it all and the next rain more pops up. I can only imagine it is a billion times worse out there on the range. There is NO easy way to get barbed wire out. You can't haul it out by hand, there is too much of it. you can't pack it out, it's dangerous, and you can't drive it out cause it's in locations that aren't accessible. I hope some headway is made with it but a jumble of barbwire isn't anything near as easy to move as a nice spool of wire going up on a fence. Terrible tragedy for Davy though. So sad.Amy Spiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386943217143892111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216066805222313352.post-19617924774438178902012-01-12T22:04:13.193-08:002012-01-12T22:04:13.193-08:00I think that is a great idea, Puller. I hope the g...I think that is a great idea, Puller. I hope the groups local to the HMAs consider that when they organize their efforts.Linda Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231797482757291914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216066805222313352.post-37780329323823350322012-01-12T18:32:28.227-08:002012-01-12T18:32:28.227-08:00Nice article Linda and valid points. I would also...Nice article Linda and valid points. I would also recommend contacting any groups (including hunters) who also utilize the HMAs to help clean up, either organized or when they are hiking, camping or hunting and bring back wire to be disposed of.Pullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886565528063886400noreply@blogger.com