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Iggo

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99. Go Elks!

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 01:33 AM

Sep 2020

Trophy hunting is a sport, right?

So I get to root for whichever team I want, then.

Sorry trophy hunters, you fucking scum.

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He Shot the Elk on Saturday. It Killed Him the Next Day [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2020 OP

My sympathies are with the elk. The hunter got what he deserved, and richly too. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #1

I agree Wicked Blue Aug 2020 #3

Yes it had to suffer horribly overnight Tribetime Aug 2020 #6

Me as well. sinkingfeeling Aug 2020 #27

This Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #41

What if I'm hunting for the meat? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #42

Why? Are the supermarkets low on meat? lunatica Aug 2020 #46

What if I like meat that I know died quickly and was butchered and processed just the way I like it? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #47

Is that your excuse? lunatica Aug 2020 #50

Nope. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #55

after COVID-19, come to Sweden, we have fresh elk, moose, and reindeer meat in most stores Celerity Aug 2020 #73

Doesn't come much fresher than that! niyad Aug 2020 #79

"Invasive species" Doremus Sep 2020 #125

The whitetail, in fact, are not native to the area where I live; they didn't come in until after WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #126

So if stretching your budget is the true goal, Doremus Sep 2020 #131

It's not the "true goal." It's a goal. I listed a few in that response, and I can list some more. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #135

Here's a novel thought, dware Sep 2020 #172

"Dies quickly" does not describe the elk in question very well. soldierant Aug 2020 #64

I was talking about my own experience hunting. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #66

If you did not and do not do what is being criticized here, soldierant Aug 2020 #68

This thread stems from my response to "hunters should carry cameras instead of guns," which I WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #109

OK, I agree yu can't eat film. soldierant Sep 2020 #167

Ha! WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #168

Those animals were killed too treestar Aug 2020 #84

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #86

Agree. Doremus Sep 2020 #124

Supermarket meat is infinitely more cruel than hunting. Codeine Aug 2020 #89

Oh, so animals from the supermarket didn't die? Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #108

It's not free in the supermarket Polybius Sep 2020 #169

If you are hunting for meat to feed your family you won't be using a bow and arrow. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #74

I don't bowhunt, but I do know people who do, and they use the meat to feed their families. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #110

No honorable hunter let's one suffer hamsterjill Sep 2020 #97

with a bow and arrow? DBoon Sep 2020 #140

Plenty of bowhunters fill their tag during the season. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #141

Fair chase... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #176

Thanks for saying it. zentrum Aug 2020 #58

Agreed. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2020 #71

Absolutely, for a change the hunter got just what he deserved 😆 Raine Aug 2020 #96

Human lives Elk lives Johnny2X2X Sep 2020 #115

I read that paragraph three times. alphafemale Aug 2020 #2

The "terrible twist" is that the elk lived long enough to gore the hunter. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #5

Hmm. Pity. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #4

. . . Codeine Aug 2020 #29

The elk had the right...and I despise bow and arrow hunting the most. Karadeniz Aug 2020 #7

Sorry for being callous, but I don't caribou. Poor elk. Beakybird Aug 2020 #8

Never bring a bow to an antler fight. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #9

winner bigtree Sep 2020 #118

" the meat was donated to the Tillamook County Jail." johnp3907 Aug 2020 #10

lol nt coti Aug 2020 #14

Maybe from both carcasses? Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #18

Served... "with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." Talitha Aug 2020 #30

Both? lunatica Aug 2020 #48

The secret's in the sauce Ilsa Aug 2020 #51

! johnp3907 Aug 2020 #54

You said "frank" but don't you mean "flank"? Ilsa Aug 2020 #78

I was just thinking about that scene the other day. Had to explain it to someone. niyad Aug 2020 #76

Turnabout is fair play renate Aug 2020 #11

If there's a problem with the elk population it means there's not enough wolves. hunter Sep 2020 #127

I can't handle hunting with bow and arrow. grumpyduck Aug 2020 #12

Years ago, a similar accident hunting accident killed our neighbor. dem in texas Aug 2020 #13

Placing oneself in the vicinity of a justly enraged grizzly Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #23

