Trophy Hunting

[skeeter1]

I am seeing more and more young hunters out there, more hunting stores, more tv shows. Hunting has been declared a heritage activity, seasons are becoming more liberal. If anything I would say hunting is on the rise in Canada not the decline which some may want us to think.

[Cintax]

I'm not sure what your talking about in regards to public opinion either. Hunting is gaining in popularity across NA, not diminishing. There will always be those who are against it, but recognition and approval as definitely up from 10 years ago.

So is shooting in general.

[rfb]

As in most debates, there is never agreement. I respect your right to be wrong about this subject.

[Hunter John]

Once I thought I was wrong , but I was mistaken.

[seabast]

I wish we had more guys like Ricky Gervais on our side, he knows how to make people speak and look stupid and it seems like he is not against hunting ("I wish people would stop confusing hunting to eat and hunting for thrills, tusks, or to hang an endangered species on the .... wall..")

This girl isn't the brightest and should have keep her mouth shut, instead of finding some stupid excuses. She is just giving more opportunity to get us bashed. Or at least just tell the true "I shot them because I can and I like it! End of the story...". I wish people like her were an endangered species it would benefit us....

And personally, why on earth I would kill a giraffe?!?!? Not for the sport or the meat that's for sure, so if it's just because I can I would pass the opportunity.

[kdp89]

As in most debates, there is never agreement. I respect your right to be wrong about this subject.

And I yours.

[blasted_saber]

I wish we had more guys like Ricky Gervais on our side, he knows how to make people speak and look stupid and it seems like he is not against hunting ("I wish people would stop confusing hunting to eat and hunting for thrills, tusks, or to hang an endangered species on the .... wall..")

This girl isn't the brightest and should have keep her mouth shut, instead of finding some stupid excuses. She is just giving more opportunity to get us bashed. Or at least just tell the true "I shot them because I can and I like it! End of the story...". I wish people like her were an endangered species it would benefit us....

And personally, why on earth I would kill a giraffe?!?!? Not for the sport or the meat that's for sure, so if it's just because I can I would pass the opportunity.

Throw your support behind Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic Park 4). Avid hunter.

[seabast]

Throw your support behind Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic Park 4). Avid hunter.

Thanks for the link, this is the type of speech that do us good!
I hope I didn't give the wrong impression, I do not support Gervais, but I just wish that trophy hunters that post picture of their kills were as good as he is to defend themselves.....

[rfb]

I like Chris Pratt. In that little video it sounds like he knows what it'd all about. Hunting and not wasting the meat. Because to do so would be a sin.

[jaycee]

As in most debates, there is never agreement. I respect your right to be wrong about this subject.

Are you aware that in most parts of Africa where big game hunting is allowed , the game animals are managed and controlled to the extent that "cull hunts " are being done .
Animals, when there are more than a concession is capable of handling or when there are more aggressive males that the territory can handle , are culled [shot ] for which the hunter also pays for the privilege , this is also done on game ranches through out the U.S.

A cull hunt is a little cheaper in cost than a so called Trophy Hunt , but the animal shot is still a Trophy to the hunter as it is shot/ hunted under the same type of conditions.

Now can you say for certain that the giraffe that was shot was not a cull giraffe that had to be taken out of the heard? no you cannot.

Even Zoo's have to cull some of their animals, not too long ago this exact issue came up where a Zoo had to kill off one of their giraffes because of aggressiveness and age , and that meat did not feed any natives in Africa.

Big Game Hunting , is thriving and doing well in most parts of Africa ie; South Africa , Botswana , Namibia , Cameroun to name a few, the only countries there that have stopped it are the ones where there is a lot of political unrest and it is not safe for foreigners to travel .