[censored] in your panties. We are native Californians and only left because dorks like you have overwhelmed the good people in the state. As the former sole source trainer for the CA DF&G I am very aware of the negative effect your kind has on real conservation efforts in the state.

When you learn the facts you can begin to think about approaching subjects like this with your betters. In the meantime learn some manners and PLEASE stay away from Idaho. We don't like your kind here.

Ron Hood
an Ex-Californian and proud of it.

And my following email:
Ron,

I must admit that I had no intention of forcing you to resort to name-calling and other substandard forms of communication, but since I have, I will think of you as someone who is very sensitive by nature and not willing to embrace the value of criticism and admonishment for what it truly is. You are probably right that you are older than me, for whatever that is worth, but I am certainly mature enough not to think that anybody is "better" than anybody else, not even age will grant "betterness", and of course to not resort to disgusting forms of slang and tough-guy talk.

By the way, that site that you referred me to has this heading:

WILD TROUT & CATCH-AND-RELEASE WATERS

The emphasis is of course on catch and release, since as we both know by now that CA Golden Trout are a threatened species, not even old tough guys are allowed to keep them after a catch.

Catch-and-Release means just that, though at this point in my realization of just what it is that I have attempted to admonish, I think that may be quite irrelevant to you, since your emotions have gotten in the way of your being able to communicate intelligently, that is to say, in the least, without cussing, name-calling, and ego-tripping.

I hope you find "better" language to use, especially considering all the wisdom you must have with regards to how old you are, and I also hope that you can find a way to "better" manage your anger. We are all learning, and as long as we are alive, regardless of our age and who is to blame for our discontentment, we will continue to learn.

For what it is worth, as a native Californian to a native Californian, I'm glad you have found what you were looking for in Idaho, since the "dorks" in CA such as myself have made life less than pleasant for you here. I hope that more people who don't like "dorks" like me, can one day escape from their own private hells and find paradise, such as you have. But, not all of us desire to simply up and leave. We love CA, much as you might have once. We even love our humble native CA Golden Trout, and that is why we don't eat them, and why principle says catch and release only. They are a threatened species. Let's not allow our ego's to further endanger them.

I have spent a considerable amount of time in Idaho. I love Idaho. It is one of the most beautiful places on the Earth, and the trout that I have caught and eaten there were amazing, but they were not a sensitive species or a threatened species. But despite these things, considering that we all have emotional hang-ups now and again, and as it seems that you are a very angry and hostile person, as a personal favor to you, the next time I am in Idaho, I will be sure to stay well away from your neck of the woods. I hope that knowing that I am sensitive to your logistical needs helps to ease your frustrations, if only just a little.

Thanks for your response. I always appreciate an honest and deliberate response. I now know where you are coming from and what kind of mind-set you presently have. I always do a little "testing the waters", so to speak, before I consign myself to learning from someone about the all-important topic of survival, or about anything at all, for that matter. I think you know where I am going with this, but in case you don't, I will explain by simply stating that I was done with potty-talk, name-calling, and ego-wars in about the fifth grade, and so naturally I am not generally inclined to prefer that "bygone" method of learning, and since you lack the patience and forbearance to handle appropriate criticisms, you are in no position to be considered as an instructor of any socially acceptable merit, at least not to a "dork" like me. So, I have decided not to come to your survival school. Perhaps at another time, but then again, after reading what only your psychologist should hear, I think not. Nonetheless, I hope, may God find you in His heart.

Better days to you, always,

Troy