The real issue with those kind of people is their unwillingness to separate emotion from logic. Conservation requires pragmatism, not feelings. I guarantee you they would not feel the same way about a lion if it came and took their wife or child from their home in the middle of the night. I actually read an insane comment on a forum earlier today where a poster said he would kill everyone in the thread to save the life of one tiger...these are the people who should be investigated by the NSA and subsequently be banned from flying on airlines like Delta. I would much rather have a big 5 trophy in the baggage hold of my airplane than some Eco-warrior hell bent on sending us back to the stone age.
I have seen the same reaction from some local hunters I know. Sometimes we can be our own worse enemies. I even had an outfitter here in the US complain to me that African outfitters were taking away a lot of his business. They probably have because African plain game hunting is the best bargain in the world even New Zealand is a pretty good bargain.
I've heard it and in not so many words, read it on other hunting/shooting forums. Unfortunately some "hunters" don't have the mental horsepower to see the pscyhe trap set by PETA and the anti-s. As Benjamin Franklin is quoted: We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
yeah, that ignorant little dingleberry is one of those "pure" hunters who have deluded themselves into thinking their way of hunting will somehow, magically be preserved. has the whole "class warfare" thing going for him too.
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Here's a better alternative; All Americans and Europeans flying to Africa for non-business/tourist purposes must pay a surcharge directly proportional to fees not paid by the lack of hunting as an offset. The airlines would collect this payment to be directly deposited to the game department of whichever nation they travel to.
Just sent Delta my thoughts along with additional facts to support legal hunting of Africa's game including the Big 5. As a frequent flier I would ask those on this site to let your voice heard. I usually fly Delta because of the direct flight from the U.S. to JNB. It is our time to educate businesses and people the great efforts and strides we as hunters and conservationists put towards the protection of wildlife.
True, but we need to start somewhere. I don't have the answers but I do know something needs to be done to educate a least a few. No one knows for sure just how many can at least start thinking "maybe the wildlife does need hunting". Fantasy....Maybe. But it sure beats the heck out of saying NOTHING. Saying NOTHING for sure NOTHING will happen. We here are on the same team. We all feel the frustration and anger at what we read daily it seems. Who else but hunters and pro hunting organizations will educate the public. Enysee, by saying "they just don't want the truth" may have some relevance. But the golden rule salesman know is "don't prejudge" maybe they will buy something. Well maybe we can change some minds. Let them see the truth about hunters and there dollars, we know where the money goes and the good it does. They don't. Let them see where there donations are going... They wont like it.
