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[rtspring]

When rainbow stickers are not shown, and peta stickers are not shown, when I love my dogs stickers are not shown, etc. I might hide my kill from the public eye!!  But we all know that isnt going to happen.  Do those people who get offended know what goes on in a slaughter house???

[runningboard]

I'm getting pretty close to that 70 year old mark now, and I've seen a lot things change that I never would have believed would happen-I wouldn't want this issue to be one more. Sometimes we hunters are our own worst enimies. 

voice of experience, thanks for your input sir 

[Dan-o]

Someone please remind me of any single thing hunters can do to improve our perceived impression in the eyes of the anti hunting left. Name it, since I don't remember it.

Lets face it, nothing we do can improve our image. Not in my opinion atleast.

I clean the woods, hasn't helped me yet, those areas are now closed to shooting.

I report all violators I have seen. Nobody knows of this. The liberals will continue on their march to remove any thing from us. Lead bullets, shooting areas, shooting on public land, shooting on salt water. They will do nothing for us IMHO.

I would rather exercise all my rights. It is my right to display my kill, I will display it. Would you guys rather we be required to hide our kills?

Do you have the right?   OF COURSE YOU DO.

But just because you have the right does not mean that you are exercising common sense by insisting on using that right.

For instance, you have the right to wear a speedo in public.......   but really, please spare us.

I see no value in turning non-hunters into anti-hunters.

[Dan-o]

When rainbow stickers are not shown, and peta stickers are not shown, when I love my dogs stickers are not shown, etc. I might hide my kill from the public eye!!  But we all know that isnt going to happen.  Do those people who get offended know what goes on in a slaughter house???

I hunt.

I kill big game.

I'm quick to brag with a pic to friends that I know will appreciate it.

I also know plenty of people who are offended by the sight of a carcass.   Their sensibilities are different than mine.   So what?    Does that mean that I'm exercising my rights by repulsing them, or does that mean that I've needlessly alienated another non hunter, possibly turning them into an anti-hunter?    You might be doing more harm than good.....  Besides, you can get a tarp at Harbor Freight for $2.

[rtspring]

Someone please remind me of any single thing hunters can do to improve our perceived impression in the eyes of the anti hunting left. Name it, since I don't remember it.

Lets face it, nothing we do can improve our image. Not in my opinion atleast.

I clean the woods, hasn't helped me yet, those areas are now closed to shooting.

I report all violators I have seen. Nobody knows of this. The liberals will continue on their march to remove any thing from us. Lead bullets, shooting areas, shooting on public land, shooting on salt water. They will do nothing for us IMHO.

I would rather exercise all my rights. It is my right to display my kill, I will display it. Would you guys rather we be required to hide our kills?

Do you have the right?   OF COURSE YOU DO.

But just because you have the right does not mean that you are exercising common sense by insisting on using that right.

For instance, you have the right to wear a speedo in public.......   but really, please spare us.

I see no value in turning non-hunters into anti-hunters.

Some of us see NO VALUE in caring what that side really thinks!!  Ive heard enough about hurting someones feelings... Screw them!!

Do we need them to approve of hunting?? No we sure as hell dont!!

They frickin hate us! No matter what we do they will hate us... 

[bobcat]

You know, it's not that difficult to fit a deer, or even an elk, in the trunk of a small car. Skin it, bone it out, some of you might be amazed how little space a boned out deer takes up. That's how I'd do it if I were hunting with a small car. Would be a lot easier than trying to get it on top of a car.




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[runamuk]

When everyone stops worrying about what everyone else is doing or thinking this world will be a better place... I was taught to mind my own business at a very early age.  I do unless I see extreme violence against a person who cant help themselves, or violence against an animal for no good reason. 

[bearpaw]

This is an interesting topic that should be discussed.

I have to ask myself, are we benefitting our sport to try and hide it? Gays and lesbians seem to think they are better off to parade in the streets and it seems to be working and they seem to be more accepted by a larger portion of society.

