Do you think posting pictures of trophy hunts okay? Is it okay to post pictures of any hunting kills okay for that matter? I’m asking because I love hunting. If some are okay and some are not then please explain as well. I am completely okay with hunting. Any kind of hunt. Bear, deer, moose, elk, lion, birds, giraffe, I really don’t care. I have a few dream hunts of my own. A Wolverine is one. Not sure if there is a place they are legally hunted but I plan on looking into it.
Even though I am Vegan, hunting picks don't bother me. It is far more humane than consuming animal products from factory farms. As long as the the animal is not on the endangered species list and you eat it afterwards!
When I was young I followed in my fathers footsteps as a hunter. When I got older I did a complete 180. If I ever find me and my family hungry and unable to buy food I'll hunt. Until then I'm a lover of pretty much all animals and still have occasional regretful thoughts about my kills over 65 years ago.
I've hunted quite a bit and I am not fond of it. I also don't like pictures of people's big fish. I understand why they do it, but to me there is a certain cravenness to it as well. Maybe it was because I was taught not to play with your food. IDK.
Dude... killing a lion or a giraffe is dang easy. A lion eats twice a week, meaning that it's usually basking in the sun without a care in the world. A guide probably knows where they favorite hangouts are, and then it's just shooting not exactly the tiniest targets that just lies still for hours on end. And you don't have to shoot them from a massive distance either. Plenty of pics around from them not caring when a car comes close. A giraffe is rather easy as well. I wouldn't call it hunting. It's just them executing a wild animal from close range to have a piece of them as a souvenir. They might as well kill one caged in a zoo.
Well at Rocky Mountain Elk Ribeye Steak 6oz $14.95. This year, my 70# of Elk processed is quite valuable Very lean, very delicious and very very good for for you..
I fish all year long, I hate fresh water fish, nasty! So I always use barbless hooks and gently release.. They are none the worse for it
We agree, trophy hunting is bullshit, reason I never apply for Bull or Buck, meat is better on a cow and doe..
If posting pictures of dead animals brings you enjoyment then, by all means, post away even though I don't enjoy seeing them other people may. Even though I like to target shoot, I don't hunt but am supportive of the local hunters who eat what they shoot and control the deer population in my part of the state. On the other hand, I am strongly opposed to the gratuitous killing of "trophy animals" like lions, giraffes and any species that is not overpopulated and will very likely be missed by their mate or mother. Maybe it's because of military service in S.E. Asia and being caught up in the '73 War that I've seen enough killing with the most recent killing being a murder victim who was killed with a hatchet. Again, please feel free to post any photos you like. If I don't like looking at them then I'm free to ignore them.
Being an avid animal lover and volunteer for many rescue groups, the idea of killing something intentionally doesn't sit well. I do not condemn hunting for meat because I understand the purpose and agree with others who believe that the 'farming' methods used for our meat supply chain is sickening. Trophy hunting, on the other hand, is something that I cannot understand. Slaughtering an endangered animal is sickening to me. Using a gun from a hidden position in order to kill a lion or giraffe or elephant is cowardice to me. Where is the sport in that? A sport suggests fairness or a leveling of the playing field. As such, shouldn't it be more like hand to hand combat?
I hunt. I find the memorializing of that kind of abhorrent. I kill things because I intend to eat them. My opinion is that if i'm willing to put food in front of predators, it's my fault, not the predators who might find a cow, sheep, etc tasty. Call it a cost of doing business. The idea of a trophy though, I never get. First, it removes one of the best/most successful bloodlines from the population. Second, I still don't understand the "glory" of having killed an animal with a long range weapon. Now, you kill one with a Bowie knife, more power to you. I personally think that hunting predators that you don't intend to eat is a waste. If all you intend to do is cover wall or floor space with taxidermy, just not my thing.
I agree somewhat but predator hunting is a must. It allows for other animals to have population growth. Animals like deer and elk are effected by mountain lions in a huge way. Mountain Lions will kill 1 deer or elk per week. Coyotes will take young deer, so will bobcats. Wolves also are now another predator in the west due to their reintroduction. Trimming down predator populations helps the other populations. It is necessary.
In my part of the world the deer outnumber the folks in town. They are more like pets and ornamentation. I digress..... I will have to simply disagree with you on predators. They have just as much right to the game as we do. Since we have things like Walmart and Whole Foods, I don't see the point of the competition for the game. I just don't agree. I have a hard time with shooting a lion because you treed it with a pack of dogs. Not much sport in that. As a lifelong resident of the mountains, live, let live, kill a deer or elk because you want to eat it, but be gracious enough to know that the same game feeds lots of other possible mouths.
I'm a bird hunter ... quail, grouse, pheasant, turkey, duck ... my Dad taught me back in the 60s ... to this day I still have a Springer Spaniel though I could never bring her to Portugal where I have done some of my best hunting ... anyhoo, the wife likes to cook wild fowl but we're not big on deer, elk or other large mammals ... and why the **** would anyone want to shoot a giraffe? ...
When you have over population of predators you have a loss in population of of others so are you more in favor of predators rather than all the other animals? Predators obviously play their roll in population control and to stop the spread of disease through herds but an over abundance of predators also causes poor herd numbers. I’m not saying to wipe them out but they must definitely be kept in check.
I find it much easier and efficient (to say nothing about tastier) to buy prime grainfed beef at the meat market.. and besides, I'm too lazy to go thru the whole hunting regiment, from traveling to and fro, and setting up a camp, keeping said camp , to cleaning rifles and camping equipment, to .. esp.. cleaning and storing the game.
I would. I bet they taste great! They’re a pray animal wether you know it or not. I wonder what it tastes like and it’s not too expensive. I may try it one day Duck is actually one of my favorites too. It’s amazing if cooked right
Nature is super resilient. And when food runs out, predation atrides with it. Always has, always will. Unnaturally attacking predation simply leads to over abundance of game animals which, absent hunting, creates the same imbalance. But from your perspective, you think that's beneficial. When you say "keep in check" it simply creates a conflict of interest in favor of you. Just sayin.
Oh man… have you ever had elk bone marrow? Or wild duck cooked to a pink center? I think it’s unbelievable. Farm raised doesn’t have the same flavors either. Wild buffalo is so much better than farm raised also. We really messed up by killing Buffalo herds off. It’s something everyone should try.
Not really. If not for intervention by hunters some animals would nearly be extinct. The Turkey comeback is an animal conservation success that’s remarkable. It was largely funded by the funds created by hunting. There was a time that estimated wild Turkey dwindled down to only 200,000 nation wide, today the estimate is around 7 million. Their decline was partially contributed to by hunters, loss of habitat, and predators. But their incline is almost 100% attributed to hunters fees like hunter licenses, Hunter taxes, and Hunter donations. That’s also funds derived from predator hunters. Hunters are very successful as a coordinated team at restoring and maintaining wild life, even predator hunters. if you’re interested in reading about the wild Turkey comeback here is a great article. https://www.nwtf.org/_resources/dyn...y+Population+History+and+Overview.pdf?Compare
There are many conservation success stories. Most of them also coincide with the development of the supermarket and massively better economic prospects for folks. There is nothing in my mind tastier than a nice pan fried piece of pronghorn. But I don't see any reason to hunt coyotes to the brink of extinction to continue getting to periodically have it for dinner. A different example was an effort by "conservationists" in CO to "protect" cutthroat trout which led them to use chemical sterilization of feeder brook trout streams feeding into the Yampa drainage. What a bunch of turds. They literally ruined hundreds of watersheds brook trout populations to keep Steamboat fishing tourism up. I call spades spades. You might have noticed.
