The 100th Meridian

Interesting thread

It started out so sensible I had to look again to make sure I hadn't written it!
But it is amusing. I was hunting in the north central BC area when the only animal tag required in the province was for deer. That's right, no tag required for moose, elk, goat, sheep, grizzly, caibou, cougar or anything else. There were long open seasons and the province was divided into two areas for hunting regulation purposes; eastern division and western division. Now, I read in this thread where there are people in my old territory who think they invented the area and resent other people coming to "their" area to hunt!
However, much of this sniping, some of it going beyond the realm of good sportsmanship, wouldn't occur if people would only go by the slogan so often heard in the northern areas in times past, "Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins."
 
H4831 said:
It started out so sensible I had to look again to make sure I hadn't written it!
But it is amusing. I was hunting in the north central BC area when the only animal tag required in the province was for deer. That's right, no tag required for moose, elk, goat, sheep, grizzly, caibou, cougar or anything else. There were long open seasons and the province was divided into two areas for hunting regulation purposes; eastern division and western division. Now, I read in this thread where there are people in my old territory who think they invented the area and resent other people coming to "their" area to hunt!
However, much of this sniping, some of it going beyond the realm of good sportsmanship, wouldn't occur if people would only go by the slogan so often heard in the northern areas in times past, "Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins."
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With age comes wisdom.
 
After reading this whole thread I am not suprised where it ended up and here are my reasons for this:

Hunters tend to be very proud and passionate people and despite our better judgement tend to make statements that are bold and sometimes offesive and disrespectful. As many have already stated there are differences in opinion not only east/west but north/south and in my case even in our group of fellas(12 of us) that hunt together every year, differences in camp on everything from hunting techniques to calibre and even how to chop firewood! I believe most of these differences are trivial, but everyone has their right to an opinion.

Although I have had a few sqabbles with members of this board I still respect them all as sportsmen and people. There is a time and place for debate and this board is just that place but when it comes down to the fundementals of our sport, I believe we all support each other in the fight to keep a great tradition alive and a pastime that we can share with our children and so on... After all, you don't have to look very far to find people that would sqash this sport and industry in a secound if they could.

AAAHHH... That felt good!;) ;)


Ivo
 
Bigredd wants to know what divides us as hunters :rolleyes:

Maybe he should take a look at some of the crap he posts. Have a look in the mirror Redd and you will get your answer.

I'm serious :wave:
 
Climb down from your pedistal and let the next pundit step up.
:D

I know that hunters, by and large get on very well. There are a$$holes in any group, and we are not imune to that.
To that end, I invited a number of CGNs to our hunt camp, the majority of whom I'd never even met before, and even had limited CGN experience with.
Every one of them turned out to be a class act.
(even the one that got stuck :p and the one I had to tow a few miles with the Jeep :p and give a ride home to after the hunt 'till he got the truck fixed)
hunt camp is lots of fun. You guys are no different we have hunting in common, and regardless of how you do it, that makes us all 'brothers' as far as i'm concerned.
Brothers are allowed the occassional spat right? :evil:
 
John Y Cannuck said:
Climb down from your pedistal and let the next pundit step up.
:D

I know that hunters, by and large get on very well. There are a$$holes in any group, and we are not imune to that.
To that end, I invited a number of CGNs to our hunt camp, the majority of whom I'd never even met before, and even had limited CGN experience with.
Every one of them turned out to be a class act.
(even the one that got stuck :p and the one I had to tow a few miles with the Jeep :p and give a ride home to after the hunt 'till he got the truck fixed)
hunt camp is lots of fun. You guys are no different we have hunting in common, and regardless of how you do it, that makes us all 'brothers' as far as i'm concerned.
Brothers are allowed the occassional spat right? :evil:
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right on JYC:cheers:
 
Foxer said:
There is a fine line between holding a personal opinion and/or preference and actively trying to inflict your opinion on others. I don't agree with grizzly hunting personall. Seriously - i don't like it. However, it would never occur to me to suggest YOU were a bad person or hunter if you chose to go grizzlie hunting. If you ASK me what I THINK about it - i'll give you my two bits worth and explain why I personally feel that way, but i won't think an inch less of anyone who has a different take.

You, on the other hand, seem to miss very few opportunities to openly attack others for their choices. That's not really in keeping with the ethics and sportsmanship that has been the hallmark of hunters in BC for generations now. If anything, we've always promoted a 'you make your choices and i'll make mine, as long as we're both within the law' attitude.

Opinons are a little like friendship - It should take a long time to form a good one and it should never be given lightly :) Offer your opinions where appropriate, but don't use them to attack others.



CLEARLY you haven't been paying attention at tax time :)

And if you wish people to respect your personal freedoms - then you must grant others respect for the choices they are free to make as well. Remember - it is a CORE belief of the liberals that "if i don't like something, i should be allowed to attack it and pass a law based on that feeling". That's how gun control came about.

We have soldiers out there fighting and dying even as we speak to help ensure that we will have the right to make choices in this country - don't run others down for exercising that right just because they chose differently than you might. It cheapens our freedom when we do that.
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Why dont you believe in grizzly hunting?
 
Well, since no-one asked me:wave: I don't like hunting Griz either, only because I wouldn't have a use for it after I shot it. But I sure as hell don't knock others for doing it. Where the numbers support a hunt, do it.
 
I really don't knwo who the western guys that dumpon Ontario think they are kidding...

For the most part, hunters in BC don't get too far from a road.

Oh sure, lots of guys in BC like to pretend that everyone (especilaly them) do remote horseback/fly in/back pack style hunting trips all hutning season, but the truth is, most of them are full of BS.

I'd say 90% of the hunting that goes on in BC is wihtin 2 km of a road. And maybe less than 10% of BC hunters actually do fly ins etc.

Sure BC has nicer scenery for your road hunt, and you can drive to more remote areas in your truck but what is the true difference between hunting close to a road in BC vs close to a road in Ont?

:popCorn:
 
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