My family are hunters.... LynneSin

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Star Member LynneSin (93,618 posts)

My family are hunters. I'd like to talk to you about hunting and what I know about hunting


First, unless you are 100% vegan do not dare judge about hunting. I've seen the conditions of Corporate Farming and it is disgusting to say the least. What NORMAL everyday law abiding hunters do is far better than what you will find on the corporate farms that produce meat sold at most groceries stores.

What that dentist did absolutely disgusts me. In fact most of these people who travel to Africa for their big game trophy hunting absolutely disgusts me. I cannot see why anyone would want to kill an endangered animal just for the sake of a trophy to hang on the wall of some rare, beautiful exotic creature. It serves no purpose other that to boost one's low self-esteem over things like bank account size or male appendage parts.

But I want you to know that this is not true for most hunters. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and was raised in a family where the men (and some women although not my mother or myself) enjoyed hunting. In fact several members of my family even worked for the PA State Game Commission at some time or another (ages ago). I grew up respecting mother nature and the animals around me. I learned about the rules and that if one was to engage in hunting, trapping or fishing that the rules were created to ensure that everyone could enjoy in the sport for centuries to come without ever seeing harm to the overall population of these common species in our state. My family only engaged in hunting of animals they could actually USE and most respectable hunters do the same thing. Native Americans would use almost 99.9% of the animals they hunted and kill. Now I don't think my family comes that close to using that much of the animal but I know that we will butcher as much of the animal that we can to be used throughout the year. One Deer can provide plenty of steaks, burgers, sausage and other meats that can last throughout the winter. Sure my family could hunt bear but we tried bear meat and didn't like it so no one bothered to to hunt it for that reason alone. Smart hunters respect that if it is an animal they cannot use then why hunt it? Sure a nice trophy of a large deer rack is nice but if you aren't going to use the rest of the deer then it's a waste.

Respectful hunter obey the laws and find no need for such crazy exotic hunts. I know for one of my closest family members for him sometimes it's more for him sitting outside in nature and many years he doesn't come home with anything but just enjoys being out there looking.

And smart hunters also know this - they do not need automatic weapons to kill their prey. They also do not need to use illegal methods or canned hunts. And finally when they are done hunting they know the best place for their hunting rifles are someplace under lock and key where they are safe and cannot cause any harm to young curious children.

I hope that you understand that not all hunters out there are like this psychopath dentist from Minnesota or others that crave the attention of these exotic big game kills. Most would be happy just catching a White tail deer that they can use for meat for the winter months or perhaps a nice plump turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

This should piss off some of the PETA DUmmies.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027022192

[Chris_]

The only thing LynneSin hunts is the dessert aisle at the grocery store.

[Big Dog]

The only thing LynneSin hunts is the dessert aisle at the grocery store.

Well... she does bag her limit at the Old Country Buffet.

[GOBUCKS]

Most would be happy just catching a White tail deer

For some reason, democrat morons can never bring themselves to say "kill".

I kill several deer a year. I hope I never "catch" one, because it could kick the hell out of me.

[67 Rover]

And smart hunters also know this - they do not need automatic weapons to kill their prey.

???? 

[franksolich]

Oh, I dunno (directed to the LynneSin primitive); I'm one of these few people for whom circumstances "gift" me with being a guest for breakfast, lunch, and supper in my own home.  For which I'm immensely grateful, because I loathe and detest cooking.

And being where I am, much of the chow is local in origin.

But me, before I came out here and was forced to buy and cook my own food, those few times I dined on meat (I of course do, but not as much as what most other people do), it was just always easier, quicker, cleaner, and cheaper to buy it in one of those foam trays shrink-wrapped in plastic at the grocery store.

[USA4ME]

What I've found interesting in the whole matter are the reactions from the two sides as to what happened. It's generally gone like this:

conservative - "Let the local authorities go through the evidence and, if this hunter did indeed do something that violates the law, then they should be punished for it."

liberal - "MURDERER!!! THIS DENTIST NUTJOB (see name, address, phone number, email address, and yelp page of the MURDERER listed below) KILLED A BELOVED LION. HE MUST BE A REPUBLICAN/CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THEY ARE!! ALL REPUBLICANS/CONSERVATIVES DESERVE TO BE PLACED INTO CONCENTRATION CAMPS TO DIE FOR THIS!!@%&*#&@#%!!!!!1!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!"  "

But they're the rational, stable ones, you know. 

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[Fourwinds]

What I've found interesting in the whole matter are the reactions from the two sides as to what happened. It's generally gone like this:

conservative - "Let the local authorities go through the evidence and, if this hunter did indeed do something that violates the law, then they should be punished for it."

liberal - "MURDERER!!! THIS DENTIST NUTJOB (see name, address, phone number, email address, and yelp page of the MURDERER listed below) KILLED A BELOVED LION. HE MUST BE A REPUBLICAN/CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THEY ARE!! ALL REPUBLICANS/CONSERVATIVES DESERVE TO BE PLACED INTO CONCENTRATION CAMPS TO DIE FOR THIS!!@%&*#&@#%!!!!!1!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!"  "

But they're the rational, stable ones, you know. 

