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Old 09-04-2005 | 05:23 AM
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WBowhunt
 
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Default RE: Who thinks baiting/feeders/canned hunts our wrong?

I have not been on this forum for long, and for the part enjoy to conversation and learn new things, but when I see posts like this, it concerns me. You know what they say about opinions, evryone has one. But to get upset in our sport about someone else's opinion and make a post like this polling for negative information can back fire, big time. Are you a serious hunter ADD Boy? Because if you are, you can seriously hurt the future of Hunting with posts like this. As remember, it is not just Hunters and archers that can come here and read this information. Organization's like PETA and others can take this and use against us. They will manipulate what is said to fit their purpose and make it look like even hunters are against hunters. ( they do it anyway, but this just gives them more fuel. I have my own opinions regarding all the things you ask about, but if I don't agree with it, I just don't do it. If it is legal, then so be it. Here is an example of how it can backfire on you. In NJ many years ago, there was discussion about broadheads and size and even hunters were discussing ( some arguing over what the minimum should be ). Well PETA came up with the Idea not to stop bowhunting, but to make the use of a Razor sharp arrow poins illegal. They were getting allot of support and without allot of folk realizingf it, could have ultimately banned Bowhunting in the state, not by going after the sport, but one small, but very critical part of it, Had the United Bowhunters and the NRA not stepped in, they may have won that battle and we as archers would have lost. This is a very short version, there is allot more to this story, but the point is, your difference in opinion in what is and wrong is your opinion and other may have the same opinion, but when you try to work on what you think is Negative about the sport, beaware there are others out there who can take that and use it to go even further and eliminate things later, that you do not feel are bad, but they do. Use caution when focusing on what you think is wrong. Most TImes it it better for the masses if you work on what is right and help that grow.
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