BigD_in_FL
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Great video in that link as well. Those three tribesman got some HUGE cajones to do what they did
And how many of us in the U.S.A. rely solely on hunting to feed our families? I shake my head when statements like this are made.
I don't know how much reliance there is to feed families but the family/friends I know hunt purely for the meat. Do they need it? No. But they're not out shooting deer, pheasant or whatever purely for the sake of killing something
That article isn't even relevant to the issue at hand. There are no wild lions in the area where Bachman shot her lion. There are no lions for the local people to protect. This wasn't a wild lion, it was a captive lion confined to a ranch by fencing and raised to maturity by the owners of the ranch. It didn't hunt prey to survive, indeed the area it was confined to is far too small to support an alpha predator such as a lion. It was fed by humans and brought to maturity for slaughter much as domestic cattle are. The difference is you don't see slaughterhouse workers doing a Great White Hunter pose with the cow they just slaughtered, because that would just be silly. And it's just as silly for Bachman to do the same.Art Eatman said:Lots of thing that people do that I don't like. But, by and large, I don't run around bad-mouthing or hollering for laws against such actions, just because of my opinion.
But as in many cases, there are many sides to an issue:
http://www.gunnuts.net/2013/11/21/st...y-is-a-luxury/
Interesting video therein.
Plain hippies? Sea-shepards?
Why not throw in sissy tree-huggers if we’re down to name-calling….
Apples and Oranges:
and sea-sheppards is what they call themselves
If hunting isn't necessary for survival, then it's for sport. If you don't need the meat to live, what is the purpose of the hunt? You can buy venison.
http://www.shafferfarms.com/
I love hunting and I'm not ashamed to say it.
especially when their habitats and populations are shrinking.
It's like the wolf here in the US. I'm not opposed to wolf hunting per se, so long as their numbers are healthy
Anyone else here angry at our settlers for the wasteful slaughter of fields of Bison?
Sport hunters may inadvertently 'conserve' through their hunter permit fees, but the carbon footprint of 'the hunt' probably does more harm than good.
leadcounsel said:I just take a very dim view of people who kill for enjoyment.... sorta like people who fight cocks or dogs for enjoyment. It's just unacceptable behavior in a civilized modern educated society.
Really?!
Never heard that one before. (mind you plain hippies was a new one too)
What would it be in everyday language?
Armed_Chicagoan said:That article isn't even relevant to the issue at hand.
but the carbon footprint of 'the hunt' probably does more harm than good.
it's the false pride of an accomplishment that one needs only money to achieve.