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mullet:
All hunters need to support and stick together. I've hunted with slingshots, compounds, 22's, whatever I can hunt with. If you do it for meat or for the horns, it's a personnel preference. I know guy's that hunt Traditional for horns only. But the deer is cleaned and the meat given away.
I've noticed on a lot of sites is it is almost foolish to let people know how you like to hunt. There will always be somebody to complain about your hunting style or YOUR PERSONNEL HUNTING ETHICS. I hunt for meat. But like others have said, if big horns walk by, I'm shooting.
Also with my work schedule now, I'm thinking about saving my money for a once in a lifetime hunt. I do not think anybody has a right to judge another person on their hunting habits or lifestyle. JMO, if everybody is going to the woods for the right reasons, it's a Personnel thing.
Tsalagi:
Well, here in Flagstaff near opening day, liquor stores hang orange banners with various beer company logos on them that say "Welcome Hunters!" on them. To me, this is pretty disgusting and does nothing for the image of hunters. This feeds the stereotype of "Drunk hunters out there shooting at everything that moves..." that many people who are against hunting use. I've found there are three kinds of anti-hunters. The first is a utopianist who thinks we should all be vegans and never kill any living being and that's where the politically-active ones come from. The second is opposed the idea of killing animals because we have meat in the store and these are some of the people who vote against hunting. The third is against hunting because of some negative experience with hunters or having personally witnessed something disturbing. This third group also includes people who lost a loved one in a preventable hunting accident. All three of these people see these banners and see total confirmation that their stereotypes are correct. And we've had two people here shot and killed by high power rifles during elk season from people shooting at movement. They died hard, terrible deaths---totally preventable deaths. One was shot by a family member who'll have to live with that for the rest of his life. And liquor stores hang banners to welcome hunters...
About the banner, what do we teach kids about firearms safety, or bow safety for that matter? Never shoot while drinking. So what message do those banners tell kids we're trying to teach the right way? Do as we say, not as we do? That doesn't work. Anyone who snuck out dad or mom's cigarettes or booze knows that. And what do those banners tell the public? That what we say and what we do (and live) are two different things. And there are people that support those banners saying it supports hunting. Well....no. I support ethical hunting, not all hunting. If someone is shooting game from a helicopter, I say that's wrong. I don't care if it's legal where they are, it's still wrong. What's legal isn't always ethical and what's ethical isn't always legal. If someone does something I'm ethically opposed to, I don't support them. I don't like trophy hunting. Never have, never will. I'm very strict on reasons I take life and I don't take life flippantly or for personal aggrandizement. Am I asking everyone to do as I do? No. I live a life that's very an eclectic, so to speak. It's unfair if I ask others to do that. But, quid pro quo, I'm not going to gulp air to keep my lunch down and support trophy hunters just because they're "hunters". When I say "trophy hunting", I'm talking about people that kill animals solely to put a head on the wall and inflate their egos.
Just my own opinions...
profsaffel:
--- Quote from: Tsalagi on August 28, 2010, 11:23:44 pm ---Well, here in Flagstaff near opening day, liquor stores hang orange banners with various beer company logos on them that say "Welcome Hunters!" on them. To me, this is pretty disgusting and does nothing for the image of hunters. This feeds the stereotype of "Drunk hunters out there shooting at everything that moves..."
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Hmmm. Reminds me of taking the "Winston" out of NASCAR...
Maybe the owners think that if the hunters are liquored up, they'll spend more on huntin' supplies. :P Heck, the last time I was shopping in [insert name of overpriced glorified hunting apparel and gear store here] I felt like downing a few drinks. :D
kinkfeather:
did some soul searching.went out an shot my recurve bows found out that i was a better shot with them.i made some longbows this year an swore to hunt with them.one thing that bothers me is not making a good shot.i believe i owe to the game i hunt the best shot i can make.i think alot of bow hunters struggle with this decision.i an not ready to hunt with my longbows yet.go with what best works for me.made some wooden arrows this year but they do not shoot as good as my carbons.so i will use carbons to hunt with.now for compounds no reason to hunt with some thing that does not feel comfortable with.no sights the same reason,releace no for the same reason.now the stablizer does quieten my bow down an add stability.now i do make my own strings it is cheaper.i am a meat hunter not a traditional yet.kink
kinkfeather:
thanks alot scott.kink
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