Posted on 04/26/2012 1:43:37 PM PDT by marktwain
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has found himself a new enthusiastic hunting partner in fellow Justice Elena Kagan. We know what you're thinking: "Wait a second, isn't Kagan that new judge Obama appointed?" Yep, that's the one. We're just as surprised (and delighted) as you are.
We have to give some kudos to Scalia, but it looks as though we have Sen. James Risch of Idaho to ultimately thank for this fortunate turn of events. Back in 2010 when Obama nominated Kagan for the Supreme Court position, Risch asked Kagan about her views on gun rights. She admitted that she'd never fired a gun before, but made a promise to go hunting with Scalia if she were confirmed.
Kagan kept her promise and went on a hunting trip with her philosophical opposite. The pair took a quick trip to a Virginia shooting range, followed by a hunting trip in the Washington area. When asked about the experience, Kagan replied, "It turns out, it's really good fun." The pair are planning on hunting again in Montana this October.
We can't be certain if Justice Scalia was motivated by political reasons or simply by a desire to find a new hunting pal, but we're not complaining. Another Supreme Court justice discovering her newfound love of guns is music to our ears. It's all a bit ironic considering that Kagan came off as a unsympathetic to gun rights a few years ago. As it turns out, all it took to get her to change her mind about guns was to actually pick one up.
It varies from year to year, but we often have a multitude of acorns in these woods, and this is a sought after area for hunting. If we didn’t mow, our yard would be overgrown with trees in a very short time.
I guess deer digestion filters out acorn grodiness better than pigs’ do. Pigs are omnivores and are not ruminants like deer with their own little built in silo.
It may be an acquired taste. Acorn finished pork has gone on for a long time in the European Mediterranean area.
/johnny
Ya know maybe I shouldn’t talk till I’ve personally tried it. It might be a matter of love/hate. A lot of folks on FR have said they don’t like the acorny taste of older wild porkers.
It also may depend on the area. Here in Texas, the acorns do a fine job of making the little guys fat and tasty.
/johnny
A beautiful bird.
You do live a sheltered life.
One of the best holiday dishes I've ever eaten was Bean-n-Elk....our Supervisor went out to Montana every fall and hunted.
This was when I worked for Northwest Airlines in Minnesota and now in Florida, a lady that my wife works with fishes, with her husband, for sport, and give the fish to my wife for some very tasty consumption.
Your faith is weak.
Uhhh, not entirely. I hunted fall '10 in Alaska, took a 8 1/2 ' brown bear. Skinned it and left the rest, except the heart which I insisted the guide take. We had it for dinner, tough but tasty, and the guides and outfitter all said it was the first brown they had ever tasted. I assume it is a carrier of trichinosis.
I also have helped my BIL in Mich with deer eradication, killing 20 one summer on crop damage permits. Not required to recover them at all, but we butchered at least half of them.
I don’t like people who trophy hunt or go shooting animals for fun and sport. I’d never tell someone not to do it nor would I support laws to outlaw hunting in that manner. I simply refuse to take part in it or have anything to do with such actions. The OP stated his/her opinion and I don’t see any place when they demanded you or anyone else stop hunting for sport....
No one asked for your unsolicited opinion either, but you are free to give it, just as long as you follow FR’s rules and the comments meet Jim and the Mod’s approval.
And guess what....your opinion is as valid as the OP and others who have said they also do not like trophy or sport hunting.
Good?
Bingo. Hope she isn’t trading some 2nd amendment favors for Roe V. Wade concessions.
Bingo. Hope she isn’t trading some 2nd amendment favors for Roe V. Wade concessions.
Out neighbors male and female ALL hunt for food. If they don’t need the meat there are plenty of people in the community that do....relatives and neighbors get first dibs.
Local locker will even clean, butcher and package it for you just like a hog or cow.
Wow, you need to visit some of the other 56 states!
“I don’t know anyone who kills for food nowadays.”
You eat live animals? How’s that work?
I do not eat meat, ever.
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You poor poor thing , Suffering from loss of mental acuity, fertility, stamina and over all vitality. Whoever is subjecting you to eating vegetables only should be charged with endangerment.
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