This is the way to do stalking. You have no excuse for shooting a trophy animal with a gun unless you need to eat or wear it or there are good reasons why it needs to be culled. But you can still have the fun and challenge of stalking it for a good photograph.
I’m not a hunter, but I do work on a hunting ranch. The owner carefully manages his wildlife and environment. His son is a professional wildlife manager.The hunters are not allowed to shoot or kill anything other than deer or hogs. This year he has allowed one turkey per hunter.Before regulated hunting, seasons, licenses, etc. there was little wild game in large sections of the country. The county where I live in Texas had no deer until the 1970s. Now we are overrun with deer, despite most hunters killing their limit.During the 1950s my uncle hatched and raised game birds. He sold to a large game bird farm that provided gamebirds for the State’s game bird restoration efforts. So hunting is not really a bad thing. It’s the trophy hunters that give the rest of the hunters a bad name. Reference Cecil the lion.
Just watch the Alaska shows and you will figure out that 1. hunting is natural2. game meat is usually better for you3. furs, down, and skins are much warmer than man made fibers.
At present, I’m awaiting an overnight -shipped chunk of Adirondack Venison to plop into my Florida crock-pot along with a bunch of veggies to cook me sumthin’ good. Gotta admit though, I’ve kilt more deer with front bumpers than with guns, but that’s life in the Adirondacks. Bambi is venison on four legs.. get used to it. My other Bambi’s were Playboy Bunnies, my Dental Hygienist and the imagination of the Disney Folks.
considering the way most commercial animals are raised in cramped, unsanitary conditions (ever been in a turkey or chicken barn with 10,000 birds crammed in there? I have!), hunting is actually very humane. Drive thru the midwest sometime- stop by a cattle feedlot and take a good look at these poor creatures as they wallow in their own excrement. The way some people talk, you’d think they believe the meat they buy in the store came packaged that way straight from some local farmer’s barn. Many, and I mean many of these animals live a miserable life until they’re slaughtered and neatly packaged for the consumer. Research veal calves and the disgusting conditions they suffer thru for their short and pitiful lives- at least the game I hunt and feed my family on didn’t suffer they way so many others have that are sold on our grocers shelves.
johnt204 almost 9 years ago
It’s not a “selfie” if someone else takes the shot.
Aussie Down Under almost 9 years ago
Oh dear someone passed the buck.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Prove it with a hungry lion
Claire Jordan almost 9 years ago
This is the way to do stalking. You have no excuse for shooting a trophy animal with a gun unless you need to eat or wear it or there are good reasons why it needs to be culled. But you can still have the fun and challenge of stalking it for a good photograph.
Piper_13 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
At least the Fink takes better shots than the dentist…
gnorth22 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
And the Fink photo-bombs nature….
cpiller Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Totally agree with Whitehound—if you want to hunt, this is the way to do it.
Diat60 almost 9 years ago
That’s a true “deer caught in the headlights” look.
steampower almost 9 years ago
When it comes to doing selfies, the Fink is the UGLIEST!!!
Old Texan75 almost 9 years ago
I’m not a hunter, but I do work on a hunting ranch. The owner carefully manages his wildlife and environment. His son is a professional wildlife manager.The hunters are not allowed to shoot or kill anything other than deer or hogs. This year he has allowed one turkey per hunter.Before regulated hunting, seasons, licenses, etc. there was little wild game in large sections of the country. The county where I live in Texas had no deer until the 1970s. Now we are overrun with deer, despite most hunters killing their limit.During the 1950s my uncle hatched and raised game birds. He sold to a large game bird farm that provided gamebirds for the State’s game bird restoration efforts. So hunting is not really a bad thing. It’s the trophy hunters that give the rest of the hunters a bad name. Reference Cecil the lion.
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
More like a selfish…
route66paul almost 9 years ago
Just watch the Alaska shows and you will figure out that 1. hunting is natural2. game meat is usually better for you3. furs, down, and skins are much warmer than man made fibers.
unca jim almost 9 years ago
At present, I’m awaiting an overnight -shipped chunk of Adirondack Venison to plop into my Florida crock-pot along with a bunch of veggies to cook me sumthin’ good. Gotta admit though, I’ve kilt more deer with front bumpers than with guns, but that’s life in the Adirondacks. Bambi is venison on four legs.. get used to it. My other Bambi’s were Playboy Bunnies, my Dental Hygienist and the imagination of the Disney Folks.
brklnbern almost 9 years ago
Well the animal lovers will be happy.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT almost 9 years ago
This is The ONLY Way Animals Should Be Shot.
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs almost 9 years ago
The king is soft on non humans.
wildfiregal almost 9 years ago
considering the way most commercial animals are raised in cramped, unsanitary conditions (ever been in a turkey or chicken barn with 10,000 birds crammed in there? I have!), hunting is actually very humane. Drive thru the midwest sometime- stop by a cattle feedlot and take a good look at these poor creatures as they wallow in their own excrement. The way some people talk, you’d think they believe the meat they buy in the store came packaged that way straight from some local farmer’s barn. Many, and I mean many of these animals live a miserable life until they’re slaughtered and neatly packaged for the consumer. Research veal calves and the disgusting conditions they suffer thru for their short and pitiful lives- at least the game I hunt and feed my family on didn’t suffer they way so many others have that are sold on our grocers shelves.