SI hunter article
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SI hunter article
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/frank_deford/01/10/hunters/index.html
Sports Illistrated article on declininghunter numbers. Let me know what you think of the tone of this article. I find some specific lines rather offensive to hunters...
Sports Illistrated article on declininghunter numbers. Let me know what you think of the tone of this article. I find some specific lines rather offensive to hunters...
#2
RE: SI hunter article
That guy is in left field pretty much with everthing stated. This did ruffle my feathers a bit more than anything else.
Hunters, meanwhile, pretty much see deer as big rats, lyme-disease carrying vermin, who happen to taste good once they get properly shot and become venison.
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RE: SI hunter article
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That guy is in left field pretty much with everthing stated. This did ruffle my feathers a bit more than anything else.
That guy is in left field pretty much with everthing stated. This did ruffle my feathers a bit more than anything else.
Hunters, meanwhile, pretty much see deer as big rats, lyme-disease carrying vermin, who happen to taste good once they get properly shot and become venison.
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RE: SI hunter article
Quote From SI > "Hunters, meanwhile, pretty much see deer as big rats, lyme-disease carrying vermin, who happen to taste good once they get properly shot and become venison."
who is this idiot ?
I have heard in Texas the income for the state and its retailersis hundreds of millions of dollars each year. I hardly think the sport is in crises
who is this idiot ?
I have heard in Texas the income for the state and its retailersis hundreds of millions of dollars each year. I hardly think the sport is in crises
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RE: SI hunter article
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WHAT A JOKE!!! This guy is such a bonehead!!! I think that we should all boycott SI...except maybe the swimsuit issue.
WHAT A JOKE!!! This guy is such a bonehead!!! I think that we should all boycott SI...except maybe the swimsuit issue.
I already know hunters who have cancelled with SI over this...
#7
RE: SI hunter article
the entire premise of the article, hunter numbers on the decline, is wrong
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/2005/1031/2209589.html
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/2005/1031/2209589.html
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RE: SI hunter article
I don't think the article was aimed at disparaging hunters. Yes, there are some lines that are offensive, in the sense that I object to the content. For example, the characterization that hunters see deer as vermin like rats, infested by lyme's disease, is an incorrect and negative characterization of hunters. At the same time, it is obvious the tone of this article is very light hearted and even just a bit silly. US non-hunters are also lampooned just a bit when they are characterized.
Pretty insubstantial article, but not something that damages hunters in my opinion (though it doesn't help them either).
Pretty insubstantial article, but not something that damages hunters in my opinion (though it doesn't help them either).