David Suzuki

[Big Jack]

When I hear the name David Suzuki, I just roll my eyes. Tired of listening to Mr. Doom And Gloom spout off about his latest cause. I thought Beasley did a decent job of replying to his call to end the grizzly hunt. Whether Suzuki is actually anti hunting, I don't know.

X2 on this

When I think of this fellow the term paid shill comes to mind

[trimmer21]

No, he's against trophy hunting for grizzles and probably in general(not sure), but not food hunting/fishing/farming... But my point isn't about Suzuki, it's about that fellow. If you want to criticize someone for getting their facts wrong fine I no have no problem with that, but don't in the same speech basically get your facts wrong and say Suzuki is some anti meat activist, because I know for 100% he isn't...

Just a few days ago his daughter posted on FB shrimp they caught in BC... Lol

Please see the post below,ITD. At your next social gathering,please discuss these views with your friend. I'd be very interested to hear what he has to say further to his blog.

I am curious whom Suzuki classifies trophy hunters per his blog:

In the most recent study, PhD student and lead author Kyle Artelle and his colleagues analyzed a large government data set containing details on the deaths of thousands of bears killed by trophy hunters, as well as animal control officers, poachers and vehicle and train collisions.

Considering under BC law:

Retrieval of wildlife killed
35 (1) In this section, "dwelling place" does not include a temporary or seasonal camp.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person hunts wildlife and kills or injures that wildlife and fails to make every reasonable effort to
(a) retrieve the wildlife, and if it is alive to kill it and include it in his or her bag limit, and
(b) remove the edible portions of the carcass of game to the person's normal dwelling place or to a meatcutter or the owner or
operator of a cold storage plant, unless exempted by regulation.

So like Ontario, in BC it is against the law to take part of an animal as a trophy and let the edible portions of the carcass (the meat) to rot. So, I ask again whom does Suzuki class as trophy hunters? Would it be the guys who in addition to taking the meat have a memento of their hunting adventure (such as a bear skin rug or a head mount)?

In this blog ( http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/pan...ar-management/), Suzuki furthers blurs the lines by calling to end all Grizzly Bear hunting trophy hunting, leaving the implication that every bear harvested under BC regulations are left to rot after the hunters have claimed whatever trophy Suzuki is referring to (again under BC law is illegal). This is done intentionally to inflame people who are ignorant (lacking knowledge) of hunting practices to view hunting in a bad light. Furthermore, hunting is the only thing he calls for stopping in this blog. He doesn't comment on other factors he mentions such as animal control officers, poachers, and vehicle and train collisions. This is strictly aimed to stop the legal grizzly bear hunt by trying to call it trophy hunting.

I find it quite hypocritical that Suzuki is calling on Grizzly Bear "trophy" hunting to be stopped but can willfully wallow in the terror and pain he causes to fish when he dips his hooks in the water. Last time I checked, fish have nerves and can feel pain. I guess it is ok to hook an animal in the mouth (or perhaps somewhere else depending on where you hooked it), have it fight until it exhausts itself, bring it out of the water where it can't breath to remove said hook and then let it go on it's merry way after you have handled it but bringing in money by issuing hunting tags on a species which can be hunted only in certain parts of the province and using that money to help protect the species from people out there who would kill every last grizzly bear if they could is wrong.

What a load.

Dyth

Excellent post,Dyth. I think the same way,but,you articlate these points much better than I.

[intothedeep]

Please see the post below,ITD. At your next social gathering,please discuss these views with your friend. I'd be very interested to hear what he has to say further to his blog.



Excellent post,Dyth. I think the same way,but,you articlate these points much better than I.

I don't actually know him on a one and one basis to call him, lol. My mothers partner knows him well and they have dinner with his son in the Yukon... I've met him a few times though.

I did get a chance to read what his opposition to the hunt was though and it's mostly based on population numbers, he says they are low and reproduction is slow. There is some anti trophy hunting sentiment too, but it's not the main point.

But this fellow wasn't that accurate in his facts on Suzuki either basically making him out to a PETA type against all hunting and even farming beef, so I find that strange considering he wants to stick to the facts... The article on the GB hunt actually mentiined food hunting...

[terrym]

I am curious whom Suzuki classifies trophy hunters per his blog:

In the most recent study, PhD student and lead author Kyle Artelle and his colleagues analyzed a large government data set containing details on the deaths of thousands of bears killed by trophy hunters, as well as animal control officers, poachers and vehicle and train collisions.

