[Foundahardheadedwoman]

I have no problem with actually hunting deer, problem I have is the way it is done here. This is not hunting, to bait and feed animals and basically give the animal no chance takes no skill, no effort, and is just unfair to the animal.

We are covered up with deer and at certain times of the year on the interstate you might see one/mile, dead on the side of the road after being hit by a car. During hunting season I have seen herds right next to the road on state no hunting areas. I was in the car business and can not tell you how many cars I have seen totaled by hitting a deer. This is Central Ky, and I am from E. Ky. I always used to tell my customers that we hunt our deer with guns not cars. They need to be thinned out more in this area badly. I have no problem with hunting I just believe the way it is done here is unsportsmanlike and actually gives the sport a bad name, and provides ammo to outfits full of nutcases like Peta.

[RedMonqey]

I have no problem with actually hunting deer, problem I have is the way it is done here.

Well then we are of the same mind concerning hunting.

Although I was never much of an hunter(I prefer my meat marbled and not "gamey")I was brought up hearing marvelous stories of how difficult it was in bagging the big one, not just getting a buck with a big rack(although that was important, too)or waiting in a unheated, damp duck blind early in the morning at an chance of getting one's limit of goose or ducks

"Caged hunts" seem to go against the spirit of the hunt, fighting the elements, the odds and the uncertainty of actually getting anything.

"knowing" that no matter what you do, you're guaranteed to bring in an "trophy" has all the thrill of going to the supermarket and picking up an rump roast.

Can't say there's much to brag about "shooting Bambi" at an petting zoo.