[beezdotcom]

So do I. The process is as important as the product. It's the hunting equivalent to buying a hooker because your too inadequate to snag a female.

I agree, insomuch as the term 'hunting' is used. It's a rather "girly-man" way to bag a beast.

I don't find it particularly cruel, however - and anyone who does has bought into the PETA dogma. Anyone who claims this is cruel has to then be upset about animals raised in pens for slaughter. And I'm not giving up bacon.

[d-back]

This is classic divide-and-conquer by HSUS. The concept of hunting "fenced" animals is naturally repugnant to ethical hunters, yet the reality is that the "fences" contain hundreds and frequently thousands of acres.

If you value hunting, don't fall for this nonsense and support a ban on so-called "canned" hunts. Like "assault" weapons, it's part of an incrementalist strategy.

[ThinkLikeWaterAndReeds]

I saw a film of a black leopard that had been declawed and released from a cage in front of some "good ol' boys" with a dozen dogs. The dogs promptly tore the leopard apart and the owners cheered and stood with one foot on the leopard in victory. Now that is a real bunch of men.

[ThinkLikeWaterAndReeds]

I saw a film of a black leopard that had been declawed and released from a cage in front of some "good ol' boys" with a dozen dogs. The dogs promptly tore the leopard apart and the owners cheered and stood with one foot on the leopard in victory. Now that is a real bunch of men.

[non-anonymous]

I don't find it particularly cruel, however

I don't either, in general, except that some (perhaps most) of these people are horrible shots, and end up mangling the animal before it finally dies. When it takes you 3 or 4 shots at 10 feet to kill a pheasant on a short leash, that's pretty lame.

I love hunting, but if you're going to do something like that, why not just beat it to death with a baseball bat?