thinkin
08-27-2007 | 06:34 PM
#26
Joined: May 2005
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From: georgia
RE: thinkin
Anyone else check that all of 'its' posts are the same? No doubt that this person--14 year old from Utah, not--is simply thinking that we are all a bunch of dumb red necks with no capacity for an intelligent response. Truth is, the only intelligent option is for there to be some from of managed predation, and we are the best option for that. Amazingly, many of these who are 'thinkin' like this aren't 'thinkin', but they are 'emotin'. If they ever did any 'thinkin', then they wouldn't ask such a dumb question. Newbie, do some real research, and check into all of the gated communities, national parks, subdivisions,etc. where there has been controlled hunts as opposed to the ones where people like yourself, who allow there emotions to rule them, and who are more affected by Bambi cartoons than real life situations that dictate some real measures that reflect reality as opposed to a fantasy dream that these populations will control themselves.
2 more points that I will make. If you have a legitimate question, then don't be so cowardly as to pose as something that you are not. Admit what you are and maybe we won't agree, but at least you can be respected for honesty. Secondly, if you dare advocate protecting animals , while simultaneusly support the destruction of human babies, aka abortion, then , you have zeromoral balance to submit any argument, seeing as that is the most hypocritical approach anyone can take.
2 more points that I will make. If you have a legitimate question, then don't be so cowardly as to pose as something that you are not. Admit what you are and maybe we won't agree, but at least you can be respected for honesty. Secondly, if you dare advocate protecting animals , while simultaneusly support the destruction of human babies, aka abortion, then , you have zeromoral balance to submit any argument, seeing as that is the most hypocritical approach anyone can take.
08-27-2007 | 06:37 PM
#27
Typical Buck
Joined: Aug 2006
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RE: thinkin
ORIGINAL: Grasshopper13
Welcome H!
I may be reading too much into your question, but I get the feeling you're concerned if the actual killing of the animal is going to bother you or not. Is it difficult to take the life of an animal? Not for me, but for some it is. Once you realize your place in nature's scheme of things, you can have peace with it. If you take the approach that you're now the only predator that can effectively and efficientlybalance the optimal number of animals that the land can sustain, you realize that through your actions, you actually help make sure that there are more deer than nature would allow/ provide for on it's own. It's a very personal thing. When I harvest a deer, there's always a small part of me that is sad that it has died. However, that deer always is remembered and cherished as long as I draw breath. It helps sustain my family, and in a round about way, helps me teach my children about life in general.A nice buck is always honored with a spot on my wall for his antlers and a story to share with anyone who I open my home to. Last, I wonder if you've ever considered what has to happen when you enjoy a nice hamburger, or some chicken or pork chops, when you sit down to dinner. If you think about it, this is one of the greatest lessons in life: something has to die everyday, just so I can eat. I hope I've helped answer your question.
GH
Welcome H!
I may be reading too much into your question, but I get the feeling you're concerned if the actual killing of the animal is going to bother you or not. Is it difficult to take the life of an animal? Not for me, but for some it is. Once you realize your place in nature's scheme of things, you can have peace with it. If you take the approach that you're now the only predator that can effectively and efficientlybalance the optimal number of animals that the land can sustain, you realize that through your actions, you actually help make sure that there are more deer than nature would allow/ provide for on it's own. It's a very personal thing. When I harvest a deer, there's always a small part of me that is sad that it has died. However, that deer always is remembered and cherished as long as I draw breath. It helps sustain my family, and in a round about way, helps me teach my children about life in general.A nice buck is always honored with a spot on my wall for his antlers and a story to share with anyone who I open my home to. Last, I wonder if you've ever considered what has to happen when you enjoy a nice hamburger, or some chicken or pork chops, when you sit down to dinner. If you think about it, this is one of the greatest lessons in life: something has to die everyday, just so I can eat. I hope I've helped answer your question.
GH
08-27-2007 | 07:07 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Wilmington NC
RE: thinkin
You know, even if he is for PETA, he is the first oneI have seen man up and ask us what we think when we kill a deer. Most of them just go on mindless rants and lies about them. I personally, do feel a little bit of remorse for the deer when i shoot it, but I know that it will not go to waste and I just might have saved someone's life, say for exaple the deer crossed the road and the person swerved to miss it and lost control of the vehical. I also know that I am helping out the fact that the deer are over populated and could obtain disease and spread it through the whole herd. Personally, where I live almost everyone hunts except for a few that refuse to listen to anythingI say about why I hunt. These people dont realize that a kill isn,t everything about the hunt either, it's just a bonus, because for me getting out there and being close to God and being in nature and watching the animal is the biggest reward for me.It makes me mad as ever whenI hear of someone going out that has not practiced at all and not putting everything they can into retriving a deer and I think that is part of the hunting experience and if they dont do this, then they are not hunters in my mind.
Brent
Brent
08-27-2007 | 07:47 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Southeast Missouri
RE: thinkin
Last October I took my 12 year old Daughter on the Mo. Youth Hunt,when she shot a Doe I asked her how she felt about it.She said she was sad but enjoyed going out in the woods with me and enjoyed hunting.I told her it was a part of Life and the deer would be used for food and it would be treated with respect.She was ok with that and if she still wants to go hunting I will take her along with me,if she feels she doesn't like hunting I will respect her wishes and she can find some other hobby to do.