I wasn't bashing it, one of my best friends is a trapper and I often go help him on his line. I was simply pointing out that you see no problem with trapping, but shooting an animal point blank with a 44mg is somehow unacceptable.
You are telling me that you have never come across a live animal caught in a trap? I will call BS on this one. Just like rifle shooters, not every trap fires true 100% of the time.
oh, but i do. I despise the actual killing of the animals, and infact dislike killing a moose. I kill moose for food, and if you were to hunt with me, you would see me pass up moose after moose after moose until i get the right one in the right time. Same with deer.
And no, I have never come across a live animal, but I have had a bad beaver catch under water, evident by a twisted line. I do not use leg holds, and I dont snare, although I am going to start snaring wolves, for conservation.
The problem with the "point blank" 44 kill is the poor marksmanship, and the ten minutes prior.... not to mention the actual act of the sporting kill


















































