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What assholes.
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What assholes.
You can always send him your love, eh 'Real?
http://m.yelp.ca/biz/walter-j-palmer-dds-minneapolis
Lots of others did!
OK, it's stupid. But when we see the atrocities being committed every minute now around the world, it is kinda comical seeing every "Joe" and Jane dance to this "today's tune"
One stupid Dem congress woman has put forward a bill to have the feds investigate
spare me
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OK, it's stupid. But when we see the atrocities being committed every minute now around the world, it is kinda comical seeing every "Joe" and Jane dance to this "today's tune"
One stupid Dem congress woman has put forward a bill to have the feds investigate
spare me
Well cc, its a serious charge if a person illegally kills a species such as a lion from one of Africa's parks. If I'm not mistaken, some countries execute poachers on site. They're treated or looked on as murderers. At very least, they can face prison time.
Anyways, that dentist went into hiding and now the zimbabwe police are lookin' for him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3177303/PICTURED-American-dentist-passion-hunting-killed-Cecil-Lion-bow-arrow-Zimbabwe.html
He may have caused an incident since it may get International wildlife and other organizations involved.
No, its not anythin' to be taken lightly, cc.
Horrible :/
One word-why?
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OK, it's stupid. But when we see the atrocities being committed every minute now around the world, it is kinda comical seeing every "Joe" and Jane dance to this "today's tune"
One stupid Dem congress woman has put forward a bill to have the feds investigate
spare me
I agree. Let's not add insult to injury.
I marvel at the mentality of such a miserable human being that he takes delight, indeed, is prepared to pay a large sum of money, to slaughter one of the world's most magnificent animals.
No surprise as to his nationality.
I hope the torment continues and drives him out of business.
I don't really care about a lion. Yes, they're beautiful and it's too bad. I love those stories about the bear, tiger, and lion friends. Big cats are pretty to look at.
I think this hunter's methods are dubious. In one news segment on TV, the reporter said this dentist/hunter shot a black bear, killed it, and then dragged its body to another location to make it look legit. Now that I just can't respect, if that's true. Hunt if you're going to hunt, but hunt legally. I don't care what these animal lovers have to say. I'm not going to poo poo hunting. If I was invited to hunt ducks, for example, I would go.
Why?
Does killing animals excite you? Entertain you? Make you feel big and strong?
You don't care about a LION? What animal do you care about?
Hunting has been around for centuries. Fishermen catch fish for food. Some hunters eat their prey, some hunt for recreation. You don't have to like it. It does not mean I like to kill animals. I am not entertained by it nor does it make me feel big and strong. I am fascinated by the sport. I love animals but I also don't mind hunting. I think it's too bad this lion was killed but let's move on. There are more important things to focus on. I've never gone hunting though which explains my fascination for it. Perhaps after the first experience I might change my mind about it but I'm not saying that to appease anyone. If you don't like hunting, fine. Some of us are okay with it.
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Hunting has been around for centuries. Fishermen catch fish for food. Some hunters eat their prey, some hunt for recreation. You don't have to like it. It does not mean I like to kill animals. I am not entertained by it nor does it make me feel big and strong. I am fascinated by the sport. I love animals but I also don't mind hunting. I think it's too bad this lion was killed but let's move on. There are more important things to focus on. I've never gone hunting though which explains my fascination for it. Perhaps after the first experience I might change my mind about it but I'm not saying that to appease anyone. If you don't like hunting, fine. Some of us are okay with it.
This is how I feel too Azhya.
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There are good arguments for and against the outrage.
One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
But there's nothing wrong with being fed up and saying enough is enough once in a while. The lion was baited away from a national park(also legal!). He injured the lion with a bow and arrow, tracked it for two days and shot it. The lion was skinned and beheaded, and the guides removed its research radio collar without telling anyone.
We've done much worse to animals, but that's kind of sick.
The good doctor couldn't just take a picture and appreciate the majesty? Here's a trophy for 'dick of the year'.
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Hunting has been around for centuries. Fishermen catch fish for food. Some hunters eat their prey, some hunt for recreation. You don't have to like it. It does not mean I like to kill animals. I am not entertained by it nor does it make me feel big and strong. I am fascinated by the sport. I love animals but I also don't mind hunting. I think it's too bad this lion was killed but let's move on. There are more important things to focus on. I've never gone hunting though which explains my fascination for it. Perhaps after the first experience I might change my mind about it but I'm not saying that to appease anyone. If you don't like hunting, fine. Some of us are okay with it.
Hunting has been around for centuries, and will be with us always.
For FOOD and sustenance!! Not for entertainment, as in the case of slaughtering this beautiful lion. Or ducks, or rabbits, for that matter.
What sort of mentality ENJOYS killing animals.
It is not a "sport" by any measure. It is a carnal, barbaric act that humanity should have evolved from centuries ago.
At least this jerk will pay a huge price, and draw more attention to this evil activity.
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One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
And that makes it right?
Seriously?
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Quote from: "Romero"
One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
And that makes it right?
Seriously?
It's good context. Why are we outraged about just one lion but couldn't care less about the hundreds of others?
Quote from: "Romero"
There are good arguments for and against the outrage.
One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
But there's nothing wrong with being fed up and saying enough is enough once in a while. The lion was baited away from a national park(also legal!). He injured the lion with a bow and arrow, tracked it for two days and shot it. The lion was skinned and beheaded, and the guides removed its research radio collar without telling anyone.
We've done much worse to animals, but that's kind of sick.
