Posted on 03/22/2002 11:41:39 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Oh brother...it went right over your head that I called you ignorant. I just didnt' want to come out and say it...but ..hey ..you're the smart one right? LOL
Resent away. But I do not think you should teach your kids to kill animals....it's wrong.
racoons are trapped for fur and I know a lady who thinks racoon is the best wild game there is to eat. If I shot one I would eat it.
beaver - used for pelt - I don't believe you are allowed to shoot beaver or muskrat. I would use its meat for my dogs if nothing else. I wonder what trappers do with all that meat? Maybe you should go after them instead?
owls are a protected species
birds - yes most small birds are protected except crows and starlings. (starlings are an introduced species and a farm pest) Again, I say, get a hunting regulations booklet.
cougars yes - there was just a story about a guy who improperly processed some cougar meat and made jerky of it, passed it out to friends and infected them with trichinella.
coyotes -- Koreans eat dogs... they actually raise them for slaughter. So I'd bet coyote prolly tastes ok. But I've never shot one. I have this emotional attachment to dogs, see....but I am working on making that attachment more specific as times goes by. Still even though I love dogs, I don't begrudge anyone else hunting wild dogs.
CATS yes I mentioned cougar.
rats pest control.....
snakes - not many people hunt snakes. So I thinki that would fall under pest control if they ever did
Squirrels? HECK yeah. Ask any hunting bulletin board. they will tell you squirrel is wonderful (when prepared right - they are rather tough little buggers)
You have some diet
Well not all of us shoot all those types of animals in a license year. Most of us specialize in just a few types of hunting. There are only 24 hours in a day after all.
Ever think of the possibility you aren't making many?
Wolf Attacks The hunting of wolves in the early 1900s was done for predator control. There have been numerous reports and incidents of wolf attacks on humans, especially children, as well as livestock and pets. When I say attack, I mean, the traditional meaning of attack where the wolf confronts, bites, lunges, or otherwise trys to take a child/pet/livestock animal.
When the US Government says wolf attack, it has to satisfy 4 criteria.
a) Wolf has to be killed, examined and found to be healthy
b) Proven that wolf was never kept in captivity in its entire life.
c) There must be eyewitnesses to the attack.
d) Person must die from their wounds.
By this criteria, if you happen to be bit by a sick wolf, or a wolf that used to be a zoo animal, or you survive the wolf attack, you have not been attacked by a wolf!!!
But she watches hunting shows with me and has a realistic view of life, and still feels compassion for the animal, as do I. I feel bad when I shoot an animal. But it is something I have an overwhelming drive to do. It's like the drive to reproduce. I can suppress it and never exercise that ability, but... for me to go on NOT hunting is like saying I won't have sex for the rest of my life (for whatever reason). It is possible to do, but why, when it is something that is considered ethical to do legally under certain conditions?
Wow....see...there is progress and hope for you.
and she misses it again... [cue rimshot]
Yeah right. Of the MILLIONS of hunters that choose to pursue the sport, what percentage would you say do something like that? Maybe .00001%??? Maybe less?
Do you have any idea how many hunting licenses are sold every year?
PETAgirl, you are an idiot.
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