I'm a HS math teacher in southern NY, which is a VERY liberal area.
I usually keep my hunting quiet, but one in a while someone says something to me about it and I have an intelligent conversation with them about the benefits ofdeer hunting; herd management so the deer don't starve to death (or eat their expensive shrubs), reduce deer/car accidents and that I'm eating one of the original "organic/free range" meats. They don't all leave with a changed perspective, but I try to come across as a responible hunter, not someone out there flinging arrow and spraying bullets at everything and anything.
Also, many times when I mention the eating of the shrubs, they give me permission to bowhunt their small wood lots where thay live to help get rid of their "pests".