The good doctor couldn't just take a picture and appreciate the majesty? Here's a trophy for 'dick of the year'.
... good post, Romero. i tend to agree with your sentiments. as long as no laws were violated then there's really no issue here. but then it's not about law with the lefty news media is it? it's about reactions based on how they feel emotionally ...
It is possible that he still may have done something illegal, or knew that something was illegal.
I do understand why people are outraged, even though we never really care about the hundreds of other lions killed. Since this one has come to our attention, we've learned about the dirty details. This "hunt" wasn't a hunt at all.
Maybe we'll do something about the plight of lions, or maybe we'll just forget and move on to the next sensation.
I just read that the dentist actually had a professional hunter finish the kill for him. He is a dick! That's not hunting! He should have just taken a picture!
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Hunting has been around for centuries, and will be with us always.
For FOOD and sustenance!! Not for entertainment, as in the case of slaughtering this beautiful lion. Or ducks, or rabbits, for that matter.
What sort of mentality ENJOYS killing animals.
It is not a "sport" by any measure. It is a carnal, barbaric act that humanity should have evolved from centuries ago.
At least this jerk will pay a huge price, and draw more attention to this evil activity.
It is a sport. Anyone can tell me otherwise until they are blue in the face but I will maintain that it is a sport. There are hunting competitions worldwide. Hunting is a way of life in many parts of the world. If you don't like it, that's just too bad. Others do it whether you like it or not and it does not make you right on this matter.
Of course I mean lawful hunting because I don't support anything done illegally.
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I do understand why people are outraged, even though we never really care about the hundreds of other lions killed.
Bullshit.
http://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au
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I marvel at the mentality of such a miserable human being that he takes delight, indeed, is prepared to pay a large sum of money, to slaughter one of the world's most magnificent animals.
No surprise as to his nationality.
I hope the torment continues and drives him out of business.
Don't start that nationality shit, old man. You Aussies slaughter more of you native animals than any other people on the planet. And for what? Dog food, gloves, fun?
We all know you stance on hunting of any kind. People like you think you are somehow morally superior because you get your half rancid chicken parts wrapped in plastic by some unwashed minimum wage store clerk in a filthy apron. Never mind the fact that the commercially raised animal that you shovel down your gullet lived an existence of pain and fear before it was slaughtered for the pleasure of your dinner table.
If you want to be outraged by the act that's fine, do it. The act deserves your outrage. But don't go casting aspersions on an entire country just because you are a twitchy old twat.
Yeah, yeah...we all know America's view on hunting. They even give guns to their kids so they can gun down niggers in churches.
I do not think I am morally superior.
In this respect, I AM morally superior. Are you assuming, as you so often do, that I do not deplore hunting in my own country? Let me clarify...regardless of the location anywhere on the planet, hunting animals for entertainment is abhorrent, barbaric and inhuman. Yes, yes, I know that I've captured the personality of your nation pretty well...but I take your point that others act like gun freaks and grow balls when aiming down the sights at defenceless animals...or in your nation's case...humans.
You asinine comparison between hunting for entertainment, and farming for food is as goofy as your country's gun laws, which practically give guns to every nut job (and there are a LOT of nut jobs) on request.
The killer of that lion is an American. Americans love guns. Americans love to kill pretty much any form of life.
Deal with it.
Lame excuse event for anti American rant #G.245
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Lame excuse event for anti American rant #G.245
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Personally I don't purchase or consume any commercial food....let alone tortured animals. So I'm in the good being repulsed by this senseless slaughter. I'm also repulsed by the selling of baby parts going on as well.
Actually Romero, lots of people care about the hundreds of lions slaughtered per year.
The authorities should just put an end to lion hunting by any means altogether.
And for that matter, all other exotic animals on the endangered species list, such as tigers, elephants.
The lion population in Africa was about 200,000 a century ago. Now its estimated to be less than a sixth ofthat, just 30,000. So in reality, we have to save as many healthy and able bodied lions as we possibly can or one day there won't be any left. Apparently, the lion is in danger of becoming extinct in West africa.
So for each Cecil the planet loses, it represents a significant % of the remaining lion population in the world.
Likewise, the Silverback Gorilla has been reduced to such small numbers, that a machine gun could literally mow the whole population down with a few rounds.
Whatever people think about the ethics of hunting, they oughta look at the numbers and wake up.
At the rate all these exotic animals are disappearing in the Wild, their days could be numbered.
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One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
And that makes it right?
Seriously?
It's good context. Why are we outraged about just one lion but couldn't care less about the hundreds of others?
...but what you fail to realize is that lions aren't just any animal such as a bear or a moose, which can be hunted down in large numbers without endangering their existence. Killing a lion, or for that matter, an elephant, a rhino, a gorilla or a panda significantly impacts their numbers. There's not an abudant supply of these animals like traditional North American game. Thats why hunting of endangered species worldwide has to end altogether.
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I don't really care about a lion. Yes, they're beautiful and it's too bad. I love those stories about the bear, tiger, and lion friends. Big cats are pretty to look at.
I think this hunter's methods are dubious. In one news segment on TV, the reporter said this dentist/hunter shot a black bear, killed it, and then dragged its body to another location to make it look legit. Now that I just can't respect, if that's true. Hunt if you're going to hunt, but hunt legally. I don't care what these animal lovers have to say. I'm not going to poo poo hunting. If I was invited to hunt ducks, for example, I would go.
