RE: I warned em.
 

I think hunters worry about the anti's too much. I for one am not going to base any opinions, comments, discussionsaround them.

Personally though, I really didn't care to see the photos.

RE: I warned em.
 

No, my grandfather wouldn't have posted that pic. He also wouldn't pose with a pile of guts and blood up to his elbows. Of course he also took his hat off inside, said yes ma'am/sir, never used bad language, and all other sorts of civil stuff some can't be bothered with these days.

RE: I warned em.
 

The man who owns the land I hunt is likely closer to an "Anti" than he is an "advocate". He lets me hunt his land.....because we have mutual respect for one another. He denied me that priveledge for two years, though......because he's never killed an animal. He loves animals.....and it took me a LOT of just GENUINE sit-down conversations with him for it to become evident that......I LOVE ANIMALS AS MUCH AS HE DOES.

I hope he (and others like him) don't see these type photos. It won't help our "cause" or any potential lease/hunting land seekers ONE BIT.

Yes.....blood/guts are part of hunting. My grandfather ran the stock yard and abatoir in my home town for over 40 years. So....I know where my steak comes from. I don't think they ever printed any promotional literature with a steer hanging upside down....... still writhing while having its' throat cut, though....and I've seen that more times than you can count. Let's instead show the cleaned-up butcher with a choice cut in a sterile package....to the public. Us beef-eaters know the real story.....and the public sees what they want to. Who loses in this scenario????????????

Jeff

RE: I warned em.
 

And for the record......I have NO PROBLEMS at all with the original post. it was humorous.......and wasn't in poor taste (again....which is MY opinion).

I "got it".

Have a great weekend, guys. We're all friends.....

Jeff

RE: I warned em.
 

Now here is a man who is usung his head! Well said fletch.

RE: I warned em.
 

How can we hunters as a community be taken seriously in the political arena and the arena of public opinion if we don't have the common sense to use discretion as it relates to our conduct.
I wasn't bothered by the original post.I wouldn't have posted it but it didn't bother me.
We have enough challenges to deal with without creating more with our own lack of sensibility!

RE: I warned em.
 

Well said.

By the way, in Michigan we are getting ready to vote on whether or not dove hunting should be legal. It really DOES matter what the non-hunting majority thinks to the future of hunting.

RE: I warned em.
 

FWIW, my boss sent me (he's a non-hunter, but not an anti) this the other day to kiddingly ridicule me. I just told him that I don't consider the person that did a hunter and it gives us good hunters a bad name.

RE: I warned em.
 

I offer no apologies for killing Nor will I ever!

RE: I warned em.
 

Citter:

You just don't "get it". Nobody here is ASKING you to apologize about killing. I can't beleive you can't see that.

I think i's great to even be able to say in MOST company ....and tell the story of your hunt. It's NATURAL to hunt!

What I DON'T see the need of.....is the part where gut-shot the yearling doe.......and sat in your stand and watched as she spit blood and regurgitated for 3 hours before you climbed down to finish her off with a good old fashioned throat slittin. How about....I harvested a doe, Saturday?? It's OBVIOUS you killed her,isn't it????

While I know that "killing" is an inherent BI-PRODUCT of "hunting"......I tend to dwell on the latter rather than the former, and all that it entails.

You choose for yourself.

Jeff