Considering under BC law:

Retrieval of wildlife killed
35 (1) In this section, "dwelling place" does not include a temporary or seasonal camp.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person hunts wildlife and kills or injures that wildlife and fails to make every reasonable effort to
(a) retrieve the wildlife, and if it is alive to kill it and include it in his or her bag limit, and
(b) remove the edible portions of the carcass of game to the person's normal dwelling place or to a meatcutter or the owner or
operator of a cold storage plant, unless exempted by regulation.

So like Ontario, in BC it is against the law to take part of an animal as a trophy and let the edible portions of the carcass (the meat) to rot. So, I ask again whom does Suzuki class as trophy hunters? Would it be the guys who in addition to taking the meat have a memento of their hunting adventure (such as a bear skin rug or a head mount)?

In this blog ( http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/pan...ar-management/), Suzuki furthers blurs the lines by calling to end all Grizzly Bear hunting trophy hunting, leaving the implication that every bear harvested under BC regulations are left to rot after the hunters have claimed whatever trophy Suzuki is referring to (again under BC law is illegal). This is done intentionally to inflame people who are ignorant (lacking knowledge) of hunting practices to view hunting in a bad light. Furthermore, hunting is the only thing he calls for stopping in this blog. He doesn't comment on other factors he mentions such as animal control officers, poachers, and vehicle and train collisions. This is strictly aimed to stop the legal grizzly bear hunt by trying to call it trophy hunting.

I find it quite hypocritical that Suzuki is calling on Grizzly Bear "trophy" hunting to be stopped but can willfully wallow in the terror and pain he causes to fish when he dips his hooks in the water. Last time I checked, fish have nerves and can feel pain. I guess it is ok to hook an animal in the mouth (or perhaps somewhere else depending on where you hooked it), have it fight until it exhausts itself, bring it out of the water where it can't breath to remove said hook and then let it go on it's merry way after you have handled it but bringing in money by issuing hunting tags on a species which can be hunted only in certain parts of the province and using that money to help protect the species from people out there who would kill every last grizzly bear if they could is wrong.

What a load.

Dyth

DING DING DING !!!! Excellent post. The hypocrisy of anybody who feels that yanking a fish out of the water by driving a huge hook through it's head or worse softer tissue and then holding up to photograph it while it suffocates is lost on these idiots who claim high moral ground. His wonderful eco enlightened daughter yanks living creatures out of their necessary environment and lets them suffocate by the hundreds on the deck of the boat. Not unlike the seal hypocrisy. If seals were repulsive to look at and gave off a foul odor people wouldn't care less what happened to them. It's against the law to waste game meat. Full stop. End of Suzuki's idiotic argument.

[oaknut]

I don't know. I think Keith did a pretty good job representing hunters. He may get taken to task for his renewable resource comment about oil but other than that pretty well done and straight forward.

[line052]

Ya, your right...as long as he is left leaning, CBC doling, 4 home owner in BC (one island he shares with an oil company), and fly around in jets, while espousing the evils of tar sand oil..... I guess it is OK.

If you are going to answer misinformation(alleged about Suzuki), don't come back with your own misinformation... That fellow clearly stated that suzuki is against all hunting, be it bears or rabbits or whatever or even eating beef from the store. Well I've seen a show of his where he hunted a seal in the north with a native and his daughter... One of his daughters is a fisherman and married to a native. I've seen a show where he talked about and showed a pasture beef farm. And he is an avid fisherman and is not a vegetarian. So unless he's changed his positions in the last few months, those statements are untrue regardless of your opinion on grizzly hunting.

[M_P]

Former neighbors of mine retired and moved out to Vancouver Island. I have heard from them that a certain environmentalist has been observed taking salmon out of season. Game laws that are in effect are ignored and he wants new ones enacted to outlaw legal hunting activity. The hypocrisy is abundant in this guy.

[yellow dog]

Does anyone know what Keith Beasley's credentials are besides the magazine and TV show?

[terrym]

One of the brothers is an OPP officer, not sure which one though. "Credentials" aren't usually discussed much in that marketing world. Although Tiffany Lakoski has very good ones.....ya know, credentials.

[yellow dog]

Ok lol