Lol! nt ecstatic Aug 2020 #77

it sounds like dinner............... for the bear! Celerity Aug 2020 #85

Trophy hunters are the scum of the earth. Coventina Aug 2020 #93

They made prisoners eat a dead hunter? Ew gross NightWatcher Aug 2020 #15

Soylent Green, ya know. Wednesdays Aug 2020 #26

Ooh, well played Mr. Elk! 🦌 Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #16

It only counts as a "sport" if both "teams" have a fair chance to win Withywindle Aug 2020 #17

But they do. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #43

No, I don't mean the animal has a fair chance of staying alive Withywindle Aug 2020 #72

Thank you!! n/t Coventina Aug 2020 #94

Do you feel this way about all animals raised for food? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #111

Unless you all are vegetarians who don't wear leather Drahthaardogs Aug 2020 #19

Yes!! THIS. AkFemDem Aug 2020 #24

Never had a problem with people who hunt to eat . . . hatrack Aug 2020 #25

The difference is Disaffected Aug 2020 #31

Exactly. You nailed it. Too bad the same thing didn't happen to Trump Junior mtnsnake Aug 2020 #57

Exactly. You nailed it too. Disaffected Aug 2020 #70

Even if you are a vegetarian, something had to die. panader0 Aug 2020 #34

It is pretty clear that plants do not have anything resembling consciousness. Voltaire2 Sep 2020 #123

Thank You!!!!! dware Aug 2020 #82

very true treestar Aug 2020 #83

I do not eat meat or wear leather garybeck Aug 2020 #88

I don't do those things, Codeine Aug 2020 #90

I don't eat meat or use leather. Coventina Aug 2020 #95

I didn't wish him dead. I'm happy he lost. There's a difference. Iggo Sep 2020 #100

No, there's not. Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #106

There absolutely is. Iggo Sep 2020 #114

Nah, that's fucked up and it just plays into the whole Republican "liberals are crazy" message Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #120

Republicans haven't called me crazy and a liar this morning. Iggo Sep 2020 #132

Well, a lot of blue collar democrata hunt Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #139

I am a vegetarian and I don't wear leather Raine Sep 2020 #101

I have no problem with ppl who hunt common species like whitetail deer if they're hungry. Withywindle Sep 2020 #103

I eat meat and I wear leather (Vintage, in the latter) Withywindle Sep 2020 #105

Elk are NOT rare Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #107

Elks are rare? dware Sep 2020 #116

I admit, I was thinking more of those African trophy hunter dickheads. Withywindle Sep 2020 #128

Trophy "hunters" are, IMHO, are not true hunters, dware Sep 2020 #159

vegetarian who doesn't wear leather here! Voltaire2 Sep 2020 #122

Your self-righteousness is most likely brought on by simple bias. LanternWaste Sep 2020 #154

And your self righteous comes you believing your"above" it Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #155

+100. nt dware Sep 2020 #160

Now if all the tortured and abused factory-farmed animals could do the same thing! demmiblue Aug 2020 #20

I wish they could renate Sep 2020 #129

If hunting is a sport.... Yavin4 Aug 2020 #21

More like one all Happy Hoosier Aug 2020 #32

Nil-nil draw. Codeine Aug 2020 #91

Elk 1 Hunter 0... Karma. Jack-o-Lantern Aug 2020 #22

"A terrible twist"? Codeine Aug 2020 #28

Good on the elk. geomon666 Aug 2020 #33

Oh well RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #35

And yet, Gums and Junior live. Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #36

I wouldn't call it a terrible twist. Justifiable, yes. C Moon Aug 2020 #37

Pretty good twist to me. Not terrible at all. TeamPooka Aug 2020 #38

Shouldn't have been shooting Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #39

In remembrance of the hunter, the prison should serve the elk with tots and pears TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #40

Karma is not pleasant SheltieLover Aug 2020 #44

I'm a deer hunter. Usually put 1-3 in the freezer every year for the world's healthiest meat. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #45

