In the eyes of the non-hunting public they would view this as "typical" hunting by hunters. All they see are guns, which are bad in their eyes, and wildlife being shot. Even though this is a culling operation, a poorly managed operation, by filming this it will cast a dark cloud over the sport of hunting even though it was not hunting. People are now "forced" to view a kill scene. This can be disturbing to some people.

As sportsmen we should be conserned about this type of stuff and we should care what these people think. Face it, there are more non-hunters than hunters in this country. More non-hunters vote and hold political office than hunters. While it would be bad for wildlife management and the conservation movement to end hunting, it could happen if the majority of the non-hunters think this is what happens when sportsmen take to the woods to enjoy their favorite past-time.

They see this is a reflection of your character. They do not see you as minnesotaminutemen who is a pillar of the community. They see you as unsafe, careless, crule & wasteful of our most valuable natural resource, because you carry a gun and wear camo or blaze orange. To them you are no different than the guys in the video.

As sportsmen we need to become involved and take an active role in educating others about the role of hunting in wildlife management and conservation. We should be involved with the community and work with non-hunters and anti-hunters to better manage our resources. If we do not get involved now, we will be on the outside looking in with no say in the matter. We will have no control over our future.

That is why I care.

That is why we all should care about how other see us.