Reply #49: I have no problem with hunting at all. But I don't like people who just like to kill for fun.

[AnArmyVeteran]

I find it disturbing how a lot of people love to celebrate the killing, mounting heads of animals, carrying them around on their car hoods to show off the dead bodies or getting a deer with the biggest antlers.

The way you are doing it is okay. But I have no problem with 'hunting' as long as it's a semi-fair fight. Ideally, I'd like to see a hunter tackle wild animals with just their hands. But if humans insisted on being armed, then I wish the animals were armed too :). It's only fair if you want to call it hunting.

If you're interested, read a great book ( or see the movie ), "The Old Man and the Sea". I won't be a spoiler to tell you how it ends, but it's something you might enjoy. It's sad, but it is a beautiful story and anyone who hunts should read or see it. It will certainly give you new perceptions and insights.

When I use the word cowardly assassins I thought I described what I meant in my previous post. Remember when Cheney shot his friend in his face. They were throwing up birds right in front of them to be shot, or murdered. Cheney and friend were too damned lazy to even move. They had caged birds thrown up right in front of their guns. I guess one bird was thrown to close to Cheney's friend because Dickie boy blew his face off. BTW, Cheney was a coward during Vietnam and he is still a coward. Anyone who 'hunts' like that is a cowardly assassin.

Palin 'hunts' from a helicopter mowing down terrified wolves. That isn't hunting either. It's brutal, cowardly assassination. And I could never trust anyone who lusted for the kill like Cheney or Palin.

Okay, I gotta go now. I need to go to the grocery store and pick up a couple of steaks :)

All the best...

(btw, I hope you don't think I was calling you a cowardly assassin because I wasn't.)