So is it really in our best interest to try and hide our sport?

[Elkaholic daWg]

Probably not

[Odell]

Someone please remind me of any single thing hunters can do to improve our perceived impression in the eyes of the anti hunting left. Name it, since I don't remember it.

Lets face it, nothing we do can improve our image. Not in my opinion atleast.

I clean the woods, hasn't helped me yet, those areas are now closed to shooting.

I report all violators I have seen. Nobody knows of this. The liberals will continue on their march to remove any thing from us. Lead bullets, shooting areas, shooting on public land, shooting on salt water. They will do nothing for us IMHO.

I would rather exercise all my rights. It is my right to display my kill, I will display it. Would you guys rather we be required to hide our kills?

I agree with the sentiment, but I have found one thing that works lately. With all the fuss about GMO foods and the new foodie craze, talking about the natural, healthy food we choose to eat has many people who dislike hunting finding it more appealing. One of the most common comments i see on Facebook when a hunter posts up some geese or a deer is "do you eat that?"

yeah we eat that...

[Bob33]

This is an interesting topic that should be discussed.

I have to ask myself, are we benefitting our sport to try and hide it? Gays and lesbians seem to think they are better off to parade in the streets and it seems to be working and they seem to be more accepted by a larger portion of society.

So is it really in our best interest to try and hide our sport?

Liberal movements succeed by being blatant and pushy.

A more appropriate analogy might be to ask how well the Tea Party and conservative religious organizations and individuals are regarded in the public’s eye by being “open” about their convictions.

There is a difference between hiding, and being openly and deliberately offensive.

[pianoman9701]

This is an interesting topic that should be discussed.

I have to ask myself, are we benefitting our sport to try and hide it? Gays and lesbians seem to think they are better off to parade in the streets and it seems to be working and they seem to be more accepted by a larger portion of society.

So is it really in our best interest to try and hide our sport?

Not a great point, Dale. Gays are being more and more accepted by society and hunters, less and less. It's really an invalid comparison; hunting privileges v. equal rights. If your emphasis is "screw them, I'll do what I want anyway", then by all means stick it up on the roof even if it will fit nicely in the back. But it is with the understanding that you're not gaining support from the community by doing so.

The point here isn't to hide the fact that you're a hunter. It's to present it in such a way as to remain in the hearts of the 75% or so of the population who still think hunting is OK.

[The100Road]

This is an interesting topic that should be discussed.

I have to ask myself, are we benefitting our sport to try and hide it? Gays and lesbians seem to think they are better off to parade in the streets and it seems to be working and they seem to be more accepted by a larger portion of society.

So is it really in our best interest to try and hide our sport?

Its a very grey area i guess. Like a few have mentioned its the people on the border of anti-hunting or not. or maybe ruining a small kids view on hunting because all they see a bloody mess which might turn them from wanting to hunt. i say show it off, but i can see both views.

[bobcat]

This topic reminds me of those semi trucks I often see driving down interstate 5 full of live chickens, feathers blowing everywhere. I wonder what people think when they see that? Do they even know those chickens are on their way to be slaughtered, and will soon be in neatly wrapped packages at their nearest Safeway store?

[The100Road]

This is an interesting topic that should be discussed.

I have to ask myself, are we benefitting our sport to try and hide it? Gays and lesbians seem to think they are better off to parade in the streets and it seems to be working and they seem to be more accepted by a larger portion of society.

So is it really in our best interest to try and hide our sport?

Not a great point, Dale. Gays are being more and more accepted by society and hunters, less and less. It's really an invalid comparison; hunting privileges v. equal rights. If your emphasis is "screw them, I'll do what I want anyway", then by all means stick it up on the roof even if it will fit nicely in the back. But it is with the understanding that you're not gaining support from the community by doing so.

The point here isn't to hide the fact that you're a hunter. It's to present it in such a way as to remain in the hearts of the 75% or so of the population who still think hunting is OK.