.

At that point I just shrug. Surely the authorities will deal with it. Till then it was just a damn lion. A shame? Sure.  But meanwhile people are starving, being murdered for their religious views, people being murdered in our cities just for existing. Politicians working day and night to take away a means of defense. I could go on.

In short, I frankly  don't care about a lion somewhere in Zimbabwe in the grand scheme of things.

[SVPete]

67R beat me to it:

And smart hunters also know this - they do not need automatic weapons to kill their prey.

  Credibility KABOOM!

[Big Dog]

Lynne should watch out. If one of her hunting family members gets his hands on a bottle of rum and a harpoon, she'll be in trouble.

[landofconfusion80]

Lynne should watch out. If one of her hunting family members gets his hands on a bottle of rum and a harpoon, she'll be in trouble.

That's true! look what happened when they went into gearhart chevy to buy their new Malibu...

[Big Dog]

That's true! look what happened when they went into gearhart chevy to buy their new Malibu...

Yeah!

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

These people are cretins. The hyperbole in the various threads about the lion is ridiculous. It must be tiring to find something to get so outraged about every day. Personally, I think it is bad form to kill an animal unless you plan to eat it, but to each his own. If Walt did indeed break any laws, it will dealt with.

I find this thread to be particularly entertaining: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027023345

I mean words like "monsters" or "horrifying" in response to this incident are just silly. Of course, these are DUmmies we are talking about.

Also, for the lurking DUmmies, I keep seeing them post that lions are endangered or critically endangered. Just to set the record straight, lions are NOT on the endangered species list. On some lists they are listed as vulnerable but on none are they listed as endangered (and I am talking about credible organizations).

[67 Rover]

67R beat me to it:

  Credibility KABOOM!

Plastic high powered military style assault automatic Glock with high capacity clips loaded with Teflon bullets. 

[Chris_]

Plastic high powered military style assault automatic Glock with high capacity clips loaded with Teflon armor-piercing bullets. 

Super scary

[67 Rover]

Super scary

Only if it's Black. 

[Big Dog]

Only if it's Black. 

BLACK RIFLES MATTER!

[98ZJUSMC]

For some reason, democrat morons can never bring themselves to say "kill".

I kill several deer a year. I hope I never "catch" one, because it could kick the hell out of me.

   No shit.

[Ptarmigan]

What I've found interesting in the whole matter are the reactions from the two sides as to what happened. It's generally gone like this:

conservative - "Let the local authorities go through the evidence and, if this hunter did indeed do something that violates the law, then they should be punished for it."

liberal - "MURDERER!!! THIS DENTIST NUTJOB (see name, address, phone number, email address, and yelp page of the MURDERER listed below) KILLED A BELOVED LION. HE MUST BE A REPUBLICAN/CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THEY ARE!! ALL REPUBLICANS/CONSERVATIVES DESERVE TO BE PLACED INTO CONCENTRATION CAMPS TO DIE FOR THIS!!@%&*#&@#%!!!!!1!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!"  "

But they're the rational, stable ones, you know. 

.

They are the most irrational, hateful, and vile people out there.

[freedumb2003b]

That's true! look what happened when they went into gearhart chevy to buy their new Malibu...

Badabing!  It must still suck not to be able to change the channel in the waiting room!

[franksolich]

Lynne should watch out. If one of her hunting family members gets his hands on a bottle of rum and a harpoon, she'll be in trouble.

She alleges she lost a hundred pounds--and if she really did, it's all good, but she'd still have some dropping to do--and has been advertising for a primitive get-together in New York City sometime in September, to show herself off.

<<<wonders if she's done anything about the protuberance on her chin yet, though; that was w-a-a-a-a-a-y more distracting than her bulk.

[jukin]

I'd like to hunt DUchebags. Although it would be way to easy, the meat would be rancid, and only a COM hit would bring one down.

[BannedFromDU]

She alleges she lost a hundred pounds--and if she really did, it's all good, but she'd still have some dropping to do--and has been advertising for a primitive get-together in New York City sometime in September, to show herself off.

<<<wonders if she's done anything about the protuberance on her chin yet, though; that was w-a-a-a-a-a-y more distracting than her bulk.

     Let me chime in that if she has truly lost 100 pounds, then good on her and I will cease making fat jokes forthwith.

[landofconfusion80]

     Let me chime in that if she has truly lost 100 pounds, then good on her and I will cease making fat jokes forthwith.

Maybe she had that thing removed from her chin and that's where the 100 pounds went?

[BannedFromDU]

Maybe she had that thing removed from her chin and that's where the 100 pounds went?

     That would explain the scoliosis treatments.