Herman...is this you?!?

[JOE]

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Barry Kidd understands that you just can't go around "shooting people," but he also knows that what is his, is his, and that he works hard, and that people coming onto his farm in rural Saskatchewan and looking to steal something — or worse — are people he is not about to back down from.



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"Most farmers are armed in the field," Kidd says. "It has always been that way for us — you don't want a skunk to go through your combine (harvester) since, when you ask a skunk to move, he won't — so for that reason we have always carried guns.



"But now that has been added to something altogether different: We have guns. We carry guns, and we want the criminals to know it."



Around noon on Sept. 19, a farm labourer on a property near Fiske, a rural crossroads with an old curling rink and even an older grain elevator, saw three men in the road and a black SUV parked nearby. He slowed his vehicle. Drawing closer, he realized the men were masked — and armed. One levelled a pistol at the windshield of the truck, whereupon the labourer ducked and barrelled toward the trio. No shots were fired, an RCMP manhunt ensued.



The search ended without any arrests, but it has triggered a movement among the province's farmers to openly declare themselves armed and prepared to protect what is their own. Photos of rifles in combines proliferated on social media in the days after the episode near Fiske. A Facebook page — Farmers With Firearms — was launched. Its members sprang into action this past Monday evening, providing updates on a high-speed pursuit involving a green pickup truck that had been spotted in a farmyard northwest of Rosetown. Several farmers gave chase. Local RCMP were called twice before responding, according to a farmer privy to the details of the chase, who requested anonymity. RCMP would not confirm the incident, or whether any arrests had been made.



Barry Kidd doesn't fault the Mounties. They are overwhelmed, he says. Kidd now sleeps with a shotgun next to his bed. It used to be for coyotes. The third generation wheat grower met with 10 other farmers recently to discuss forming rural patrols and using drones to monitor their land near Rosetown. Two years ago, his house was robbed. Now he padlocks all the doors that he once left open.

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Barry Kidd understands that you just can't go around "shooting people," but he also knows that what is his, is his, and that he works hard, and that people coming onto his farm in rural Saskatchewan and looking to steal something — or worse — are people he is not about to back down from.



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"Most farmers are armed in the field," Kidd says. "It has always been that way for us — you don't want a skunk to go through your combine (harvester) since, when you ask a skunk to move, he won't — so for that reason we have always carried guns.



"But now that has been added to something altogether different: We have guns. We carry guns, and we want the criminals to know it."



Around noon on Sept. 19, a farm labourer on a property near Fiske, a rural crossroads with an old curling rink and even an older grain elevator, saw three women in the road and a black SUV parked nearby. He slowed his vehicle. Drawing closer, he realized the women were masked — and armed. One levelled a pistol at the windshield of the truck, whereupon the labourer ducked and barrelled toward the trio. No shots were fired, an RCMP manhunt ensued.



The search ended without any arrests, but it has triggered a movement among the province's farmers to openly declare themselves armed and prepared to protect what is their own. Photos of rifles in combines proliferated on social media in the days after the episode near Fiske. A Facebook page — Farmers With Firearms — was launched. Its members sprang into action this past Monday evening, providing updates on a high-speed pursuit involving a green pickup truck that had been spotted in a farmyard northwest of Rosetown. Several farmers gave chase. Local RCMP were called twice before responding, according to a farmer privy to the details of the chase, who requested anonymity. RCMP would not confirm the incident, or whether any arrests had been made.



Barry Kidd doesn't fault the Mounties. They are overwhelmed, he says. Kidd now sleeps with a shotgun next to his bed. It used to be for coyotes. The third generation wheat grower met with 10 other farmers recently to discuss forming rural patrols and using drones to monitor their land near Rosetown. Two years ago, his house was robbed. Now he padlocks all the doors that he once left open.

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[GORDY GAMBINO]

If I had that shed I will fill it full of plants...thats what the thieves are after his crop.

[Anonymous]

If I had that shed I will fill it full of plants...thats what the thieves are after his crop.

With the price of oil and potash down and this country's inability to build a world class pipeline to tidewater, people in rural Saskatchewan are finding ways to supplement their income.

[GORDY GAMBINO]

Good on them mate.

[Anonymous]

Good on them mate.

Good on us.

[GORDY GAMBINO]

got it ;)

[Bricktop]

Allo, allo allo...what's going on here, then?

[Anonymous]

Allo, allo allo...what's going on here, then?

Oh, hell I don't know. Everybody in rural Saskatchewan has firearms. I have a 22 and a 270 if I get pesky badgers digging big holes or a nice buck on my property.

[Bricktop]

MMMM...I think a search warrant might be in order.

[Anonymous]

MMMM...I think a search warrant might be in order.

I think not.

[GORDY GAMBINO]

Search warrant not required for firearms



Some detective you are soxy couldn't track an elephant through the snow.



Back to uniform duties for you. Can you read traffic lights ?? Good plod.

[Anonymous]

Allo, allo allo...what's going on here, then?

Oh, hell I don't know. Everybody in rural Saskatchewan has firearms. I have a 22 and a 270 if I get pesky badgers digging big holes or a nice buck on my property.

Are your firearms legal Herman?



Do most farmers in Saskatchewan own firearms in your opinion?

[Anonymous]

Allo, allo allo...what's going on here, then?

Oh, hell I don't know. Everybody in rural Saskatchewan has firearms. I have a 22 and a 270 if I get pesky badgers digging big holes or a nice buck on my property.

Are your firearms legal Herman?



Do most farmers in Saskatchewan own firearms in your opinion?

Yes, I have a restricted PAL too, but I do not own any restricted guns. And yes again, nearly every farmer in Saskatchewan has a long gun or two or more.