i was hunting in southern illinois this bow season and them son of a bitches stole one of my climbers i left out when i went to eat lunch. later that afternoon they came under my permanent stand and started making all kinds of noise. as soon as i started to get down them skinny tree huggers took off. i would love to just get ahold of a few of them who come onto PRIVATE PROPERTY and f*ck with people who hunt for food.

sounds like a case for a hunting "accident"---that will fix 'em

Lobby your state legistlatures to get an anti-harrassment bill passed. We have that in Texas for hunting and fishing.

with 1000's of dogs and cats being put to death everyday in the animals shelters. because there is not enough money to feed and shelter them. why are they wasting their money in court battles to stop me from shooting a deer. i think they should take a look in their back yard. and leave me alone. ted kennedy has killed more people than my guns ever will. [:@]

PETA = Pole Smokin Hippie Beestards

YEH!

nudist idiots i understand the purpose of animal abouse but when treehuggers go into our beliefs thats the line annoys idiots hate um

What do hippies have to do with peta? I agree with most of what was said about peta but why the comparison?

I think as hunters, we are largely misinformed about the majority of PETA members. My fiancee is a member. She volunteered at the animal shelter and has always had a soft spot for puppies (and who doesn't?).

She always gave 20 bucks or so annually to PETA and the HUMANE SOCIETY, blindly thinking that her money went to spay/neuter/feed/maintain animal shelters for lost kitties and puppies. Little did she know that almost all of her donation was funnelled to the war on hunting.

Almost every PETA member I've ever met doesn't exactly love hunting, but most of them aren't "Anti-Hunting" per se. They simply aren't aware that their organization is an anti hunting group. They are donating because they feel bad for little puppies in cages, not because people in Maine are hunting black bears.

Now, we still donate to Human Society and PETA, but in accord with 401(C) of the Tax code, any tax deductible donation given to a non-profit can be specifically directed for its use. So, I specify that my $50 goes to spaying and neutering domesticated animals (cats and dogs). That is something that I agree with.

Really, PETA and The Humane Society are huge, ugly, anti-hunting monsters due to a loud MINORITY of their membership, not the average donor.

They market themselves as being a savior to all sad little puppies, but we are all aware that saving puppies is not their true aim. Most of their money comes from that marketing, and is then funnelled into the war on hunting.

Do you guys think I'm misinformed here, or is my impression on point?

quicksilver,

I think you may be right as far as stating that many members of peta that are not really active volunteers or protestors or whatnot being misguided contributors thinking about puppies and I would bet that much of the literature they receive reflects that clouded misrepresentation.
However, IMHO, peta's 501(c) status as a federally recognized charitable organization should be revoked as they funnel money to other, more radical animal rights groups like ELF. It's hard to believe that people should be able to realize a tax deduction for an organization that wants to take my hunting AND FISHING rights away. Although you can earmark your contributions for a particular cause within a cause, it still gives them more financial flexibility overall. Because if they have a certain budget for puppies, you help them meet that so that other monies can be contributed to what many see as there primary purpose.
As a hunter/fisherman/lover of the outdoors, I would personally ask you to convince your fiancee to possibly rethink her/your contributions (sounds like she wears the pants) to something more on the local level, if possible, or perhaps she can contribute a little time as a volunteer or something else to feel good. I don't really have any concrete alternative avenues for good donations, but perhaps others here will, or maybe talk to a local veternarian who is an avid outdoorsman(????). Anyway, I think no matter what idea your money is given for, contributing to peta is contrary to our outdoor way of life.
hb