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hunter

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16. My name is Hunter and I've hunted.
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 01:11 PM
Jan 2014

I've fished too, which is hunting underwater.

Certain sorts of hunting disgust me.

Hunting something plentiful (or even an invasive species) for food is reasonable to me. People are omnivores. No different than buying food in a grocery store, maybe even better in comparison to "factory farm" animals.

Pigs, deer... fine.

Bears, no. Wolves, no. Pumas, no. Not even coyotes unless they are causing serious trouble.

Rhinos, elephants, cetaceans... those are on my list of critters that ought to be protected.

I also don't like indiscriminate commercial fishing that damages the sea floor or fish populations.

It's not a black-and-white question.




Hope Bob Barker buys it and tears it up tomm2thumbs Jan 2014 #1
That would be cool if he could afford it indie9197 Jan 2014 #3
Yeah I think some Namibian gov't official CFLDem Jan 2014 #8
If we don't kill them, they'll die! Canoe52 Jan 2014 #2
*sigh* sakabatou Jan 2014 #4
Really? pipoman Jan 2014 #6
No. sakabatou Jan 2014 #24
Hunting license sales in the US pipoman Jan 2014 #5
Sounds like a real challenge. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #7
Force the "winner" to eat the entire Rhino. Thor_MN Jan 2014 #9
From a family of hunters, I agree 100% nt 7962 Jan 2014 #15
+1 nt Live and Learn Jan 2014 #27
African safari game usually is eaten entirely NickB79 Jan 2014 #34
Rhinos are cute cosmicone Jan 2014 #10
Or rhino hunters. hunter Jan 2014 #13
utterly shocking response cosmicone Jan 2014 #14
My name is Hunter and I've hunted. hunter Jan 2014 #16
+1 n/t Jamastiene Jan 2014 #25
+1 n/t Jamastiene Jan 2014 #26
No one bothers to explain ronnie624 Jan 2014 #11
From what I've read elsewhere, there is a risk of fighting mortality in petronius Jan 2014 #17
Thanks for the link. ronnie624 Jan 2014 #19
It contributes money to wildlife protection programs to stop poachers NickB79 Jan 2014 #35
I'm certain that's what the bidders are thinking. ronnie624 Jan 2014 #37
It's what the Namibian govt is thinking NickB79 Jan 2014 #39
A pre-selected old rhino is "hunting"...right? flvegan Jan 2014 #12
Well, for that price the organizers want to make sure Cheney bags a rhino. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #31
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014636138 efhmc Jan 2014 #18
I saw it on the news last night. indie9197 Jan 2014 #20
I hope the shooter has a stroke while aiming his/her rifle Submariner Jan 2014 #21
I think the Namibians are exploiting their sliminess in a good way. indie9197 Jan 2014 #22
Didn't they auction one off just last November? Omaha Steve Jan 2014 #23
They announced the auction months ago, but it's actually tonight. n/t tammywammy Jan 2014 #30
Humans are depraved tabasco Jan 2014 #28
I'm disgusted that a rich guy thinks he can buy the 'privilege' of what is illegal for all others. democratisphere Jan 2014 #29
That's totally disgusting. NealK Jan 2014 #32
I wouldn't feel sorry for the shooter mokawanis Jan 2014 #33
If they are "hunting" an old male hamsterjill Jan 2014 #36
It does tend to reinforce my belief not to allow trust to someone who kills for entertainment. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #38
And don't forget: the lucky winner can recoup some or all of the permit cost. Paladin Jan 2014 #40
why don't they just hunt the non breeding old men in Texas that are no longer contributing olddad56 Jan 2014 #41
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