A reminder for the "antis"

[apmaurosr]

"œDeath by violence, death by cold, death by starvation "“ these are normal endings of the stately and beautiful creatures of the wilderness. The sentimentalists who prattle about the peaceful life of nature do not realize its utter mercilessness; although all they would have to do would be to look at the birds in the winter woods, or even at the insects on a cold morning or cold evening. Life is hard and cruel for all lower creatures, and for man also in what the sentimentalists call a "œstate of nature"�. The savage of to-day shows us what the fancied age of gold of our ancestors was really like; it was an age when hunger, cold, violence, and iron cruelty were the ordinary accompaniments of life"�. Teddy Roosevelt

Ant

[kevin1]

TR , the ultimate conservationist .
Too bad the ARFs and environmentalists of today are too stupid to learn from his sage example , they wouldn't even have national parks to stage their silly protests in if it weren't for TR .

[apmaurosr]

Great point Kevin 1.

Ant

[stuckinthereeds]

And your posting that here because??? Your preaching to the choir brother

[tardfarmer]

Teddy Roosevelt

You do realize that the reason we call it a "teddy bear" is because Roosevelt in a fit of clarity decided not to blast a bear cub to kingdom come, don't you?

[apmaurosr]

I posting it because I HOPE that I'm preaching to the choir. I'm posting it because there is a legacy of conservation that came from that man, and it's certainly the least I can do to honor him. I'm posting it for those who take an interest in T.R.

I'm posting it because it might make a difference for someone.

Ant

[North Texan]

Thanks for the post, Ant. Everyone has their favorite presidents, and my two are the Roosevelts. T.R. was one of the most ambitious and fascinating president this country has ever had, IMHO. He is a big reason our hunting today is as good as it is. Before he came along and took charge, things were out of control. He reined things in, saving the gifts of nature he enjoyed for those to come.

[apmaurosr]

You do realize that the reason we call it a "teddy bear" is because Roosevelt in a fit of clarity decided not to blast a bear cub to kingdom come, don't you?

If you'd like to know how T.R. felt about wildlife management please refer to his quote. If you'd like to understand his legacy as it relates to conservation there are so many books that are written by him or about him that I can't begin to list them all. Our nation - including tree-huggers and antis - owe him and his contemporaries a great deal of gratitude when it comes to our conservation culture and land preservation status that many of us take for granted here in the good old U.S.A..

If you haven't done so already you may want to do some reading about him to gain some perspective about his views. In doing so you might find your characterization of his "lucidity" at odds with your opinion.

Ant

[summit daWg]

Me too North Texan, TR also was known for his dislike of monopolies and Trusts, and look what is going on now. The only Corp. that the feds bother is microsoft, while oil companies and banks merger like there's no tommorrow!
Off topic I know.

ORIGINAL: North Texan

Thanks for the post, Ant. Everyone has their favorite presidents, and my two are the Roosevelts. T.R. was one of the most ambitious and fascinating president this country has ever had, IMHO. He is a big reason our hunting today is as good as it is. Before he came along and took charge, things were out of control. He reined things in, saving the gifts of nature he enjoyed for those to come.

[North Texan]

What can I say? T.R. was a great American. Bush is a great Republican.