Haaaa well said !Originally Posted by SK33T3R
Haaaa well said !
I hate to see the next you tube video, where a hunter using legal hunting methods harvests/kills an animal, abides by all the rules and celebrates, maybe does not? There fore showing no emotion. Imagine the crisis!!! He just killed that animal and show's NO emotion!!!! And then posts it online. And then is attacked by fellow hunters whom feel that although he followed every legal obligation should not have done this or that . The Anttis as everyone here seems to be worried about attach him for showing no emotion.
This like many other hunting forums is becoming a ing session because he or she doesn't hunt how I do.
As hunters or outdoors people or whatever the current term is. Give your head a shake. From the poor guy asking here about party hunting it's a bunch of whiny objective ing!
How about some actual hunting posts not involving your political position or butt hurt view that someone hunts differently than you!
As said before this outdoors forum and many more are turning into "hunters" I use that term lightly by the previous responses into a lets pick out what they did wrong.
Hey maybe a post about hunting where hunters add some feedback and support.
Last time I saw that.....
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well said. I would say the guy in the video is not hunting for the various reasons many of us are regardless of how he tries to justify his actions. He seems more like a base jumping squirrel suit adrenaline junkie than any hunters I know. i think the infamy of his actions were his first priority with hunting being second or not at all. The average hunter would more than likely laugh at the idea of trying to hunt bear with a spear if you asked them to. If that guy needs a challenge he should first try bear hunting without a guide if a challenge is what hes looking for.
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I remember, years back, when Paul Henderson popped the winning goal into the net in the Canada/Russian hockey series, I witness a room full of students jumping with celebrator delight.
Adrenalin can lift you to that point, when you witness a remarkable achievement, imagine the pump the actual participants must get in making the moment. Oh hum, an Canadian high-jumper just won Olympic gold in the high-jump, so what. I remember the first deer I shot, my young brother suggested it must have been a very exciting moment. Not really I told him, by the time I’d checked it out to ensure it was a legal animal, having a buck only licence, then deciding on shot placement, moving the scope back from the head to behind the front shoulder, then field dresing it and dragging back to the truck through a mile of Canadian shield terrain, what was there to be excited about. However the moment did eventually arrive when I was driving back from the hats for hide depot, I glanced down at the crest on the hat, and read, ‘BIG GAME HUNTER.’ It was at that moment, the excitement hit me, that I’d graduated from being a small game hunter to a big game hunter. When we mark an achievement in life it’s something to get excited about. I can see how this guy might have had something to be excited about. In javelin throwing the name of the game is who can propel the javelin the farthest. To move from that to a test of accuracy would be an even greater achievement. Now can you imagine what it must of felt like to cross yet a further plateau of throwing a javelin far enough and accurate enough to exact a kill a big game animal. It’s really got to have been a ‘Wow Moment.’ Admittedly it is an achievement that only those who hunt might marvel at. Meanwhile proper hunting ethics should have dictated sparing the non-hunter and more sensitive, of being exposed to the whole ordeal. Leave them to admire the distance to which a javelin may be thrown or how accurately you maybe able to throw it. That you go beyond such, to revel in the javelins real and intended use, it’s better to leave them in blissful ignorance.
You don’t stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut
What has happened now after this spear hunter killed a bear and posted it on social media , is that the Gov. of Alberta has passed a law prohibiting the use of spears to hunt big game . according to last nights Nat. News at 11 pm.
I don't think the legislature can pass a law unless it is sitting. Aren't they off for summer break?
They should pass a law that anyone that eats meat must kill it themselves.
So while I still maintain this guy hasn't done anything wrong, here is his statement to the media in it's fullest:
I’m rather surprised to be receiving this, but I’d be happy to share with you some facts about this hunt and spear hunting in general. First and foremost, spear hunting gives the animal the greatest chance of escape, considering our ethical killing range is within 10 yards. You mentioned it being inhumane to hunt with a spear? I’m not sure where you’re getting this statement from, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. The spear blade I was using was 5 inches wide and 16 inches long and razor sharp. Not to mention, I got 24 inches of penetration on that bear causing more damage and trauma to the bear than any arrow/broadhead/bullet combination could ever cause.
It is a well known fact from spear hunters across the world, including Tim Wells who has speared over 100 animals to date, a spear will kill an animal twice as fast as an arrow will. Just think about how much larger a blade on a spear is compared to a broad head on an arrow. Normal fix blade broad heads have a 1 inch cutting diameter in width and 1 inch in length. My spear had 5 inches of cutting diameter in width and 16 inches of cutting length. It’s considerably effortless to see why my last statement would be correct. In fact, there a far fewer bears hunted and wounded with a spear versus bears hunted and wounded with a bow and arrow. Statistically speaking, one would argue a spear is more of an ethical, humane weapon to hunt with than a bow.
The Bear I speared only ran 60 yards and died immediately, that’s as humane and ethical as one could get in a hunting situation on big game animals. Trust me, no one cares more about these animals than us hunters, especially me. If I just wanted to kill, why not use a rifle and shoot the animal from 500 yards away with it having no chance to escape. If didn’t care about the humane killing of this bear, why did I spend years preparing and practicing, becoming extremely proficient with a spear to make sure I could harvest this bear ethically? And I’m not alone with caring about animals in fact over 90% of all donated money and time to animal conservation is from hunters. That’s an interesting fact to ponder. The truth is we care more than anyone about these animals.
In closing, you all should be ashamed of yourselves for trying to kill a heritage that has existed for over a million years. Literally, since the dawn of man, the spear has been a vital role in survival. The mere existence of our ancestors relied on the spear. It’s funny because in the 1960s when hunters where trying to legalize bow hunting on big game animals, there was a very similar tune being played then, as there is now with spears. “It’s unethical, inhumane, not accurate enough and not powerful enough to kill big game animals with a bow and arrow” yet look at where we are today. Your last question, you asked what we did with the bears we harvested. We utilized every part of the bears we harvest, In fact, it’s even against the law to waste the animals hide from the animals. We also eat the meat from our harvested animals including bear. On top tasting amazing, it’s extremely nutritious for our bodies. I hope this helps you gain clarity from my side of the hunt, most people with either fear, reject, or dismiss things they don’t understand, I hope you all have a better grasp on this particular hunt now. If there is anything else you can think of, that I can help you with, please feel free to ask.
It is dripping with contempt and arrogance. Not exactly the response which should have gone out from him. While I still support how he hunted, he has just gone from a guy who may have been a bit over exuberant in celebrating to full on d-bag.
There is nothing redeemable about that statement, and it's filled with inaccuracies and outright idiocy.
Legal hunter, yes. Someone that any of us should want as our most vocal and visible member? certainly not... And unfortunately to the world on todays date, that's what he is, our most vocal and visible fraternity member. and it's embarrassing. He's why we have to defend ourselves, idiots like him that make the most noise and scream the loudest.
This is the Gov. Of Alberta , maybe things are run differently there.
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