If you ’re looking forunicornsin an enchanted forest or anywhere on Earth , you ’d better have a hunting license — fortunately , Michigan ’s Lake Superior State University ( LSSU ) issues them for free .
In the early 1970s , LSSU ’s public relations director Bill Rabeteamedup with a few English prof to found the Department of Natural Unicorns of the Unicorn Hunters . Huntersgot exchange toquesterslater that X to make it empty the organization did n’t condone the pop ofmythical beasts . In fact , the licenses do n’t allow the economic consumption of any weapons , except rubber - tip arrow during October ’s annual “ bow - and - arrow ” week .
in the first place , licenses had to be physically send to applicants , a job that often fell to Rabe ’s tike during summer vacation . “ A few days after my dad would be on wireless , TV , or in the paper , the office would get atonof petition for a license . Sometimes hundreds , ” James Rabe , now a radio innkeeper , wrotefor Y105FM . “ Which made for the weird summertime job ever , mailing Unicorn Hunting Licenses to masses all over the world . ”
To become a endorse quester these days , all you have to do is print out thisPDFversion of the license , sign your name , and netmail a photo of you holding the licence tomarketing@lssu.edu(specifying whether or not you deed over the university permit to share the picture on social media ) . After that , you ’re free to chase unicorn — as long as you abide by all departmentalregulations .
There are quite a few of those , though many are optional . Questing time of year runs all year , with two important exceptions : Valentine ’s Day , and whenever “ thetooth fairyorSanta Clausis around . ” Since those magical beings are about as elusive as unicorn , you could probably disregard that caveat . Rookie questers should take a look at the “ questing kit ” for recommendations about what to bring ; items include “ serious spirit , ” “ general levity , ” “ Arthurian legendbooks and/or wreak byChaucer , ” and a flaskful of cognac ( for you , not the unicorn ) .
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