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Personally I don't purchase or consume any commercial food....let alone tortured animals. So I'm in the good being repulsed by this senseless slaughter. I'm also repulsed by the selling of baby parts going on as well.
Welcome to a large element of 2015. A lion 10,000 miles away matters. Local baby parts don't
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Personally I don't purchase or consume any commercial food....let alone tortured animals. So I'm in the good being repulsed by this senseless slaughter. I'm also repulsed by the selling of baby parts going on as well.
Welcome to a large element of 2015. A lion 10,000 miles away matters. Local baby parts don't
Since when?
Just because the topic is about the slaughter of a lion, it does not follow that contributors are apathetic to other injustices.
If there is an issue with the sale of baby parts, start a thread. Let's see it.
I've never heard of it.
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I do understand why people are outraged, even though we never really care about the hundreds of other lions killed.
Bullshit.
http://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au
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Actually Romero, lots of people care about the hundreds of lions slaughtered per year.
I was just generalizing. I know lots of people really care and are trying to change things. Many anti-poachers have risked their lives and been killed.
I'm talking about how this one death has become a sensation yet most people never become nearly as outraged over the fact that it happens all the time. Though I do understand why. Hearing about the dirty details makes it more personable. I feel the same way. I was just entertaining a couple of different arguments.
He had no right or justifiable reason to kill that lion. He didn't eat it, it wasn't attacking him, it wasn't even fair game to kill it. On top of that, he didn't have the stomach to actually kill it himself.
He's not a hunter. He's a moron.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090115100428AAYSi3H
I would never try to turn a person to like hunting if they don't. Likewise, I don't appreciate being told I should not support it. I'll support anything I want to support. This is again one of those you stay in your lane and I'll stay in my lane matters. Since I've never hunted ever, I have no experience to speak of. Since there are no hunters here to answer Spectre's inquiry as to why one likes to hunt animals, here's a best answer from yahoo...
"Best Answer: For me there are many reasons. First off let me describe what I hunt and have hunted in the past. I primarily hunt pheasants and grouse. Both are small game birds. When I was younger I used to hunt deer but decided that I did not enjoy it as much as bird hunting. If I did decide to hunt deer again it would be mainly for the meat. I like venison. It is lower in fat and higher in protein than beef. I have a hunting dog that I hunt with and it is hard to explain the interaction between my dog and I but that is probably what I enjoy most. My dog loves to hunt and flush birds and retrieve them after I shoot one. Also the excitement of a pheasant flushing is hard to describe unless you experience it for yourself. Another reason is being out in the field and enjoying a nice day, getting exercise, and spending time with a friend/s. After the hunt talking about the ones we bagged and the ones that got away.
To answer your other questions:
desire to be a predator (power) - This is not the driver for me. For me it is watching the dog work and the skill involved it pulling your gun up in a split second and trying to get a shot off before the bird is out of range.
Do you feel bad for killing an animal - no, but I normally do not hunt anything I won't eat unless I am hunting with someone that I know will use it. I have a problem with anyone that wastes the meat and just kills for sport.
Population control is a really weak argument and this is coming from someone that hunts. There would be no need for population control if predator control did not preceed it. I can tell you though if I had to choose between being taken down and eaten alive by a pack of wolves or taking a bullet I would prefer the bullet. "
I think there's a degree of sadism in hunters who do it for 'sport'.
And a need to feel in control and the ability to play God.
Also they are somewhat cowardly as well.
I read stories about how your former Vice President Dick Cheney hunted down hundreds if not thousands of helpless birds yet was afraid to sign up for military service during the Vietnam War.
In fact, he received a deferment while many other men served and died in his place.
I think they call suchmen 'chickenhawks'.
...there's no need to hunt wild animals down anymore.
For food all we need to do is go to the supermarket.
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https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090115100428AAYSi3H
I would never try to turn a person to like hunting if they don't. Likewise, I don't appreciate being told I should not support it. I'll support anything I want to support. This is again one of those you stay in your lane and I'll stay in my lane matters. Since I've never hunted ever, I have no experience to speak of. Since there are no hunters here to answer Spectre's inquiry as to why one likes to hunt animals, here's a best answer from yahoo...
"Best Answer: For me there are many reasons. First off let me describe what I hunt and have hunted in the past. I primarily hunt pheasants and grouse. Both are small game birds. When I was younger I used to hunt deer but decided that I did not enjoy it as much as bird hunting. If I did decide to hunt deer again it would be mainly for the meat. I like venison. It is lower in fat and higher in protein than beef. I have a hunting dog that I hunt with and it is hard to explain the interaction between my dog and I but that is probably what I enjoy most. My dog loves to hunt and flush birds and retrieve them after I shoot one. Also the excitement of a pheasant flushing is hard to describe unless you experience it for yourself. Another reason is being out in the field and enjoying a nice day, getting exercise, and spending time with a friend/s. After the hunt talking about the ones we bagged and the ones that got away.
To answer your other questions:
desire to be a predator (power) - This is not the driver for me. For me it is watching the dog work and the skill involved it pulling your gun up in a split second and trying to get a shot off before the bird is out of range.
Do you feel bad for killing an animal - no, but I normally do not hunt anything I won't eat unless I am hunting with someone that I know will use it. I have a problem with anyone that wastes the meat and just kills for sport.
Population control is a really weak argument and this is coming from someone that hunts. There would be no need for population control if predator control did not preceed it. I can tell you though if I had to choose between being taken down and eaten alive by a pack of wolves or taking a bullet I would prefer the bullet. "
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Hunting is very popular in my province outside of the cities..
