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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2014, 05:52 AM Apr 2014

‘Shooters’ spoiling the sport of hunting [View all]

Hunting got some scrutiny in this newspaper at last. Washington State has lost more than 16,000 hunters in the last five years, Thomas Clouse noted. On the same page, Rich Landers lamented that we fail to “curb poaching problem.”

Ethical hunters driven from the field by shooters make the two stories converge.

My distinction here, between hunters and shooters, rests on the reverence extended toward game animals and birds. True hunters, indigenous or otherwise, honor prey in various ways. They obey state laws, care for the meat, enhance habitats, and maybe even mumble a prayer.

Shooters, though, they care more about rocking the world off its axis with the firepower they wield.

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2014/apr/03/guest-column-shooters-spoiling-the-sport-of/

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‘Shooters’ spoiling the sport of hunting [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2014 OP

I fully agree with this guy's sentiments. Paladin Apr 2014 #1

I completely agree with what he is saying but, gejohnston Apr 2014 #2

Those kinds of poachers are always a pain, but their impact Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #3

He describes himself as a "born-again non-hunter"... benEzra Apr 2014 #4

If you must hunt why not hunt without a gun oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #5

You don't gejohnston Apr 2014 #6

I posted in that thread because it asked how you acquired your knowledge of firearms oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #7

nothing but, gejohnston Apr 2014 #8

Well where would I go to read more? oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #9

depends on the information you want gejohnston Apr 2014 #10

Thank you for taking the time to do this oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #11

gejohnston, this sort of pro-gun propaganda belongs in Gun Control/RKBA. Paladin Apr 2014 #12

I answered a question gejohnston Apr 2014 #13

Thank you for the deletions. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #14

gejohnston and Paladin, thanks for cleaning this up. ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #15

+1. Thanks, MJ. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #16

Thanks, I gejohnston Apr 2014 #17

My one issue is he seems to conflate "modern" gear with "shooting". sir pball Apr 2014 #18

Oh, ho! We have the chef-of-the hour, here! Eleanors38 May 2014 #21

I haven't, but I certainly don't keep secrets.. sir pball May 2014 #22

Despite close trimming of the carcass, I've never Eleanors38 May 2014 #23

It's not difficult at all, just time (and space) consuming. sir pball May 2014 #24

Thanks so much. Eleanors38 May 2014 #25

I think SecMo also posted this in another forum. Jenoch Apr 2014 #19

"the firepower they wield" in many areas is a .22. Eleanors38 May 2014 #20

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