when is "too much" just right?

it's been said that Samuel Colt, inventor and innovator of Colt firearms, said that "God created man, Colt equalized them". (or something similar, anyway...)

i wonder about that...

many times while afoot and seeking to stuff a fur bearing creature into my game bag after harvesting it, I've come on these fur bearing, four footed rockets on feet and have been left with my mouth hanging agape at the speed they have when in full flight!

now, it's true, that there are no known creatures on this planet, that can out run a bullet, an arrow or even an airgun pellet...that's supposed to be "the equalizer" in our case...where man, the predator, does not have the ability to out run, for the biggest part, ANY of the quarry he seeks, he must make it up...or go hungry (rhetorically speaking, of course)

think I'm kidding? just watch quail run...their legs are moving so fast they're not visible; they run as fast as they fly, if not faster. around here, we have a species of lizards that don't grow over 2", maybe 3", in overall length yet when threatened or in danger, they are so fast you cannot see them...they appear to be a blur traveling along the ground...even the prehistoric appearing horny toads can travel at near supersonic speeds (it seems like) and some of the snakes, including the sometimes dangerous, rattlesnake, can move with startling speed that has and will, continue to, astound me. how can anything that doesn't have legs travel so fast??

now, i will NOT pursue and catch rattlesnakes, by hand, but i have pursued and caught many other snakes and lizards and again, (ya gotta watch 'em and sneak up on 'em when they're 'still') I'm totally awed by these cold blooded creatures and their survival mechanisms.

ever see a deer speed off? or watch an antelope (also know by many speed related nicknames) speed along the prairie? even elephants can outrun man on foot.

it's very evident to me, that God, did indeed, endow these creatures with benefits to survive he DID NOT give us, but he did give us the mind to "equalize" with.

with that in mind, it's no wonder man has devised other methods to hunt with other than foot pursuit. the firearm being the principle method now days.

whether or not you agree with firearms and hunting or not, you have to admit...there's a lot you may, or may not like, that influence us in our pursuits.

when you reach the age i am and still want to pursue the critters...you gotta do something...even if means getting a bigger gun or heavier draw weight bow...