We know so many people that hunt that we find it hard to judge rural people that enjoy all the outdoors has to offer and that includes hunting and fishing.
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I would think that guy wishes he had went to Vegas instead. You know, everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Not like Zimbabwe.
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What Cecil actually would say if he was in the presence of this psychic? "Umm, lunch!"...
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Actually Romero, lots of people care about the hundreds of lions slaughtered per year.
The authorities should just put an end to lion hunting by any means altogether.
And for that matter, all other exotic animals on the endangered species list, such as tigers, elephants.
The lion population in Africa was about 200,000 a century ago. Now its estimated to be less than a sixth ofthat, just 30,000. So in reality, we have to save as many healthy and able bodied lions as we possibly can or one day there won't be any left. Apparently, the lion is in danger of becoming extinct in West africa.
So for each Cecil the planet loses, it represents a significant % of the remaining lion population in the world.
Likewise, the Silverback Gorilla has been reduced to such small numbers, that a machine gun could literally mow the whole population down with a few rounds.
Whatever people think about the ethics of hunting, they oughta look at the numbers and wake up.
At the rate all these exotic animals are disappearing in the Wild, their days could be numbered.
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One beloved lion? Americans alone kill hundreds of lions every year. Legally!
And that makes it right?
Seriously?
It's good context. Why are we outraged about just one lion but couldn't care less about the hundreds of others?
The mountain gorilla is a very sad truth Frank. I didn't read much closely, but that stood out. A few (one (1) or two (2)) upper class idiots in Europe were sporting mountain gorilla fur as a coat a few years ago.
There are about 500 mountain gorillas. They are playful, sweet animals. They can't outrun a human. People eat them.
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What Cecil actually would say if he was in the presence of this psychic? "Umm, lunch!"...
Actually, its not.
This sordid tragedy reflects an element of the human psyche that we must eradicate; that killing is OK. Lion, fur seals, or whale, killing animals unnecessarily, or worse, for entertainment, is wrong and reprehensible.
Human nature is capable of change. And it won't change unless the majority of humans make it clear that conduct such as this retard's is not acceptable.
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What Cecil actually would say if he was in the presence of this psychic? "Umm, lunch!"...
Actually, its not.
This sordid tragedy reflects an element of the human psyche that we must eradicate; that killing is OK. Lion, fur seals, or whale, killing animals unnecessarily, or worse, for entertainment, is wrong and reprehensible.
Human nature is capable of change. And it won't change unless the majority of humans make it clear that conduct such as this retard's is not acceptable.
You say that now, but wait till you try a moose roast in a slow cooker.
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What Cecil actually would say if he was in the presence of this psychic? "Umm, lunch!"...
Actually, its not.
This sordid tragedy reflects an element of the human psyche that we must eradicate; that killing is OK. Lion, fur seals, or whale, killing animals unnecessarily, or worse, for entertainment, is wrong and reprehensible.
Human nature is capable of change. And it won't change unless the majority of humans make it clear that conduct such as this retard's is not acceptable.
Well, Spec, we don't always agree on things, but we do here.
Just like one man can change the world, one incident can cause waves.
For everyone who is bitching about the 100's of other lions being killed, well maybe this will be the one event that forces people to stand up and make a difference.
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What Cecil actually would say if he was in the presence of this psychic? "Umm, lunch!"...
Actually, its not.
This sordid tragedy reflects an element of the human psyche that we must eradicate; that killing is OK. Lion, fur seals, or whale, killing animals unnecessarily, or worse, for entertainment, is wrong and reprehensible.
Human nature is capable of change. And it won't change unless the majority of humans make it clear that conduct such as this retard's is not acceptable.
Well, Spec, we don't always agree on things, but we do here.
Just like one man can change the world, one incident can cause waves.
For everyone who is bitching about the 100's of other lions being killed, well maybe this will be the one event that forces people to stand up and make a difference.
Alright, but this guy doesn't want anyone to stock their freezer with real free range meat.
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Alright, but this guy doesn't want anyone to stock their freezer with real free range meat.
And where does he say that? The only argument I've seen from him in this thread is that hunting for sport is wrong.
I am unmoved. If ever my hunting friends invite me to go hunting, I will go. If I get the privilege to carry a rifle and then shoot at a pheasant for example, I may not hit the target and then I might--I will be pleased to have experienced it. Nothing that has been said here changes my mind. You stand by your beliefs and I will stand by mine and don't tell me what I can and cannot do. The world is large enough. You stay in your lane and I will stay in mine.
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Alright, but this guy doesn't want anyone to stock their freezer with real free range meat.
And where does he say that? The only argument I've seen from him in this thread is that hunting for sport is wrong.
That's right, he did say For FOOD and sustenance!! But then adds Not for entertainment.
See, I used to hunt and it was not wasted, but I also enjoyed bagging a trophy buck.
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That's right, he did say For FOOD and sustenance!! But then adds Not for entertainment.
See, I used to hunt and it was not wasted, but I also enjoyed bagging a trophy buck.
Don't feel bad just because some people don't like it. I don't listen. I do what I want.
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Alright, but this guy doesn't want anyone to stock their freezer with real free range meat.
And where does he say that? The only argument I've seen from him in this thread is that hunting for sport is wrong.
That's right, he did say For FOOD and sustenance!! But then adds Not for entertainment.
See, I used to hunt and it was not wasted, but I also enjoyed bagging a trophy buck.
