ORIGINAL: tsoc
Where you posed the same question on the Archerytalk forum,so far about 2/3rds of the respondants are in favor of being considerate and respectful of the nonhunting public.I havn't tallied the numbers on our site here.You would have to exclude multiple posts by the same person.
If there are this many people that are passionate enough to spend to much time on sites like these,then to ignore their points of view is a mistake! If within our own ranks at best we are 50/50 split you should know with certainty that among non hunters they are going to be disproportionately in favor of "political correctness" to think otherwise is naive!
I agree with being considerate and respectful to all people in the world, regardless of whether it is hunting related or not. It is called being a good citizen and being a personthat people want to be around and respect.I have owned my own business for over 20 years. My business is 10% service, 90% public relations. I conduct myself as a professionalwith my hunting the same. My point though is something that you and maybe others are missing. Hunters $$, insurance companies, farmers, and property owners have more say than any anti hunter group in the world. I understand thatpeta is big business. It is a big business to get donations and the executives in the organization rich.Do you think that the peta executives, making 6 figures a year, want to ban hunting and lose their title and job? What will they do then? You still can't convince me that I am going to lose my right to bowhunt because Ted shot a lamb on his show or whether I use the term "kill" in a thread with a deer pic with blood. There are many guys that FEEL that this is going to happen. I am just saying that these fears are WAY overrated.WHITETAIL HUNTING is BIG BUSINESS for states, the legislators like the revenue it generates for the states. Insurance companies lobby for more deer to be killed. Farmers lobby for more deer and other crop eating animals to be killed. Homeownerswant deerand rabbits killedto keep their bushes alive.Peta does nothing financial for the states. They are thought of as freaks that spray paint people in fur coats and throw pies in pork queens faces. Not really taken serious by the legislatures and the 80% of the regular non hunting public.