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Old 01-16-2005 | 11:26 PM
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hillbillyhunter1
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Default RE: Your Hunting Ethics

I think that ethical hunting is being totally respecful of the quarry. I was rabbit hunting a couple of days ago (cottontails--just out busting some brush with a new huntin' buddy) We didn't see many rabbits (jumped 5, killed 1--really thick cover) I had a chance to shoot one that was holding underneath some brush--I didn't--was taught that it was unethical to shoot a rabbit unless he's movin' (with a shotgun) --just an example. It's giving the animal every chance to live by playing fairly. With canned hunts, I'm afraid there is no chance of that. not only that. Animals (mammels particularly) that you hunt are suppposed to be wild. If you have a stuffed cow's (cow cow) head in your living room, no one assumes that you had to hunt for it. If you have a massive whitetail mounted ( that you shot in a 10 acre pen)--you re probably not going to say HOW you got it, you'll probably portray yourself and that hunt in a much different mannner---if you didn't, then why would you have it mounted or have even shot it under those conditions. therefore, by misrepresenting youself, you my have some kind of erroneous influence or effect on somebody regarding a tradition and way of life that I hold sacred. just my opinion
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