Sep 2010
I am against canned hunts
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I am not vegan or anything like that, but I am against killing game (canned hunts) just for the sake of killing them. I come from a long line of hunters in my family, but I recently heard my own father and brother purchased a deer from a company that lets the animal loose on a fenced property so that they can be hunted later. The ranch property owners actually feed the Deer/Buck and wait until it matures to a certain or “trophy deer” size later to be hunted by my father or brother!
Come on what kind of hunting is that? That has nothing to do with fair-chase or what most hunters and people would think as part of the hunting tradition. I though hunting was about preparation, understanding the woods and environment, how to harvest your game, and most important the thrill of the hunt in an all natural surrounding?
What’s has our tradition and world come too?
Rant off- Eileen
I think it is wrong. Very wrong indeed, I mean, they say it’s to keep them from over populating. Hunters do what they do for a variety of reasons. Whether for food, sport/trophy or thrills, it is ethical in their minds to do so. It is also legal. I find it ironic that vegetarians who constantly whine about how other people always give them a hard time about what they do, are doing exactly the same thing. They want to impose their beliefs, prejudices and values on other people. What happened to respecting other peoples’ choices? If you don’t like to hunt, then don’t. It’s the same as “if you don’t want to be a vegetarian, then don’t.”
It is true that unchecked wildlife populations has caused more problems than solutions. The problem was indeed man made. In central California where I hunt, crop farms (mainly wine and veggie farms) are the the main cause. Loss of habitat has decreased grazing and habitat areas so much that the land can no longer support large wildlife populations.
I’ve been hunting well over 30 years and can see both sides of this issue and my opinion is.. They are not sportsmen…..They’re not even doing it for the meat, but simply for the pleasure of killing? To each is his own and lets not forget it is legal,..ethical. No