I can't agree Major Nikon Aug 2020 #59

Not talking about just the method of dispatch. Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #61

yep Kali Aug 2020 #65

I'm still not sure we disagree. I don't bow hunt. GulfCoast66 Sep 2020 #98

I'm just replying you your statement about the death itself Major Nikon Sep 2020 #121

Factory farms is not just the method of dispatch. Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2020 #102

This place is amazing sometimes. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #49

Yes, it is amazing in many ways. Disaffected Aug 2020 #75

And that's why you don't hunt close to dusk. Lars39 Aug 2020 #52

Bingo. nt Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #63

Not so tough without a gun. Marcuse Aug 2020 #53

WoW Disaffected Aug 2020 #80

Yes, I am finding myself strangely mesmerized by that gif. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #87

My dad once killed a deer with his bow and arrow. It had a muscle reflex and broke his leg in two OMGWTF Aug 2020 #56

I know what you mean about Bambi's mom. Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #69

Poetic justice. Nitram Aug 2020 #60

Karma, Motherfucker. K A R M A ! ! Stinky The Clown Aug 2020 #67

Is it elk season in OR? Did the man have an elk license? niyad Aug 2020 #81

Go Elks!!!! Coventina Aug 2020 #92

Go Elks! Iggo Sep 2020 #99

You want to kill? North Shore Chicago Sep 2020 #104

Killing things gets their sad little dicks hard. Codeine Sep 2020 #112

Hunting is certainly different things for different people. But it doesn't have to be expensive. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #113

See my reply below- essme Sep 2020 #134

You need to add in the costs of health care for the chronic illnesses that eating meat cause. Doremus Sep 2020 #144

I'ven been eating meat since I was just a wee little child, dware Sep 2020 #161

If you're hunting elk, use a high-powered rifle. Paladin Sep 2020 #117

Sometimes you get the elk, the other times the elk gets you. MrScorpio Sep 2020 #119

Exactly - Well said. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #151

Not really, it's sometimes you get the elk, dware Sep 2020 #162

Turn about is fair play. jeffreyi Sep 2020 #130

If anyone wants to know why people in the country tend to vote essme Sep 2020 #133

Hunting threads are classics on DU. They're always hilarious. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #136

Yep, but let's put 2 and 2 together, shall we? essme Sep 2020 #137

People never vote against their own self interests. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #138

I almost always agree with your posts hurl Sep 2020 #165

People almost always know what is best for themselves in the moment. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #166

I agree Polybius Sep 2020 #170

You are spot on essme Willto Sep 2020 #145

Right on. WE are giving the impression essme Sep 2020 #148

Lighten up, Willto. (nt) Paladin Sep 2020 #150

On a recent visit to my father in his nursing home, he reminisced about his hunting trips. Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #142

Some pictures of hunters for this thread. Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #143

Ginsburg and Kagan as well. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #146

Sure, but there's a difference between a big bull elk and smallish game birds FakeNoose Sep 2020 #152

Yes, elk are much bigger and more photogenic. But many posters on this thread are attacking all Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #157

Nature gets a win Yeehah Sep 2020 #147

All the meat? Not too many people will eat 'long pig'. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #149

Can't really respect anyone who is entertained by the killing of sentient life. LanternWaste Sep 2020 #153

"We just do it to put food on the table" Codeine Sep 2020 #158

Also for their Disaffected Sep 2020 #163

I'm curious to know, dware Sep 2020 #164

I'm referring to recreational, trophy, thrill-kill etc. hunting, Disaffected Sep 2020 #171

My father can accurately be described as a recreational hunter. Ww did eat everything he killed Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #173

No, if he wasn't using the "we eat everything" Disaffected Sep 2020 #174

He never used any excuse at all. The issue of hunting being unethical never came up a single time Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #175

No. Disaffected Sep 2020 #177

He wasn't rationalizing anything. As I said, the issue never even came up. Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #178

OK, my last post on the topic... Disaffected Sep 2020 #179

You call it.... Willto Sep 2020 #180

You really haven't been Disaffected Sep 2020 #181

I was asking you to clarify *your* position. I don't rationalize hunting for pleasure with the Dial H For Hero Sep 2020 #182

Thoughts and prayers XanaDUer2 Sep 2020 #156