I think there's a fine line there that isn't black and white. You may enjoy hunting, but at least you're doing the reasonable thing by eating what you kill.
Personally I find hunting barbaric. But I'm not a hypocrite. If you're going to eat what you kill, then I'm not going to argue against it. At least the animal's death isn't in vain.
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Alright, but this guy doesn't want anyone to stock their freezer with real free range meat.
And where does he say that? The only argument I've seen from him in this thread is that hunting for sport is wrong.
That's right, he did say For FOOD and sustenance!! But then adds Not for entertainment.
See, I used to hunt and it was not wasted, but I also enjoyed bagging a trophy buck.
I think there's a fine line there that isn't black and white. You may enjoy hunting, but at least you're doing the reasonable thing by eating what you kill.
Personally I find hunting barbaric. But I'm not a hypocrite. If you're going to eat what you kill, then I'm not going to argue against it. At least the animal's death isn't in vain.
Fair enough. ac_drinks
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You stay in your lane and I will stay in mine.
When you shoot animals for entertainment, or for no real purpose other than to satisfy some primal lust that should have been eradicated centuries ago, you move into MY lane.
See, those animals are mine. And yours. And everyone else's on this planet.
You keep killing them, they will disappear, or you will deny me my pleasure in seeing these animals in their own habitat.
Those animals belong to the planet, not to humanity. Sure, some must be killed in order to sustain us, and I have no beef (pun intended) with that. Our survival is imperative.
But when meat is freely available through the market system, I fail to see any reason to go into the wild with lethal firearms and slaughter them simply to make you feel more...human? That suggests that you may also feel compelled to engage in other activities undertaken by primitive humans, like rape, slavery, war, cannibalism and male dominated domestic violence. The fact the we impose our barbarity on other life forms does not excuse it.
For those who enjoy shooting and killing so much, I propose an alternative. Fence off an area of, say, 100 acres. Drop all wannabe hunters into the area with their firearms, and the last man or woman standing wins. Now, THAT would be something to be proud of.
You in, Azhya?
Dream on, Spec. I have already said that I am unmoved. I am not a hunter by any means and I am not going out of my way to support hunters but if my hunting friends invite me to go hunting, I will go. That is none of your business. I am a grown woman. I make decisions for myself. If you want to police the animals in your backyard, do it. It's not for you to control what hunters around the world spend their hunting days on.
Get a grip too. Just because some people don't mind hunting, you cannot label them as...that suggests that you may also feel compelled to engage in other activities undertaken by primitive humans, like rape, slavery, war, cannibalism and male dominated domestic violence... Keep it real, okay? That's utterly ridiculous. Anyway, if that's how you think, I am no longer in this conversation because clearly you have an unhealthy concept of hunting and hunters and I'm not going to go there with you.
If you are a grown woman, why hunt?
But that's OK...turn and run. Like a lot of hunters, when their prey starts shooting back, they retreat poste haste.
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But when meat is freely available through the market system, I fail to see any reason to go into the wild
There are still some places in Canada where meat isn't freely available in the market system. And even more so in the rest of the world.
And considering how barbaric the meat processing business is, I kinda agree with those who prefer wild game.
But I also like to believe that if people had to kill what they wanted to eat, we'd have a shitload more vegetarians on this planet.
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But when meat is freely available through the market system, I fail to see any reason to go into the wild
There are still some places in Canada where meat isn't freely available in the market system. And even more so in the rest of the world.
And considering how barbaric the meat processing business is, I kinda agree with those who prefer wild game.
But I also like to believe that if people had to kill what they wanted to eat, we'd have a shitload more vegetarians on this planet.
I agree with that statement ghost..
We have friends who on occasion have given us elk or pheasants or ruffed grouse..
I know the animals lived a better life than factory farmed meat sold at Safeway or Costco.
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But when meat is freely available through the market system, I fail to see any reason to go into the wild
There are still some places in Canada where meat isn't freely available in the market system. And even more so in the rest of the world.
And considering how barbaric the meat processing business is, I kinda agree with those who prefer wild game.
But I also like to believe that if people had to kill what they wanted to eat, we'd have a shitload more vegetarians on this planet.
I have no issue with hunting for sustenance. I don't like it, but that's an opinion, and I take the point that the way we farm animals has much to be answered for.
However, hunting using "sustenance" as an excuse, when it is not necessary, is a different ball game.
My ire is directed at the psychopaths, morons, social inadequates and mentally dysfunctional reprobates that kill for "sport", entertainment or pleasure, such as that vile moron who slaughtered a lion for kicks and jollies. That is in a whole other realm. It reflects a mentality that is primitive, recklessly indifferent, and degenerate. That asshole needs to be hounded out of business, and out of civil society. I note that the US Government is making a prompt change to its laws so that villainous cretins like this are prosecuted for their despicable acts.
One of those rare occasions upon which I commend the US for its prompt and correct response.
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If you are a grown woman, why hunt?
But that's OK...turn and run. Like a lot of hunters, when their prey starts shooting back, they retreat poste haste.
Get off my back on this already, Spec, as you aren't going to change my mind at all. What do you care if I go with my friends to hunt? That dentist/hunter was wrong to kill a well-loved lion by luring it out. I don't approve of poachers either. I am for legal hunting. I haven't seen my hunting friends for a while. Who knows when they'll invite me. I'm only going to go if I'm invited. I'm not going to go out hunting on my own. I am not dying to go hunting tomorrow but what I'm saying is that I am not opposed to legal hunting. Nuff said. :tease:
You said you were done!!!
