Nature walkers beware!

Taking a walk out in the country can be hazardous to your health! I was following a transmission corridor north of Wakefield the other week on a walk, when I came upon a hunter with a weapon what looked liked an M16. I wasn't wearing any bright colors as I thought I was on a well used trail, I yelled out to him that I was human, but he was not amused. At least he didn't shoot me for scaring away his potential prize. I decided to get back to my car pronto, but on the way back, I met what must have been his very camouflaged wife sitting on the ground, didn't see her until I was only a few feet away. She was locked and loaded and sitting on the ground absolutely invisible and ready to blow away any animal that wandered her way. She scolded me for being out there during hunting season. There were no private property signage indicating this was a hunting spot. I didn't dare tell her that I'm vegetarian, she looked like a female equivalent of Rambo, I thanked her for not shooting me. I don't dislike hunters but I detest their attitude that wild lands and wildlife seem to belong to them. We're lucky to have the Gatineau Park to wander, but I've always enjoyed takern the path not taken in my journeys in my backyard paradise. Maybe I need to rethink my vision of nature's freedom?