Zekeskar, I am the one who wrote that "most anti-hunters are closed minded!"
I think that is a very fair statement! But to be even more fair, I'd have to say that most avid hunters are closed minded too. In that, we will not be persuaded not to hunt!
The big difference is that we, closed minded hunters do not seek to impose our will upon others! However, closed minded anti's DO seek to impose their will upon us! They would love to have ALL hunting OUTLAWED!
The best thing to do in conversation with an anti is to start out friendly! Some may be open to reason, but if they are true anti's then they are already ignoring sound reasons as to the benifit of hunting!
What I am saying, is don't turn NON-HUNTERS into ANTI"S! Once you've presented the facts of hunting, and find that they are truely a closed minded anti, the best thing that we can do is politely go on, let them be the ones that do the ranting, and raving!
There are probably many more non-hunters, than hunters and anti's combined! The best way to sway the non-hunters, is to present the facts, and allow the anti's to be the ones that show their butts!