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It's important for the hunting community to strongly condemn this sort of depravity, and it has nothing to do with the antihunting crowd. It is correct that nothing we do will sway those people. It is the broad mass of non-hunters we need to reach with a message that we are conservationists, that we care about the broad spectrum of wildlife, that we have ethics. That group of people comprises the majority of voters, and we need to keep them on our side. The future of hunting does depend on that.
Humptulips, I thought the same thing. It looks photoshopped
I respect those that are suggesting denouncing this as hunters, but if you honestly think hunters speaking out against this will develop a single ounce of respect from the left/anti’s then you are sorely mistaken. I’m as disgusted as anyone, but to think calling this idiot out as a hunting group will give any credit in the eyes of the anti crowd is simply a pipe dream! Agree 100% antis could care less I’m with those that think the entire thread should be removed so it can’t be pulled up later as ammunition.
Quote from: huntnphool on April 07, 2024, 09:38:59 PM I respect those that are suggesting denouncing this as hunters, but if you honestly think hunters speaking out against this will develop a single ounce of respect from the left/anti’s then you are sorely mistaken. I’m as disgusted as anyone, but to think calling this idiot out as a hunting group will give any credit in the eyes of the anti crowd is simply a pipe dream! Agree 100% antis could care less I’m with those that think the entire thread should be removed so it can’t be pulled up later as ammunition.
I respect those that are suggesting denouncing this as hunters, but if you honestly think hunters speaking out against this will develop a single ounce of respect from the left/anti’s then you are sorely mistaken. I’m as disgusted as anyone, but to think calling this idiot out as a hunting group will give any credit in the eyes of the anti crowd is simply a pipe dream! I’m with those that think the entire thread should be removed so it can’t be pulled up later as ammunition.
Quote from: huntnphool on April 07, 2024, 09:38:59 PM I respect those that are suggesting denouncing this as hunters, but if you honestly think hunters speaking out against this will develop a single ounce of respect from the left/anti’s then you are sorely mistaken. I’m as disgusted as anyone, but to think calling this idiot out as a hunting group will give any credit in the eyes of the anti crowd is simply a pipe dream! I’m with those that think the entire thread should be removed so it can’t be pulled up later as ammunition. The anti-hunters represent only about 5-10% of the population. We're not trying to persuade any of them of anything. It's the non-hunter, but hunting tolerant population that we're appealing to by opposing this kind of cruel behavior. That's about 75-85% of the population. It is always important that we present hunting in a positive light to maintain a majority of support. By discussing it here, we're not giving the antis anything they don't already have anywhere on the internet they want to look.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on April 08, 2024, 11:46:47 AMQuote from: huntnphool on April 07, 2024, 09:38:59 PM I respect those that are suggesting denouncing this as hunters, but if you honestly think hunters speaking out against this will develop a single ounce of respect from the left/anti’s then you are sorely mistaken. I’m as disgusted as anyone, but to think calling this idiot out as a hunting group will give any credit in the eyes of the anti crowd is simply a pipe dream! I’m with those that think the entire thread should be removed so it can’t be pulled up later as ammunition. The anti-hunters represent only about 5-10% of the population. We're not trying to persuade any of them of anything. It's the non-hunter, but hunting tolerant population that we're appealing to by opposing this kind of cruel behavior. That's about 75-85% of the population. It is always important that we present hunting in a positive light to maintain a majority of support. By discussing it here, we're not giving the antis anything they don't already have anywhere on the internet they want to look.We should oppose it because it is wrong, who cares about what the anti's think? I dont mind wolves dying prematurely when they need to. I care about any animal being unnecessarily tortured. That is a baseline position I hope everybody here shares; if they dont I would rather know than not know a person I should avoid.