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Spec has a problem with his own anatomy. His stomach says "Oh yeah, meat on the barbecue", but his instinct says "Oh No, that's for meat collecting personnel. I'm far too humane to be meat collecting personnel! I was a cop and I collected cash meat from my unsuspecting and free roving prey, but that's fine, cuz they're domesticated and they know the cattle prod, taser, or bullet could come at any time. Free animals don't understand that so it's wrong to apply human on human butchery to animals with still valid survival instincts." ac_toofunny
That does bother me about the hunting debate. It's so wrong to kill animals for meat if you have to hunt for them but it's okay to slaughter defenceless animals by the gazillion in the name of mass food production. We are so unhealthy as a society because of such easy access to beef and the like but if you get off your lazy ass and kill a deer to eat, Spectre will call you a scourge on humanity.
I look at the slaughter of lions less of a humanitarian issue, than a cold, scientific view of it.
Just do the numbers. From a mathematical perspective, supply and demand, it is no longer viable.
Lions aren't exactly cuddly creatures. They take down thousands of weaker ones every year.
They kill livestock and sometimes people.
However, their numbers are going down and if organizations and countries don't intervene, this species will eventually disappear.
That's why trophy hunting of lions and every other kind of endangered species should be banned, just to preserve them.
If there were millions of lions and fewer people killing them, then hunting them for sport wouldn't be an issue, like it is - for example - moose.
But when their existence is in peril, then obviously we have to step up to the plate and say - enough is enough. no more.
There are just aren't enough lions left for the growing number of hunters who want to kill them.
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I look at the slaughter of lions less of a humanitarian issue, than a cold, scientific view of it.
Just do the numbers. From a mathematical perspective, supply and demand, it is no longer viable.
Lions aren't exactly cuddly creatures. They take down thousands of weaker ones every year.
They kill livestock and sometimes people.
However, their numbers are going down and if organizations and countries don't intervene, this species will eventually disappear.
That's why trophy hunting of lions and every other kind of endangered species should be banned, just to preserve them.
If there were millions of lions and fewer people killing them, then hunting them for sport wouldn't be an issue, like it is - for example - moose.
But when their existence is in peril, then obviously we have to step up to the plate and say - enough is enough. no more.
There are just aren't enough lions left for the growing number of hunters who want to kill them.
I put to motion a "ban" on you Frank. Anyone who suggests banning, by default, must be banned because they initially invoked the ban hammer. It's in the State worshiping bylaws. Have a look yourself.
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I look at the slaughter of lions less of a humanitarian issue, than a cold, scientific view of it.
Just do the numbers. From a mathematical perspective, supply and demand, it is no longer viable.
Lions aren't exactly cuddly creatures. They take down thousands of weaker ones every year.
They kill livestock and sometimes people.
However, their numbers are going down and if organizations and countries don't intervene, this species will eventually disappear.
That's why trophy hunting of lions and every other kind of endangered species should be banned, just to preserve them.
If there were millions of lions and fewer people killing them, then hunting them for sport wouldn't be an issue, like it is - for example - moose.
But when their existence is in peril, then obviously we have to step up to the plate and say - enough is enough. no more.
There are just aren't enough lions left for the growing number of hunters who want to kill them.
I put to motion a "ban" on you Frank. Anyone who suggests banning, by default, must be banned because they initially invoked the ban hammer. It's in the State worshiping bylaws. Have a look yourself.
You're kidding, right? :001_rolleyes:
Not at all. When I see someone propose banning something, I envision wrapping my hands around their necks and banning their breathing function.
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Not at all. When I see someone propose banning something, I envision wrapping my hands around their necks and banning their breathing function.
...you want to ban someone because it offends your sensibilties even though it doesn't contravene the forum guidelines?
I call that stifling of free speech.
Your argument/motion needs a more solid foundation than that in order to be taken seriously.
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Not at all. When I see someone propose banning something, I envision wrapping my hands around their necks and banning their breathing function.
...you want to ban someone because it offends your sensibilties even though it doesn't contravene the forum guidelines?
I call that stifling of free speech.
Your argument/motion needs a more solid foundation than that in order to be taken seriously.
I wasn't talking about the forum.
the gay baths?
Sorry Joe. Could not resist
Hahaha
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That does bother me about the hunting debate. It's so wrong to kill animals for meat if you have to hunt for them but it's okay to slaughter defenceless animals by the gazillion in the name of mass food production. We are so unhealthy as a society because of such easy access to beef and the like but if you get off your lazy ass and kill a deer to eat, Spectre will call you a scourge on humanity.
Apparently, you and your Australian klingon have lost the ability to read.
I said, quite clearly, that I have no issue with sustenance based hunting, as long as that is its primary purpose.
That excludes "I'm going to go hunting a kill a moose because it makes my dick hard, but then I'll put it in the freezer to assuage any feelings of guilt".
That also excludes killing animals that are not edible. This category would include lions, giraffes, rhinoceros', elephants and goldfish. It does not exclude humans.
In most modern nations, sustenance meat is freely available. I note the diabolical conditions that it is often raised in, but that is a separate issue and does not justify open slaughter on wild animals. If you want a steak, got to the butcher.
If you prefer to go into the wilderness and kill a defenceless animal for your "meat", it still makes a substantial comment on your psychology. You enjoy killing. Is that the sign of a civilised and progressive society?
The last paragraph proved my point.
Those animals out in the bush have not had their defences bred out of them like cows, or were you not aware of that?
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The last paragraph proved my point.
