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So, moose season is over. Saw my first Alaska bull last night. When I realized he wasn't legal, I played with him. I am learning how to call. Very cool stuff. Good thing I obey the law...I wasn't 25 yards from him and he was curious about my (bungled) cow and bull calls. My .300 win mag would have done him right in. The cows are starting to get desperate. I found another cow and managed to keep her within 20 yards for at least 30 minutes. Then another cow showed up!

Everywhere I looked there was a moose. I guess hunters have taken all the bulls so the cows seem really receptive to any call. Especially mine, which need work. It is good to know that if I needed meat, I could have shot at least 4 animals. Not a lot else is new. Going to Anchorage tomorrow to see a homicide client so will use the opportunity after work to stock up for winter. As for current events, I have two comments. First, the new attorney general of the United States. Although I am no fan of Bush, I appreciate one comment made by his nominee. I have written before about one of the greatest travestys in American justice, the Padilla case. In December 2002, (then) Judge Mukasey ordered the government to let Padilla talk to a defense attorney. Prosecutors who initially resisted were scolded in the following order: "Lest any confusion remain, this is not a suggestion or a request that Padilla be permitted to consult with counsel, and it is certainly not an invitation to conduct a further 'dialogue' about whether he will be permitted to do so," Mukasey wrote in the March 2003 order. "It is a ruling ? a determination ? that he will be permitted to do so." I wish every judge could be as protective of the Constitution in every case. Alas, this order is such big news because it is so unusual. Usually, a judge just lets the Government do whatever it wants. Second, the student who was tasered for not giving up a microphone. Andrew Meyers was given a small taste of what awaits every American who dares to challenge a government leader. Every time this sort of thing happens it becomes a little more acceptable. A little less shocking. Wow. The police tase you for daring to ask a politician a question. Am I the only one who sees the beginning of the end? Who sees a link between this case and this future (which also happens to be the past)? You people are insane.