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When you say " the future of our wildlife herds depends on all of us demanding responsible wildlife management based on sound and unbiased science, not emotionally based propaganda", the message is blunted when "sportsmen" like Big Game Forever use their own emotional propaganda and guys on sites like Hunting Washington encourage people to shoot, shovel, and shut up.Being legal, responsible, and unemotional works both ways. You need to disassociate with the hot headed, emotional hunting faction if you want to be taken seriously.
Quote from: Sitka_Blacktail on October 24, 2013, 09:23:21 AMWhen you say " the future of our wildlife herds depends on all of us demanding responsible wildlife management based on sound and unbiased science, not emotionally based propaganda", the message is blunted when "sportsmen" like Big Game Forever use their own emotional propaganda and guys on sites like Hunting Washington encourage people to shoot, shovel, and shut up.Being legal, responsible, and unemotional works both ways. You need to disassociate with the hot headed, emotional hunting faction if you want to be taken seriously.Blacktail, this thread isn't a debate thread. This is a thread to write our elected officials about how we want to be able to manage wolves. If you disagree with it, then just go start another thread so it can be discussed or go to www.defenders.org and make a contribution. Not every thread is asking for your input. This one most definitely isn't.Thanks for the info Jim. Mine's been sent.
Since you want Scientific MGT BT and these envirio orgs want to curtail or stop FEDERAL management what does that mean to you? Most of us push for MORE harvest of Wolves than what the feds are doing NOT less. I think its safe to say that many of us consider what the FEDS are doing is a bare minimum of what should be done, interfering with that is NOT sound management. So how exactly is reinforcing federal policy "emotional propaganda"? It seems to me they are informing the public what some enviro groups are doing, some of which is AGAINST THE LAW! BTW I don't take advice from people on how to be taken more "seriously" when the only real way for you to take me seriously is to give up and change my mind.
Pman just becuse you and I know who the trolls are doesnt mean we shouldnt address ignorance even if its fake. Part of the power of this forum is thability to reach those that are new to the issue. Ihaveore than one conversation with member here about being tired of combating false info and feigned ignorance. There are many that read what is written but never do so themselves. Imo it is a lot harder to make a solid argument online, but is extreamly powerfull because of its reach.