Those animals out in the bush have not had their defences bred out of them like cows, or were you not aware of that?
Is there a point you're making?
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The last paragraph proved my point.
Those animals out in the bush have not had their defences bred out of them like cows, or were you not aware of that?
Some humans have been so domesticated that they can't fathom the concept of acquiring their own meat and therefore make up excuses to undermine those who still have some or all of their basic instincts intact.
An animal, albeit a beautiful one was wasted. Meanwhile in Syria, homos are being thrown off of buildings to their death and young kids are being trained to behead people while they are handcuffed. Get the fuck over it people. It's not a big deal.
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An animal, albeit a beautiful one was wasted. Meanwhile in Syria, homos are being thrown off of buildings to their death and young kids are being trained to behead people while they are handcuffed. Get the fuck over it people. It's not a big deal.
The media doesn't want to let it go. Last night I heard on the radio that they've identified another medical professional who killed a lion last year also.
I wonder how much traction they'll get out of Liongate.
^This fucking lion shit is turning into a fucking zoo. :laugh3:
No way. You have to be lion to me?
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No way. You have to be lion to me?
ac_toofunny
We need to carefully steak-out these lion hunting media stings, Shen Li.
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Some humans have been so domesticated that they can't fathom the concept of acquiring their own meat and therefore make up excuses to undermine those who still have some or all of their basic instincts intact.
How about rape? That's a basic instinct.
Paedophilia?
War?
Violence?
My basic instinct tells me you're an idiot.
Hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That gross dentist will probably be out of business when he returns to his clinic.
I'm really not okay with ruining people's lives over things like this.
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Hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That gross dentist will probably be out of business when he returns to his clinic.
Thank you very much. Don't hold back, tell us what you really think of people who prefer to harvest their own meat
This case was not harvesting meat though.
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
Are you saying it's healthier for us and better for animals to eat force fed animals who live a short life like sardines in a can rather than instantly kill a hormone free moose? Balderdash my friend, balderdash.
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
Are you saying it's healthier for us and better for animals to eat force fed animals who live a short life like sardines in a can rather than instantly kill a hormone free moose? Balderdash my friend, balderdash.
If I want you to speak on my behalf, I'll let you know.
No, that is NOT what I am saying. Firstly, I repeat, sustenance hunting is acceptable where it is necessary and essential to survive.
Secondly, I repeat, 2 wrongs don't make a right, and arguing that its more humane to kill an animal in the wild, and thus hunting is justifiable is illogical.
Fixing the farming is the solution. Not killing wild animals. On that premise, in a year, there won't BE any wild animals.
Another brave and fearless white hunter demonstrates his courage and prowess!!!

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Some humans have been so domesticated that they can't fathom the concept of acquiring their own meat and therefore make up excuses to undermine those who still have some or all of their basic instincts intact.
How about rape? That's a basic instinct.
Paedophilia?
War?
Violence?
My basic instinct tells me you're an idiot.
Rape, war, the molestation of non sexually mature youth, and violence are basic instincts to you? ac_lmfao
The desire and need to reproduce is an instinct, rape or molestation of youth are not instinctual.
Fight or flee is a basic human instinct, war or violence are meaningless in that context. They're general terms whereas fight or flee is an actual survival mechanism built into us.
I think your basic instinct is to lash out when challenged. It should just be the fight or flee instinct and nothing else, except you don't seem to flee and you relish the use of composition or words on a screen for acting out in manners not too different from war for war's sake or violence for violence's sake. That type of construct mirrors your belief that eating meat is ethical if someone else kills it in a certain manner or in certain contexts which would be fine if your opinion only applied to your behavior and you stopped short of imposing it as a wider truth.
You could simply agree to disagree with others on hunting just as you could make your case on any other forum topic and avoid your steady use of pejoratives but how would you get your jollies if there was no text wars, violence, or ideology rape. As such, you share some similarities with this American dentist discussed.
He however has a slightly stronger stomach in reality. ac_smile
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
Are you saying it's healthier for us and better for animals to eat force fed animals who live a short life like sardines in a can rather than instantly kill a hormone free moose? Balderdash my friend, balderdash.
If I want you to speak on my behalf, I'll let you know.
No, that is NOT what I am saying. Firstly, I repeat, sustenance hunting is acceptable where it is necessary and essential to survive.
Secondly, I repeat, 2 wrongs don't make a right, and arguing that its more humane to kill an animal in the wild, and thus hunting is justifiable is illogical.
Fixing the farming is the solution. Not killing wild animals. On that premise, in a year, there won't BE any wild animals.
Harvesting healthy animals in the wild is wrong, but Mcmeat isn't. And you call me illogical. :crazy:
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Another brave and fearless white hunter demonstrates his courage and prowess!!!

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Relative of yours? After all the pic is linked to your flicker account. ac_biggrin
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
Are you saying it's healthier for us and better for animals to eat force fed animals who live a short life like sardines in a can rather than instantly kill a hormone free moose? Balderdash my friend, balderdash.
If I want you to speak on my behalf, I'll let you know.
No, that is NOT what I am saying. Firstly, I repeat, sustenance hunting is acceptable where it is necessary and essential to survive.
Secondly, I repeat, 2 wrongs don't make a right, and arguing that its more humane to kill an animal in the wild, and thus hunting is justifiable is illogical.
Fixing the farming is the solution. Not killing wild animals. On that premise, in a year, there won't BE any wild animals.
