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Old 04-04-2006 | 09:55 PM
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Bill Yox
 
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Default RE: Law banning "canned" hunts in Indiana...

The REAL shame is that you guys all hate this type of hunting, yet, to a man, you cannot describe the specific activity to me. Its easy to sit on your butts and hate, just because someone else told you it was so. Some of you are the same kind of guys who once hated compound bows, deer drives, and land leasing.

Take a walk through a LEGIT high fence enclosure with an open mind first. I didnt say to hunt it, as it might not be for you, of course. But, before condemning one, at least have an idea what you are hating. The situation in Indiana is way bigger and deeper than most of you know or understand. The Bellar case was a very odd situation.

As soon as you use terms like feeders, and drugged animals, for example, I know for sure you dont know about these operations. Yes, you only see some guy with no ethics hunting "those easy, tame pets" because some of you need to justify it that way. I see very respected individuals, who have learned what its really about, and they support this industry. I know enough slob hunters in "fairchase" situations that are scum enough to shut down YOUR hunting. Shooting before legal time, bombing turkeys out of roost trees, packing those extra ducks into your hip boots, creative tagging of deer, metal jacket parts in archery kills, running over red fox with sleds, gut shooting bucks to find the next(opening) day, we see it all. Are you for that, too? No? Well, why not, that gives hunting a bad name. Funny how the logic doesnt carry over like that, huh? Look, if you dont care for true canned hunts, animals in cages being slaughtered, join the club, few of us do. But to condemn legit programs is very foolish. Most of the photos, videos, magazine covers, calenders, grunt calls, and info you all have about whitetails comes from behind the fence, whether you wanna believe it or not. I know first hand.

So, like a previous post said well, watch what you wish for. Renting a dog and popping ten pheasants at a farm, or catching big fish in a pond or a stocked stream, or taking any reintroduced species is subject to your death wish. Just like you argue every day with anti hunters, nobody is trying to MAKE you BE a supporter of hunting, or in this casehigh fencehunting, but just choose NOT to, rather than shut it down because you dont happen to like it.
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