I take a different approach. Even though I just want to laff and blast away at them, its their Opinion. I try to educate them.
The other night I was cleaning my deer in my shed, and the neighbor came by when he saw what I was doing he freaked out. He stated how he doesn't like to have anything to do with animals being killed. I just pointed out that a cow or 2 died for his leather jacket and shoes and wallet he had, and that he is not an vegitarian. Then I explain how its benifits our enviroment. I believe there was 53 fatalitys in MN last year from deer>car accidents. If I can get through to a couple then I feel I did some good.

another flaming topic...Anti's show NO MERCY for hunters whatsoever, and I give what I take, They are arrogant and inconsiderate to me, I have no choice but to use my debating skills on them...I stopped reading this topic's replies on the second page, and I see no way that this is wrong, this lady has a strong beleif, as do I, and it isn't going to do any good to be as polite as possible to her. Although many people won't even get to this post,but I have no respect or any thought of being considerate to any anti-hunter, I don't show affection to someone who fights against my upmost passion.

Yep, Ithink you could have chosen your words a little more wisely. I'm certainly not one to be politically correct, but if she only had the impression that hunters were just a bunch of smart ass immature rednecks, your choice of words just confirmed it in her mind and possibly others around her.

I have been approached with the," How can you kill such a beautiful animal.", line and I responded by telling the person I do it with regret as well as satisfaction. The person that asked me is a co-worker. I tried to explain the feelings I experience when I kill a game animal. How exciting it is to finally make the kill after all the hard work I did to get a shot opportunity. I explained about my many failed hunts, ( I don't consider any hunt a failure.A learning experience perhaps but not a failure.), and just how difficult it really is to outsmart a mature buck. I also did my best to educate the person about hunters and their role in conservation. Rather than pick a fight I'll always try to bring someone to my side of the table. We need more friends not more enemies and we don't need to throw fuel on the fire.

Deerslayer there's a difference between a "non-hunter" and an "anti-hunter". I think this little old lady is just a soft heart and couldn't think to kill the pretty birds. I don't get the impression she's militant anti-hunting (aka PETA and such). With most of those people it's not worth wasting your breath trying to convince them. At the same time I'm not rude. I was just notraised that way. A polite refusal to discuss the issue is all that's needed.

IMO we just need to speak the truth, not blast people. The Anti movement is losing steam big time. THe Eco-Terrosist have put a huge dent in their image. The ANti/PETA Dude on 60 mins on sunday said it all."People who treat harm animals need to die", yes gentleman and ladies he came right out and made that statement. When we talk to non-hunters make sure we point out what the anti-movement stands for, if you eat a burger, they want to kill you, if you wear lether shoes they want to kill you, if you have breast cancer and the drugs you are taking were tested on an animal, they would rather you die then take the drugs.
We do not have to beat these people, we need to let them beat themselves!! We need to stand up when a false statement is made and tell the truth. Our best weapon is them and their ignorance.

i f*#king love it. theres a lady at work that gives me hell everytime i talk about hunting with the other coworkers. shes a nice lady but i just wish she'd put a trap on it. i know her opinion on hunting, thats fine. i don't need to her it everytime the world deer or gun or hunting comes out. some one should remind these people how they got here, that there forefathers hunted to survive and without them they wouldn't be here.

I do not like random people talking to me, if they know they have a different view on something than me. IMO she should not have spoken to you in the first place if she did'nt expect a reaction. What would you say if someone said any of these to you while minding your own business:
"I don't like the car you drive"
"I don't like your hair, shoes, jacket, glasses, skin color or anything else" It is none of their concern, I don't have patience for those people at all, they are usually just trying to get you wriled up.

Just give them facts... Here's an example

Thisis a response written to the local newspaper on hunters and hunting.

This is in response to Brenda Merson's letter Nov. 1 titled "Which girl would you rather know?" I think that both girls should be commended for their contribution to the health and well being of animals. I do want to point out some things that this young hunter and the hunting community do for the well being of wildlife, the environment and also people in need.

Since 1937, through the Pittman-Robertson Act, a self imposed excise tax, hunters and trappers have contributed $4.2 billion towards the conservation of all wildlife species. These taxes contribute $200 million per year to the conservation of wildlife and habitat restoration. These same outdoor men and women fund nearly 75 percent of all annual income for all 50 states conservation agencies through these same excise taxes.
In addition, over 10,000 hunting, fishing, and trapping organizations contribute another $300 million a year to conservation activities. Hunters, trappers, and fishermen also contribute $30 billion to this country's economy each year and support more than one million jobs.
Since 1997, hunters have donated 1,600 tons of venison providing 12,800,000 meals to the homeless, the needy and most recently to hurricane victims. The money needed to process this meat comes directly from the hunters themselves. Before making negative statements about the hunting community one might want to ask themselves,
"What have I done?"

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November 15, 2005

People do have a right to there opinion just be ready for mine if your gonna give me yours.