Harvesting healthy animals in the wild is wrong, but Mcmeat isn't. And you call me illogical. :crazy:
Would you mind pointing out where I have condoned barbaric farming practices? You keep referring to burgers as a reference point, when as far as I know American fast food burgers contain no meat.
So, by your logic, we should all go out and hunt animals, rather than sustain farming practices that are in MOST cases fair and humane, but I accept there are exceptions in battery farms (which, I might add, are being phased out in Australia as cruel and unacceptable).
How many wild animals will be left in 12 months?
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This case was not harvesting meat though.
Miss Stiletto said hunting is disgusting and of low intellect. That's insulting to people who hunt for their meat.
No. I think its a pretty fair assessment insofar as we who live in a modern society goes.
I guess for undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, its quite reasonable.
Perhaps those that wish to live off their own means should go live with them.
Are you saying it's healthier for us and better for animals to eat force fed animals who live a short life like sardines in a can rather than instantly kill a hormone free moose? Balderdash my friend, balderdash.
If I want you to speak on my behalf, I'll let you know.
No, that is NOT what I am saying. Firstly, I repeat, sustenance hunting is acceptable where it is necessary and essential to survive.
Secondly, I repeat, 2 wrongs don't make a right, and arguing that its more humane to kill an animal in the wild, and thus hunting is justifiable is illogical.
Fixing the farming is the solution. Not killing wild animals. On that premise, in a year, there won't BE any wild animals.
Harvesting healthy animals in the wild is wrong, but Mcmeat isn't. And you call me illogical. :crazy:
Would you mind pointing out where I have condoned barbaric farming practices? You keep referring to burgers as a reference point, when as far as I know American fast food burgers contain no meat.
So, by your logic, we should all go out and hunt animals, rather than sustain farming practices that are in MOST cases fair and humane, but I accept there are exceptions in battery farms (which, I might add, are being phased out in Australia as cruel and unacceptable).
How many wild animals will be left in 12 months?
You don't condemn domestic livestock processing the way you do people who hunt. You leave me little choice besides the conclusion you are less bothered by it than hunting.
I cannot be responsible for the choices you make. This thread is clearly about the psycho's that enjoy killing animals; in this case, in the wild, and for no purpose other than to kill.
I have repeatedly said that I differentiate between this and sustenance hunting. You must have missed that bit.
I also do not automatically accept that country yokels who go forth and kill beasts in the wild for entertainment purposes (and please...don't try to jerk me off by saying they NEED to do it to survive, or that they do it to feed their families) and then store it in their freezer are any better. The fact that THEIR kill is edible does not mask their rather disturbing passion to kill. If, however, their's is a genuine need for survival, have at it. Good luck proving THAT case in a modern nation like Canada, however.
If you wish to discuss farming ethics, please...start a thread. I'm happy to demonstrate my disgust at many primary production techniques currently utilised by "farmers". I'm also happy to inform you that here in Australia, the Government is closely monitoring farming techniques that are constantly brought to its attention by animal rights movements, and has already outlawed a number of them, including the phasing out of practices that are regarded as cruel.
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/factory-farming-practices-banned-in-act.php
But, please...if you propose that yokels go out and kill as a protest against the farming practices undertaken BY THOSE VERY SAME YOKELS, you will merely highlight your own folly.
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Relative of yours? After all the pic is linked to your flicker account. ac_biggrin
For some reason it wouldn't link to the Facebook article.
Fuck, if that was a relative, I'd put him on a diet post haste. Probably got real close to the lion, which mistook him for a hippo.
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You stay in your lane and I will stay in mine.
When you shoot animals for entertainment, or for no real purpose other than to satisfy some primal lust that should have been eradicated centuries ago, you move into MY lane.
See, those animals are mine. And yours. And everyone else's on this planet.
You keep killing them, they will disappear, or you will deny me my pleasure in seeing these animals in their own habitat.
Those animals belong to the planet, not to humanity. Sure, some must be killed in order to sustain us, and I have no beef (pun intended) with that. Our survival is imperative.
But when meat is freely available through the market system, I fail to see any reason to go into the wild with lethal firearms and slaughter them simply to make you feel more...human? That suggests that you may also feel compelled to engage in other activities undertaken by primitive humans, like rape, slavery, war, cannibalism and male dominated domestic violence. The fact the we impose our barbarity on other life forms does not excuse it.
For those who enjoy shooting and killing so much, I propose an alternative. Fence off an area of, say, 100 acres. Drop all wannabe hunters into the area with their firearms, and the last man or woman standing wins. Now, THAT would be something to be proud of.
You in, Azhya?
The reason is simple Spec, Over population. With out hunting you risk hunting areas (zones) being over run. For example if you stop allowing hunters to hunt Wolf or coyotes they become over populated and kill off ALL the deer,moose,Elk. By HUNTING them you equal out the areas.
I said this in Skype.
Edit: I should add that the Hunting laws in Alberta are very strict and well maintained.
Some people have the understanding of nature and their place in it. Other people approach nature with white gloves such as in Spectre's case.
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Some people have the understanding of nature and their place in it. Other people approach nature with white gloves such as in Spectre's case.
I have a Diploma ac_biggrin
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I said this in Skype..
AGH!!
Keeper, you fool!!!
Dinky is gonna freak. You're not supposed to disclose issues raised in Skype!!!
boring
Quote from: "SPECTRE"
Quote from: "Keeper"
I said this in Skype..
AGH!!
Keeper, you fool!!!
Dinky is gonna freak. You're not supposed to disclose issues raised in Skype!!!
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