Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
You sir...will eat anything.
Wounded leopard pwns hunter before being killed
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You sir...will eat anything.
Elephants are over populated in many areas. As an animal they hold no higher or lesser value than a deer or a moose. Logically it makes sense to allow limited hunting in order to control populations and inject money in the economy and in turn give the animal a value to the locals. Without Trophy hunting in Africa there would be more poaching and many species would be much closer to extinction. To imply somehow that all those who enjoy hunting these animals are mouth breathing, beer swilling bumpkins is not only ignorant, it's divisive.
I'd also like to know what elephant tastes like with my beer and country music.
I'd also like to know what elephant tastes like with my beer and country music.
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Mike Boyce does, add a w and check #13-16.
http://ww.animalartistry.com/pb/af_pm.php
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This is truly a remarkable post and shows the depth to which Disney has brainwashed a couple of generations of North Americans. Hunted properly, the experience of hunting dangerous game in general, and elephant in particular is unmatched by any other human endeavor, never mind that it is ecologically sustainable and and economically important. I take it you have never been on the ground near elephants, I have and I realize how blessed my life is as a result of that experience; be assured, there is nothing to compare it to. And unlike the docile elephants you'll encounter on a photo safari where you are trapped inside a vehicle with a nervous Nelly driver, being on foot on the same ground as these guys, rifle in hand, is exciting beyond words. Their sound, smell, size and danger are forever etched in my memory.
To help understand the need for modern elephant hunting, the video put out by Jeff Rann is enlightening . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m23rM2WYl8
As for my own experience . . .
Having had this same discussion almost word for word, I also expressed the sentiment that there is nothing that makes one animal intrinsically more sacred or worthy of life than another, they all have value and there is nothing more philosophically right about killing a rat "just for fun" than an elephant.
None of us need to hunt to eat, so ALL hunting is about fun, don't kid yourself. When asked where I draw the line about what animals should be allowed to be hunted and what ones shouldn't, I said "any animal that can be hunted without meaningful damage to its population or future sustainability, should be." If you could hunt blue whales without endangering the population, I say bring it on. Also if hunting whitetails was leading to unhealthily low populations, I'd say it should stop. I can't think of any other reason why animals should or shouldn't be hunted that is as clear cut and simple as that one.
Red
None of us need to hunt to eat, so ALL hunting is about fun, don't kid yourself. When asked where I draw the line about what animals should be allowed to be hunted and what ones shouldn't, I said "any animal that can be hunted without meaningful damage to its population or future sustainability, should be." If you could hunt blue whales without endangering the population, I say bring it on. Also if hunting whitetails was leading to unhealthily low populations, I'd say it should stop. I can't think of any other reason why animals should or shouldn't be hunted that is as clear cut and simple as that one.
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manbearpig
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have some f*cking dignity?
but i did get a kick out of mr. tough guy with his sleeves ripped off his shirt screaming like a 2 year old girl, and then crying like a baby and going into shock over the scratches he got
manbearpig
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no kidding. tremendous skill required to make shots like that on a fast-moving target thats inches away from someone.
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Boomer did you guys eat it?
Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
Not only didn't I eat it, I didn't shoot it; to shoot elephants in Tazania you must have a minimum of a 21 day licence, I had a 10, and you need deep pockets to pay the trophy fee. Having said that, there were lots of elephants in our area, we quit counting at 300 in a single day. As I said in my earlier post however, sharing the same ground with them is an incredible experience. I did have the opportunity to try elephant bilitong some South African co-workers brought over many years ago, and I recall it was very good.
Hey, did your fog finally clear, we might get snow on Tuesday.
Except you guys are sissy's, you want to harpoon a whale. I want to troll for one.....
manbearpig
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isnt Armedsask our resident expert on harpooning whales?
Unfortunately it's all too common.
I love big kitties. Almost took him out!
manbearpig
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i watched that video, and clicked through several related videos.
reading the rabidly anti-hunting comments on just about any hunting related video is quite depressing. seeing what the general public thinks of our sport - and the raw angst and hatred they feel towards hunters - is a pretty sobering reminder that we are a minority.
