I Just Learned “Hunting Is An Elite Hobby”

[jpr9954]

From a study done by the Humane Society International? Puh-leeeze!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Well, well, I guess that makes me a real bloodthirsty member of the upper crust. I had no idea, but if they say so----.

@Newboomer
And here's me thinking for all those years I was just a humble redneck country bumpkin trying to make an honest living then over night I become an eleteist in the the upper level of society.
Well I'll be stuffed I hope I don't ever have to give up the Bundy for lattes.
It's a shame my rifles don't match don't match my new status.
Bob

 

[Spearhead]

Sorry for the interruption, but can somebody spare some Grey Poupon ? I've given the staff the evening off and well you know....... We've all experienced this utterly annoying predicament while making a late night sandwich.

 

[VertigoBE]

There was a author som time ago who hunts or hunted a lot,he said since golf was democratized ,sailing and hunting was the 2 sports left for the upper class since then on.

And I’m doing both…
Yet I don’t feel very elite !

 

[VertigoBE]

The only thing I am elite at is putting the effort into saving money for trips. I can afford to do this hobby because I live in a modest paid for house and drive cheap vehicles. If I was wealthy I would be doing multiple trips per year.

Definitely multiple hunts a year…

 

[Newboomer]

Grew up dirt poor wearing hand-me-downs and worked(ing) manual labor all my life. Still live quite simply with no frills. Enjoy my guns and hunting and if some folks consider that elitist, well, I'll wear the hat proudly.

 

[Opposite Pole]

All jokes aside, I lost the keys to my jet. What am I going to do now? I will probably have to deal with some peasant locksmith.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Sorry for the interruption, but can somebody spare some Grey Poupon ? I've given the staff the evening off and well you know....... We've all experienced this utterly annoying predicament while making a late night sandwich.

@Spearhead
Forgive my ignorance but what is Grey Poupon
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Grew up dirt poor wearing hand-me-downs and worked(ing) manual labor all my life. Still live quite simply with no frills. Enjoy my guns and hunting and if some folks consider that elitist, well, I'll wear the hat proudly.

@Newboomer
My brother is such a snob he thinks Manual Labour is a Mexican peasant.
Bob

 

[Newboomer]

@Spearhead
Forgive my ignorance but what is Grey Poupon
Bob

Dijon mustard. Good stuff.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Dijon mustard. Good stuff.

@Newboomer
A good dollop of Dijon mustard along with a good spoonful of seed mustard and a big squirter of sweet American mustard and a couple of spoonfuls of honey mixed with a cup of cream make a beautiful honey mustard sauce for chicken.
Bob

 

[Opposite Pole]

Dijon mustard. Good stuff.

How do people come up with these names?

 

[Spearhead]

@Spearhead
Forgive my ignorance but what is Grey Poupon
Bob

It's case lube for the 35 whelen It's actually a Dijon mustard that had a snooty commercial for it in the states. I'll pm you a link.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

One thing to consider is the targeted audience of the article. For the average European worker a multi thousand Euro trip to Africa for trophy hunting can be considered the hobby of the elites.

Even deer hunting costs a lot more there than here as public lands for hunting do not really exist. Here in the States we shoot millions of deer each year, something that is inconceivable for Europeans.

@Tanks
In Australia we don't have game seasons any more because of the explosion in deer populations and have trouble understanding that you even have rabbit seasons and all the different seasons for deer like a bow or blackpowder or shotgun etc seasons.
Bob

 

[Newboomer]

@Tanks
In Australia we don't have game seasons any more because of the explosion in deer populations and have trouble understanding that you even have rabbit seasons and all the different seasons for deer like a bow or blackpowder or shotgun etc seasons.
Bob

By having seasons where you have to buy licenses it sets aside money for conservation projects. For example the Pittman-Roberts Act designates an 11% tax on all hunting and fishing equipment to be be used exclusively for conservation. We sportsmen and women contribute millions each year through this tax. These funds have restored and reintroduced many species to their natural habitats and do much to improve habitat.
The greenies and other idiots contribute not one penny, yet they blame us for controlling and maintaining animal numbers through hunting and fishing. To them we are "wanton killers who kill for fun."

 

[mdwest]

@Spearhead
Forgive my ignorance but what is Grey Poupon
Bob

A mustard that does campy “rich guy” commercials

 

[RS71]

Just another article written by a left leaning elitist that has probably never held a firearm much less hunted with one. “I don’t like hunting. It offends me. Therefore you shouldn’t be allowed to do it.“

 

[Saul]

I have worked hard for every dollar I have made, but even if you took it all away, you would still find me in the field.

 

[LivingTheDream]

if you're not making a huge mistake there
The biggest pressure groups against hunting in Africa come from the USA.

I think the UK is really the one leading the charge nowadays.

 

[LivingTheDream]

Page: "Sire, the peasants are revolting!" Lord: "What's your point?"

What is wrong with pheasants, I think they are a nice bird, not sure why anyone would say they are revolting.

That is an elitist joke, all my elitist friends are having a good chuckle about it.